Middle East
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Ebrahim Raisi’s Hardline Record on Nuclear Talks, Missiles and Dissent
TEHRAN, July 9 — The record shows that Ebrahim Raisi, the eighth President of Iran, took office on…
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IAEA Says It Cannot Locate or Verify Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpile
VIENNA, July 9 — The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that Iran’s uranium enrichment has reached 84…
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How Iran’s Supreme Leader Commands the Military and Shapes Nuclear Policy
TEHRAN, July 9 — For nearly four decades, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has held the final word on Iran’s…
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Esmail Qaani, the Low-Profile Commander Who Runs Iran’s Quds Force
TEHRAN, July 9 — Esmail Qaani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, remains in Tehran directing operations as…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and Quds Force: Who They Are and How the US Responded
WASHINGTON, July 9 — For the families of American service members stationed across the Middle East, the past…
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Trump ordered Soleimani airstrike, escalating Iran tensions
WASHINGTON, July 9 — The airstrike that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani outside Baghdad International Airport in…
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Qasem Soleimani: The General Who Shaped Proxy Warfare
TEHRAN, July 9 — Six years after a US drone strike killed Major General Qasem Soleimani near Baghdad…
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General Michael Kurilla’s Career and His Years Leading US Central Command
WASHINGTON, July 8 — General Michael “Erik” Kurilla, the commander of US Central Command, has been a steady…
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Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep Hormuz closed as oil climbs above $100
TEHRAN, July 8 — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader since 1989, remains the ultimate authority over the…
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Ali Bagheri Kani: Profile of Iran’s Nuclear Negotiator and Acting Foreign Minister
Bagheri Kani, born in 1967, stepped into the role after the death of Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. He had previously…
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The Iran Nuclear Deal: What the JCPOA Required and How It Unraveled
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world…
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Treasury launches Operation Economic Outcast with new Iran sanctions across five sectors
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The economic war between the United States and Iran, waged through layers of sanctions…
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Trump Weighs Military Options in Iran as Pakistan Offers to Host Talks
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The United States is poised to reimpose sanctions on Iran that were lifted under…
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Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire ‘Over’ and Threatens More Strikes at NATO Summit
WASHINGTON, July 8 — Donald Trump is the 45th and 47th President of the United States, having been…
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Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire ‘Over’ in Angry Broadside at NATO Summit
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The White House is staring down a new crisis with Iran, and the scene…
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Iran’s leaders ‘scum,’ Trump claims he’s top Iranian assassination target
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 — The figure that matters: Donald Trump says he is the “No. 1 target” of…
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Iran’s Record of Seizing Ships Near Hormuz, From Stena Impero in 2019 to 2023
TEHRAN, July 7 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has a long history of harassing and seizing commercial…
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Gen. Frank McKenzie’s Three Years at CENTCOM Were Defined by the Iran Threat
MANAMA, July 7 — A former top U.S. commander who oversaw American military operations across the Middle East…
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Trump Weighed Hormuz Options, and Iran Later Vowed to Close the Strait if Attacked
WASHINGTON, July 7 — The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, better known as the Iran nuclear deal, is…
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Key Players: U.S. and Iranian Military Forces in the Persian Gulf
MANAMA, July 7 — The United States Fifth Fleet, headquartered in Bahrain, remains the primary naval force in…
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Hormuz Closure Squeezes Global Oil Supply and U.S. Fuel Prices, Brookings Says
MANAMA, July 7 — For the families who depend on affordable energy, and for the patients who rely…
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Report: Iranian Strikes Heavily Damaged US Fifth Fleet Base in Bahrain
MANAMA, July 7 — The United States Fifth Fleet, headquartered in Bahrain, remains the cornerstone of American naval…
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Iran Says It Seized Two Ships in Strait of Hormuz After Vessels Came Under Fire
TEHRAN, July 7 — For communities across Asia that depend on the steady flow of oil through the…
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Tankers Burn in Strait of Hormuz as Qatari Mediators Return to Tehran
WASHINGTON, July 7 — The United States and Iran remain locked in a confrontation that traces its origins…
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