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US porn actress who has advocated for Palestinians visits Iran, sparking outrage in both countries
An American porn actor who has advocated for Palestinians online during Israel’s war on Hamas traveled to Iran and visited the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
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Iran threatens to ‘decisively respond' to any US attack as Biden weighs response to Jordan assault
Iran has threatened to “decisively respond” to any U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic following President Joe Biden linking Tehran to the killing of three U.S. soldiers at a military base in Jordan.
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Iran launches 3 satellites into space amid rising tensions in the Middle East
Iran says it has successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles.
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Iran strikes targets near US consulate in Iraq, killing prominent local businessman
Iran says it fired missiles at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the U.S. consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria.
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At least 95 killed in Iran after two bombs explode
The bombs exploded during a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. during a drone strike in 2020.
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At least 103 people killed in bombing at ceremony honoring Iranian general killed in US drone strike
No one immediately claimed responsibility for what appeared to be the deadliest militant attack to target Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Iran increasing production of highly enriched uranium, atomic watchdog report says
Iran had previously slowed down the rate at which it was enriching uranium to 60% purity. Uranium enriched at 60% purity is just a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%.
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Fire at drug rehabilitation center in Iran kills 27 people and injures 17 others, state media say
A fire has broken out at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Iran on Friday, killing at least 27 people. State TV says 17 others were injured and taken to hospitals in Langroud city.
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US strikes 2 Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops
The Pentagon says the U.S. military launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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U.S. and Qatar agree to not release Iran's $6B
The U.S. and Qatari governments have agreed to block Iran from accessing any of the $6 billion it gained access to as part of a prisoner swap deal between the Biden administration and Tehran last month, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told House Democrats on Thursday, according to three sources familiar with his remarks, two of whom were in the...
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Mysterious injury of 16-year-old Iranian girl not wearing a headscarf in Tehran's Metro sparks anger
A mysterious injury suffered by a 16-year-old girl not wearing a headscarf while boarding a Metro train in Iran’s capital has reignited anger just after the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the nationwide protests it sparked.
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U.S. senators ask Biden administration to push for release of Princeton grad student held by Iran-backed militia
Two U.S. senators are urging the Biden administration to appeal to the Iraqi government to help secure the release of a Princeton University graduate student believed to have been abducted by an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq six months ago.
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Five Americans freed from Iran arrive back in the US and declare ‘Freedom!'
Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday after being freed as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
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American prisoners freed from Iran arrive in the US
American prisoners freed from Iran arrive in the US
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5 Americans freed in prisoner swap with Iran land in Qatar
The Americans include Siamek Namazi, imprisoned for nearly eight years, and Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz. The two other Americans haven’t been identified.
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Iran names prisoners it wants from US in swap for detained Americans and $6 billion in frozen funds
Iran on Tuesday identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions in assets once held by South Korea.
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US moves to advance prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds
The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money in South Korea without fear of U.S. sanctions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on the move last week but Congress was not notified of the...
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US and Iran reach tentative deal to free five Americans. Here's what's behind the agreement
The complex deal was announced on Thursday when Iran moved four of the five Americans from prison to house arrest. Here’s what we know about the agreement.
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Iran transfers 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest in step toward deal for ultimate release
Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest, a move supporters hope is the first move toward their eventual release.
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Iran's morality police return to streets in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress
Iranian police have announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf. Morality police returned to the streets on Sunday.