Iran
Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree speaks during a rally in solidarity “with the people of Gaza” in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, Yemen on Dec. 13, 2024. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images The Israeli military said it had intercepted a missile over Israel on Monday that had been launched from Yemen, according to a statement. The Houthis, undeterred by waves of U.S. strikes since […]
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China, Iran, Russia kick off talks in Beijing on Iran’s nuclear issues
A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. ATTA KENARE | AFP via Getty Images Senior diplomats from Iran, Russia and China gathered in Beijing on Friday for talks on Tehran’s nuclear […]
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Can Trump launch Iran nuclear deal 2.0 in second White House term?
An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the late Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a street in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2024. Majid Asgaripour | Via Reuters Iran’s fortunes may look entirely different over the course of President Donald Trump’s […]
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U.S. will collapse Iran’s economy by shutting down its oil industry, Treasury Secretary says
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent addresses the Economic Club of New York on March 6, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s sanctions against Iran are designed to shut down the country’s oil industry and “collapse its already buckling economy,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday. The U.S. is deploying […]
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Israel’s Netanyahu heads to US to discuss ‘victory over Hamas’ with Trump
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 24: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters alongside Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will discuss “victory over Hamas,” countering Iran […]
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Jimmy Carter quotes: ‘I could have wiped Iran off the map’
Quotations by former President Jimmy Carter Former President Jimmy Carter, March 25, 2014. Getty Images “My name is Jimmy Carter, and I’m running for president.” — Opening his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, July 15, 1976. “I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” […]
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Iran faces dual crisis amid currency drop and loss of major regional ally
A briefcase filled with Iranian rial banknotes sits on display at a currency exchange market on Ferdowsi street in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. Ali Mohammadi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Iran is confronting its worst set of crises in years, facing a spiraling economy along with a series of unprecedented geopolitical and […]
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Iran currency slips to new lows amid U.S., Europe tensions
A briefcase filled with Iranian rial banknotes sits on display at a currency exchange market on Ferdowsi street in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. Ali Mohammadi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Iranian currency extended its fall on Saturday, hitting a new all-time low against the U.S. dollar amid uncertainties about Donald Trump’s […]
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Iran will not impede IAEA access, head of its atomic organization says
The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. Michael Gruber | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran will not impede U.N. nuclear watchdog’s access and inspection of its sites, the head of the country’s Atomic Energy […]
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From Trump and Turkey, to Russia and Iran — Syria’s regime change has huge global consequences
TOPSHOT – This aerial picture shows a bullet-riddled portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad adorning Hama’s municipality building after it was defaced following the capture of the city by anti government fighters, on December 6, 2024. Omar Haj Kadour | Afp | Getty Images The dramatic toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime at the hands […]
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