A stolen 15th-century book by the famed Persian poet Hafez has been recovered by a Dutch art detective after an international “race against time” that drew the alleged interest of Iran’s secret service.
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Iran’s supreme leader said President Donald Trump is a “clown” who only pretends to support the Iranian people but will “push a poisonous dagger” into their backs, striking a defiant tone in his first Friday sermon in Tehran in eight years.
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A majority of Americans say the Trump administration’s approach to Iran has boosted chances of a major military conflict, despite a partisan divide in support for the recent drone strike that killed an Iranian general, the Pew Research Center reported Wednesday.
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Iran’s president on Wednesday warned that European soldiers in the Mideast “could be in danger” after three nations challenged Tehran over breaking the limits of its nuclear deal. Tehran’s top diplomat meanwhile acknowledged that Iranians “were lied to” for days after the Islamic Republic’s accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people.
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Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Iran to stop violating its landmark nuclear deal in a last-ditch effort to resolve their differences through talks while also starting a process that could bring back punishing U.N. sanctions on Tehran.
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A measure that would require Congress to approve future military action against Iran has enough support from Republicans to pass the Senate, the resolution’s Democratic sponsor said Tuesday.
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House Democrats are demanding answers from President Donald Trump on why he ordered the targeted killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, after the administration failed to explain the purported imminent threat that triggered the assassination.
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Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board just after takeoff from Tehran last week.
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In weekend tweets and interviews on impeachment and the situation in Iran, President Donald Trump repeatedly left out important context or simply made stuff up.
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Iranian security forces fired bullets and tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting the Islamic Republic’s initial denial that it shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, online videos showed Monday.
Read moreDefense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that he did not see evidence of four American embassies being threatened by Iran, contradicting President Trump’s justification last week for ordering a drone attack that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani.
Read moreThe expression of the might equals right ethic holds that whoever has the power establishes matters of right and wrong. Some have adopted this frame when analyzing the recent strike against Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian general who headed the Quds Force, the foreign operations branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Read moreIran announced late Friday night that its military was responsible for shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 passengers earlier this week, calling it an act of human error.
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Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the Trump Administration announced Friday that it would sanction a number of top Iranian officials as well as leading steel and iron producers in the region.
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In the pitch black, pre-dawn sky on the outskirts of the Iranian capital Tehran, a tiny fast-moving light can be seen racing up through the trees, as someone films from the ground. Then there is a flash of light as it seems to collide with something in the air.
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West Virginia reported unusual cyber activity targeting its election systems. The Texas governor said the state was encountering attempted “attacks” at the rate of “10,000 times a minute” from Iran. Information technology staff in Las Vegas responded to an intrusion, though the city says no data was stolen.
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Iran on Friday denied Western allegations that one of its missiles downed a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran, and called on the United States and Canada to share any information they have on the crash, which killed all 176 people on board.
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The House voted Thursday to rein in President Donald Trump’s war-making powers against Iran, a move that lacks teeth but puts support on the record for Congress’ authority to approve military action.
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Evidence indicates it is “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran late Tuesday, U.S. and Canadian officials said Thursday.
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The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the assassination of a top Iranian general intensified.
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