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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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Face the Facts: Congressman discusses prisoner swap and potential government shutdown
Congressman Jim Himes (D-4th District) discusses the release of prisoners from Iran, including a Weston man. He gives us some insight on what went into those negotiations and what it means for future relations with Iran. Plus, he discusses the possibility of a government shutdown at the end of the month.
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Face the Facts: Congressman discusses prisoner swap and potential government shutdown
Congressman Jim Himes discusses the release of prisoners from Iran, including a Weston man. He gives us some insight on what went into those negotiations and what it means for future relations with Iran.
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‘Freedom was taken away from me': CT resident detained in Iran speaks out after prisoner swap
“Freedom is a gift that too many of us take for granted.” That’s the message Morad Tahbaz shared upon his return to the United States after six years of being detained in Iran. Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent who was arrested in 2018, is one of the five Americans who were flown out of Iran when Iran and the...
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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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CT resident detained in Iran for 6 years is one of 5 Americans released in prisoner swap
A Weston man and his wife are heading back home from Iran after the husband was detained for nearly six years and his wife was not allowed to leave Iran.
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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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CT resident detained in Iran for 6 years is one of 5 Americans released in prisoner swap
One of the five Americans who were flown out of Iran when Iran and the United States exchanged prisoners Monday morning lives in Connecticut. Morad Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent who was arrested in 2018, is on his way back home after six years.
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CT resident detained in Iran for 6 years is one of 5 Americans released in prisoner swap
A Weston man and his wife are heading back home from Iran after the husband was detained for nearly six years and his wife was not allowed to leave Iran. Morad Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent who was arrested in 2018, is one of the five Americans who were flown out of Iran when Iran and the United...