Iran
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Iran’s IRGC Reaches Far Beyond the Military, Into Business and Politics
TEHRAN, July 19 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps operates as a multi-service primary force within Iran’s armed…
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IRGC-linked media outlet sanctioned for human rights abuses
TEHRAN, Jul 19 — Tasnim News Agency, the Iranian semi-official outlet long tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
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Iran Hits Tanker in Hormuz as Houthis Declare Embargo on Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, July 19 — A narrow ribbon of water, the Strait of Hormuz has been a global flashpoint…
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Islamic Resistance in Iraq: the Iran-backed militia umbrella explained
BAGHDAD, July 19 — The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose coalition of Iran-backed Shia militia groups that…
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Kata’ib Hezbollah central to Iran’s Middle East proxy network
BAGHDAD, July 19 — Kata’ib Hezbollah remains one of the most capable Iranian-backed militias operating inside Iraq, a…
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US-Iran Conflict Explained: From the 1953 Coup to 2026 Tensions
TEHRAN, July 19 — The year 2026 has brought a direct military confrontation between Iran and the United…
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Iran Nuclear Deal: Structure and Key Provisions of 2015 JCPOA
TEHRAN, July 18 — The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and six…
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How Iran Backs Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis Across the Middle East
BEIRUT, July 16 — For decades, Iran has quietly built a network of allied militias and political groups…
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Iran Tells Houthis to Be Ready to Close Bab el-Mandeb if US Hits Power Grid
WASHINGTON, July 16 — The United States maintains approximately 40,000 troops across the Middle East, including naval assets…
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Mike Pompeo Set Out 12 Demands for Iran Weeks After Becoming Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, July 14 — For communities across Asia watching the shifting tides of American foreign policy, the name…
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U.S. Withdrew From Iran Nuclear Deal in 2018, and Iran Then Breached Its Limits
VIENNA, July 14 — The shift is unmistakable. Eleven years to the day after world powers signed the…
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Trump Tells Congress US Is Back at War With Iran, Restarting War Powers Clock
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The scene inside the White House briefing room was tense by mid-afternoon, as a…
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Major General Soleimani’s death sparks direct U.S.-Iran military exchange
BAGHDAD, July 14 — Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, was killed by a U.S. drone…
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Trump Drops 20% Hormuz Toll Plan Within a Day as Experts Call It Illegal
WASHINGTON, July 13 — A proposal to impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz would run…
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Trump Announces, Then Drops, 20% Strait of Hormuz Toll as Iran Attacks Tankers
MANAMA, July 13 — The waters of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow chokepoint through which a significant…
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Iran Is Documenting Strikes on Universities for Legal Forums, Jerusalem Post Column Argues
UNITED NATIONS, July 13 — The Trump administration’s decision to impose a new policy affecting the Strait of…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Strait of Hormuz: What the Force Is and Does
DUBAI, July 13 — The 20% toll on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, announced March 18, 2025,…
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Strait of Hormuz: What the 1980s Tanker War Reveals About a Chokepoint Under Threat
TEHRAN, July 13 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that has long been a flashpoint in…
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Trump Reimposes Blockade of Iranian Ports and Threatens Power Plants and Bridges
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration has announced a new escalation in its standoff with Iran, effectively restarting…
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US Strike Kills Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad; Iran Retaliates With Missiles
BAGHDAD, July 12 — The assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani remains one of the most consequential…
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After Ali Khamenei’s Death, His Son Vows to Keep Strait of Hormuz Closed
TEHRAN, July 12 — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who held final authority over all state matters including…
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Iran’s Hormuz Permits and Tolls Collide With Law of the Sea Transit Rules
THE HAGUE, July 12 — The legal architecture governing the world’s maritime chokepoints rests on a treaty the…
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Strait of Hormuz Shut for 94 Days as Oil Passes $120 a Barrel
TEHRAN, July 12 — The Strait of Hormuz sits at the center of a legal gray area that…
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Iran’s IRGC Speedboat Navy and the Coalitions Patrolling the Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, July 12 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has positioned itself at the centre of a…
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