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Ali Bagheri Kani leads Iran’s post-ceasefire diplomacy push
Bagheri Kani, born in 1967, stepped into the role after the death of Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. He had previously…
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Qatar and Oman broker lasting Iran-US ceasefire through quiet diplomacy
DOHA, July 8 — A ceasefire between Iran and the United States, brokered by Qatar and Oman, has…
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U.S.-Iran Tensions: 1979 Hostage Crisis to 2024 Assassination Allegations
WASHINGTON, July 8 — For anyone trying to make sense of the latest chapter in the long, fractious…
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Iran Nuclear Program: Current Status of 2015 JCPOA and Ongoing Negotiations
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world…
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Key Players: Iran’s Supreme Leader and the U.S. Administration
TEHRAN, July 8 — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has held the position of Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989,…
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Trump’s Iran policy shifts from rhetoric to firm doctrine
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The technical reality of the Trump administration’s Iran policy is that it now operates…
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U.S.-Iran Tensions: 1979 Hostage Crisis to 2025 Ceasefire Collapse
WASHINGTON, July 8 — A fragile period of calm between the United States and Iran has ended. President…
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U.S. Iran Sanctions Since 2018 Drive Economic Pressure
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The economic war between the United States and Iran, waged through layers of sanctions…
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U.S. Weighs Sanctions, Military Options, and Diplomacy
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The United States is poised to reimpose sanctions on Iran that were lifted under…
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Arctic Rivalry: Competing Claims and Military Posture Since Cold War
MOSCOW, July 8 — Russia has the longest Arctic coastline of any nation, and the record shows Moscow…
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Russia’s Military Buildup in the Arctic: A Challenge for NATO
MOSCOW, July 8 — The shift is happening in the Arctic, and it’s been building for nearly two…
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Greenland’s Strategic Role: Thule Base to Arctic Riches
NUUK, July 8 — The shift is happening in the Arctic, and Greenland is at the center of…
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Denmark Pledges to Meet NATO’s 2% GDP Target by 2030
COPENHAGEN, July 8 — Denmark’s defence budget for 2024 stood at approximately 1.4 percent of its gross domestic…
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US-Iran Tensions: 1979 Hostage Crisis to 2020 Soleimani Strike
TEHRAN, July 8 — For the families of the 52 American diplomats and citizens taken hostage in 1979,…
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Trump’s 2018 withdrawal reshapes U.S.-Iran relations indefinitely
TEHRAN, July 8 — The figure that matters in any assessment of U.S.-Iran relations is 2018. That is…
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Trump and Zelensky Central to U.S.-Ukraine Defense Ties
KYIV, July 8 — The shift is subtle but real: the relationship between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and…
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Iran’s nuclear deal collapses nine years after landmark agreement
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world…
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U.S.-Iran Tensions: 2015 Nuclear Deal to 2025 Ceasefire Collapse
TEHRAN — The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, brokered by Qatar and Oman, collapsed in…
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Khamenei’s nuclear stance keeps Iran on brink of weapons capability
TEHRAN, July 8 — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader since June 4, 1989, remains the single most…
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Denmark Reaffirms NATO Commitment Amid Greenland Tensions
COPENHAGEN, February 7 — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declared on Friday that Denmark stands ready to defend…
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Denmark’s PM Says Nation Ready to Defend NATO Territory Including Greenland
COPENHAGEN — Against the backdrop of a shifting Arctic landscape, where melting ice caps are opening new strategic…
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U.S. Considers Expanding Sanctions Against Iran Amid Alleged Plots
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The Trump administration is weighing an expansion of sanctions against Iran following the former…
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Iran’s Raisi Navigates Sanctions and Nuclear Standoff
TEHRAN, July 8 — For a man who has spent the last five years steering Iran through one…
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UN Emergency Session, Sanctions, and Market Outlook
UNITED NATIONS, July 8 — The United Nations Security Council has scheduled an emergency session for April 5,…
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