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The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It's another sign of foreign meddling

Sep. 19, 2024 14:53 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the FBI said this week that Iran had tried to provide Democrats with material stolen from Donald Trump’s campaign, it was only the latest allegation of foreign interference with the U.S. election. The 2024 presidential campaign is encountering a spate of...

Suspension of security clearance for Iran envoy did not follow protocol, watchdog says

Sep. 18, 2024 23:01 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s internal watchdog concluded Wednesday that officials did not follow proper protocol when handling the security clearance suspension of the U.S. special envoy for Iran following allegations last year that he may have mishandled classified information. ...

Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden's campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says

Sep. 18, 2024 22:02 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden's campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump's campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people associated with the then-Democratic candidate in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election, the FBI and other...

Two years after Mahsa Amini death, Western allies sanction a dozen Iranian officials

Sep. 18, 2024 11:38 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S., Canada and Australia hit a group of Iranian officials with sanctions Wednesday for their participation in suppressing protests and detaining people in relation to the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died in the custody of Iran's morality police two years ago...

Israel has a long history of pulling off complex attacks like the exploding pagers

Sep. 17, 2024 17:14 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hezbollah and the Lebanese government were quick to blame Israel for the nearly simultaneous detonation of hundreds of pagers used by the militant group's members in an attack Tuesday that killed at least nine people and wounded nearly 3,000 others, according to officials. ...

Iran releases an Austrian man, the first time his imprisonment made public

Sep. 17, 2024 11:08 AM EDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran authorities released an Austrian citizen who was held in prison in the country’s northwest, state media said Tuesday, the first time information about his imprisonment was made public. Mizanonilne.ir news agency, which is affiliated with the country’s...

Iran’s ambassador in Lebanon has been wounded in the explosion of pagers in the country, Iranian news reports say

Sep. 17, 2024 10:48 AM EDT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s ambassador in Lebanon has been wounded in the explosion of pagers in the country, Iranian news reports say.

Man who appeared intent on killing Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate the ex-president

Sep. 16, 2024 20:16 PM EDT

KAAAWA, Hawaii (AP) — Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him. ...

Iran's president insists Tehran wants to negotiate over its nuclear program

Sep. 16, 2024 12:04 PM EDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's new reformist president insisted Monday that Tehran didn't want to enrich uranium at near-weapons grade levels but had been forced to by the U.S. withdrawal from its nuclear deal with world powers. The comments by President Masoud Pezeshkian, in response...

Islamic State claims responsibility for weekend bombing that killed 2 police officers in Pakistan

Sep. 16, 2024 03:07 AM EDT

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the weekend bombing that killed two police officials in restive southwestern Pakistan, officials said Monday. Analysts say the latest violence is a sign of increasing coordination between Islamic militants...