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Iran threatens world tourism sites, as the US sends more Marines to the Middle East
12+ hour, 21+ min ago (933+ words) By JON GAMBRELL, SAM MEDNICK and JULIE WATSON As Israeli airstrikes landed in Tehran, Iran launched more attacks on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states, and the region marked one of the holiest days on the Muslim…...
A look at who holds the reins of power in Iran since the country’s top leaders were killed
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (905+ words) First it was Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the opening shots of the war. Now Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council who was considered one of the most powerful figures in the country, has…...
Iran threatens world tourism sites and says it is still building missiles 3 weeks into war
16+ hour, 21+ min ago (1258+ words) By JON GAMBRELL, SAM MEDNICK and DAVID RISING Iran fired on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states as many in the region marked one of the holiest days on the Muslim calendar. Iranians were also celebrating the…...
On Iran, Trump officials say the US mission is ‘that simple.’ It depends who’s doing the talking
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1091+ words) By LAURIE KELLMAN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Iran's nuclear capabilities. Its ballistic missiles. Its proxies. The ruling Islamic theocracy. Israel. What makes the latest U.S.-Iran conflict different from a series of others is that the Trump administration's own officials do not…...
Oil shock from Iran war prompts countries to open strategic reserves
1+ week, 4+ day ago (637+ words) Here is a look at the energy supplies that countries hold and when they tap them: That has sent prices soaring with dramatic swings almost every day. On Monday, Brent crude oil " the international standard " surged to as high as…...
Where did the experts go? State Department cuts limit the Iran war effort
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1399+ words) Typically led by a veteran diplomat, the bureau's role would be to coordinate U.S. foreign policy across an 18-country region, much of which has become a chaotic battlefield scarred by drone and missile strikes as the U.S. and Israel remain locked in…...
Joe Kent’s resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (894+ words) By THOMAS BEAUMONT and DAVID BAUDER It was no surprise when Joe Kent showed up on Tucker Carlson's podcast a day after quitting his counterterrorism job in President Donald Trump's administration. Here was a top official who resigned to protest…...
Azerbaijan accuses neighbor Iran of a drone attack and vows to retaliate
2+ week, 1+ day ago (888+ words) By AIDA SULTANOVA and DASHA LITVINOVA Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Iranian drones attacked'its exclave of Nakhchivan'and damaged an airport building. President Ilham Aliyev accused Iran of carrying out "a groundless act of terror and aggression," and…...
FIFA wants Iran to fulfill World Cup schedule and won’t act on Palestinian complaint about Israel
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (277+ words) Infantino reiterated after FIFA's ruling council met that it will not grant Iranian requests to move the team's three World Cup group games in June from the United States to Mexico. Iranian government and soccer officials have said it is…...
EU leaders balk at joining Middle East fight, grapple with high energy prices
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (814+ words) By SAM McNEIL and LORNE COOK European leaders have deflected entreaties'from U.S. President'Donald Trump'to send military assets to'secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the global flow of oil, gas and fertilizer. However,'rising energy prices'because of the war…...