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What to know after Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is a monumental and hugely demoralizing blow to the group he led for 32 years, marking a significant inflection point for Lebanon and the region. Hezbollah’s announcement of his death Friday triggered...
Iran's president tells the UN that his country wants to play a 'constructive role' in world affairs
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s new president signaled to world leaders Tuesday that he wants to open a “constructive” chapter in his country’s international relations — but he made clear that everyone else, including the United States, needs to do their part. In his first...
Iran’s top leader pardons prisoners, including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top leader has pardoned thousands of prisoners including foreigners and people accused of anti-state crimes, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday. IRNA reported that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei agreed to pardon and commute the sentences of 2,887...
As Iran threatens Israel, the danger of Tehran's long-vaunted missile program remains in question
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in the Iranian capital, its long-vaunted missile program offers one of the few ways for Tehran to strike back directly, but questions loom over just how much of a danger it poses. ...
Iran's supreme leader opens door to negotiations with US over Tehran's nuclear program
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country's rapidly advancing nuclear program, telling its civilian government there was “no harm" in engaging with its “enemy.” Ayatollah...
French judge extends police custody for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
PARIS (AP) — A French investigative judge extended police custody for the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Durov was detained Saturday at Le Bourget airport as part of a judicial inquiry opened last month involving 12 alleged...
Analysis: High-wire diplomacy on possible Iran retaliation in the Israel-Hamas war draws in world
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's threatened retaliatory strike on Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh drew major world powers into a high-wire act of diplomacy Tuesday. Halting or limiting an Iranian strike in some eyes could bolster a...
Israel-Hamas war latest: A cease-fire is key to ending the region's cycle of violence, Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appealed for “all parties” in the Middle East to avoid escalatory actions that could plunge the region into further conflict, and said Thursday that a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was the only way to begin to break the cycle of violence and...
What to know about the escalating conflict and Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks after 2 assassinations
A pair of assassinations of anti-Israel militant leaders hours apart is threatening to set off a regional clash and upend already fragile talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza. The deadly round of strikes, retaliation and negotiations escalated Wednesday when Hamas' political chief,...
For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error
BEIRUT (AP) — Two back-to-back strikes in Beirut and Tehran, both attributed to Israel and targeting high-ranking figures in Hamas and Hezbollah, have left Hezbollah and Iran in a quandary. Analysts agree that both strikes hit too close to home to pass without a response, and were...
