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Since the start of US President Donald Trump’s second term, a Republican-controlled Congress has confirmed almost all his controversial nominees, ceded trade authority to the White House and largely acquiesced as the president started a hugely unpopular war in Iran.
A draft of conclusions prepared ahead of the European Union summit in June condemns what it describes as the ill-treatment of activists detained after Israel intercepted the Global Sumud aid flotilla in international waters, according to Italy’s ANSA news agency.
Testimonies from political prisoners and journalists arrested in crackdowns since the war have started to emerge as regime’s internet blackout lifts
The US military said Tuesday that Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the US launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief has proposed three options to help end the decades-old conflict between Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militants and Israel when the 8,100-member UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon ends on Dec. 31.
Oil prices rose more than 1 percent in early trading on Wednesday as markets reacted to escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, including US strikes on Qeshm Island and reported Iranian missile and drone launches towards Kuwait and Bahrain.
They went to war together against Iran, but Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu's relationship is under strain after the US president reportedly called the Israeli premier "crazy."
It should have taken years, but Ash Koosha made a drama about Iran’s anti-government protests in weeks – and now it’s the first AI-made movie to screen at a major film festival. It could transform indie film-making, claims the director
My March 30 column on why the Iran war wouldn’t hammer stocks or global economies for long triggered scepticism. War fear is understandable. However, this sentiment really shows the “Wall of Worry” bull markets proverbially climb remains high. Let us explore.
The peace process in Yemen is taking a back seat, overshadowed by the US-Iran conflict.
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Israel halted a planned attack on Beirut on Monday after Iran threatened to end negotiations with the US if the Lebanese capital was targeted.
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Iran launched a wave of attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and civilian shipping in the Gulf in the early hours of Wednesday, US military officials said.
Iran launched a wave of attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and civilian shipping in the Gulf in the early hours of Wednesday, US military officials said.
U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that it had defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and launched defensive strikes in response to "attempted attacks" by Iran, the latest in a cycle of attacks that has further threatened a fragile ceasefire.
Oil prices rose Wednesday as investors weighed uncertainty over U.S.-Iran talks with the two countries launching fresh strikes Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said negotiations with Tehran were ongoing.
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Peace talks appear stalled, or even halted completely - despite President Trump's denials - and the US Department of Treasury is still swinging hard, as part of the ongoing effort to bring about economic collapse in Iran and 'solve' the Hormuz Strait shipping crisis.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has said it targeted US military assets in the Persian Gulf region in retaliation for American attacks. US Central Command said its forces intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and carried out “self-defense strikes” on Qeshm Island.
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday as investors continue to grapple with volatile oil prices, while uncertainty over negotiations between Iran and the U.S. to end the Middle East conflict dents sentiment.
US military says it struck tanker and sites on Iran’s Qeshm Island and defended Kuwait and Bahrain from missile attacks
Explosions were heard in the area of Iran's Qeshm Island early on Wednesday, Mehr news agency reported, citing local sources and residents.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Iran has mined "large segments" of the Strait of Hormuz, indicating that explosives in the strategic sea lane are more widespread than previoulsy acknowledged.
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The US says it has struck and "disabled an unladen oil tanker" that was sailing towards Iran, as part of Washington's naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States announced sanctions on Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to circumvent Western sanctions.
The US president is facing criticism from parts of his Maga base that he is doing Israel’s bidding in the Middle East conflict
The US president is facing criticism from parts of his Maga base that he is doing Israel’s bidding in the Middle East conflict
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La sede del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos en Washington, el 6 de junio del 2019. (AP foto/Patrick Semansky)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday that the US would not let Iranians with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) "embed" themselves in the country's delegation to take part in the soccer World Cup that begins this month.
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Washington announced sanctions against Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to evade western sanctions.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran would only receive sanctions relief if it surrenders its nuclear programme, brushing aside Tehran’s demands to obtain economic relief as part of a phased ceasefire.
The US announced sanctions on Nobitex, Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to circumvent western sanctions.
The mysterious leader of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force has issued a new warning to the US and Israel. According to Iran’s IRNA state media, Brigadier-General Esmaeil Qaani “has warned the United States and Israel against further military escalation in Gaza and Lebanon, saying that new fronts …
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday he is optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war that is looking increasingly in doubt.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran would only receive sanctions relief if it surrenders its nuclear programme, brushing aside Tehran’s demands to obtain economic relief as part of a phased ceasefire.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appears to be taking a more active role as negotiations between the two countries continue following an April 8 truce.
The Iran war, which began in February with a joint Israeli-US attack, has seen Tehran combine its trans-regional deterrence strategy with its domestic defence doctrine.
The US president seeks to curb Israel’s intensified offensive as he looks for an exit from war with Iran, but turmoil in the Middle East will not easily be ended