Iran

The United States has communicated to Iran and Israel that conflict in the Middle East must not escalate, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, even as the Pentagon warned that it would not tolerate attacks against its forces…
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Israel is bracing for simultaneous attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel is in a “multifront war against Iran’s axis of evil”. Middle East crisis have…
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Iran on Saturday said that Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran using a “short-range projectile” launched from outside of his accommodation. In a statement, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards accused Israel of being behind…
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The leader of the Palestinian group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has been assassinated in Iran, officials in the country have said. Iran’s state television made the announcement of the killing early on Wednesday, and was confirmed by Hamas. A…
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The United States said Monday it did not expect policy changes from Iran after voters elected reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, and downplayed chances to resume dialogue. “We have no expectation that this election will lead to a…
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Iran called upon the Group of Seven on Sunday to distance itself from “destructive policies of the past,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said, referring to a G7 statement condemning Iran’s recent nuclear program…
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Eighty Iranians have registered their candidacy for the country’s June 28 presidential elections, brought forward by the death of Ebrahim Raisi, but many may still be disqualified before campaigning begins. – Who has applied? – At the end…
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The United States called on Iran on Monday to halt its transfer of an “unprecedented” amount of weaponry to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, enabling its fighters to carry out “reckless attacks” on ships in the Red Sea and elsewhere. US deputy…
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India and Iran on Monday signed a long-term agreement covering Indian operations at the Chabahar port, with New Delhi offering a credit window worth $250 million for the development of infrastructure around the strategic facility in the…
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Iran’s missile and drone barrage against Israel was the first act of a tough new strategy, Tehran says, warning arch foe Israel that any future attack will spark “a direct and punishing response.” This spells a dramatic shift from past…
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