Middle East
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Controls Military And Economic Power
TEHRAN, July 25 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a sprawling, dual-role institution that touches nearly…
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Iran Accuses Ukraine of Deadly Attack on Commercial Vessel in Caspian Sea
TEHRAN, July 25 — Iran has accused Ukraine of launching an attack on a vessel in the Caspian…
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US Bases in the Middle East: Troop Numbers and Damage From Iran’s Strikes
DOHA, July 25 — The rumble of a B-52 taking off shakes the desert floor at Al Udeid…
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Ukraine Presses Iran for Justice Six Years After Flight PS752 Shootdown
TEHRAN, July 25 — The skies above Tehran remain heavy with unanswered questions six years after Ukraine International…
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Iran’s Threats to Close the Strait of Hormuz, From 1987 to the 2026 Closure
TEHRAN, July 12 — Iran’s threats to close the Strait of Hormuz have moved from rhetoric to a…
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Yemeni Government Forces Say They Retook Positions Near Bab al-Mandeb in Offensive Against Houthis
SANA’A, July 22 — For nearly three years now, a persistent and technologically evolving threat has turned one…
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Iran’s Nuclear Program: From JCPOA Limits to 60 Percent Enrichment
WASHINGTON, July 21 — For those who have followed the Iran nuclear file over the past decade, the…
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UN Resolution 2231 Explained: From the 2015 Iran Deal to Snapback in 2025
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 — The Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2231 on July 20, 2015, endorsing the…
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Iranian Strikes Hit Kuwait Power and Desalination Plants, Raising Water Fears
KUWAIT CITY, July 21 — Kuwait is one of the world’s most arid countries, receiving less than 120…
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Iranian Attacks on Kuwait Power, Water Plants Enter Fourth Day
KUWAIT CITY, July 21 — For the fourth straight day, Iranian strikes have hammered Kuwait’s power and desalination…
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After Soleimani’s killing, Qaani inherited a Quds Force facing setbacks in Syria and Iraq
TEHRAN, July 21 — Six years after a U.S. drone strike killed Major General Qasem Soleimani at Baghdad…
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Hezbollah and Iran’s proxy network extend Tehran’s reach
BEIRUT, July 21 — Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia militant group and political party, holds an estimated 130,000 rockets…
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U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes After Two American Troops Die in Jordan
WASHINGTON, July 21 — The United States and Iran have exchanged military strikes following an attack that killed…
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Zarif Writes Again: Iran’s Peace Offer and the Fight Over Hormuz
TEHRAN, July 8 — Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian diplomat who spent years as the public face of…
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JCPOA: From 2015 Deal to 2018 US Exit, Iran’s Nuclear Push
TEHRAN, July 19 — The diplomatic framework meant to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon remains in…
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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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Operation Inherent Resolve: Strikes, U.S. Deaths and the 12-Year Mission’s End in Iraq
WASHINGTON, July 19 — Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and…
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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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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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