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Explosion reported at US military facility near Baghdad airport ahead of Iranian president's visit
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security officials said an explosion targeted a site used by the U.S. military next to Baghdad airport late Tuesday, one day before an expected visit by Iran's president. The expected visit by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Baghdad Wednesday would be...
The US and Britain accuse Iran of sending Russia missiles to use against Ukraine
LONDON (AP) — The United States and Britain formally accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use against Ukraine, announcing new sanctions on Moscow and Tehran before a joint visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats. U.S. Secretary of State...
Israel intensified airstrikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria
GENEVA (AP) — Israel has intensified airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria, inflicting civilian casualties on at least three occasions, an independent U.N. commission said Tuesday. Since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly a year ago, Israel has conducted dozens of...
Iranian missiles in Russia are a legitimate target, a Ukrainian official says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Ukrainian official said Monday that Western partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have supplied to strike military warehouses inside Russia because of strong suspicions Iran has provided ballistic missiles for the Kremlin’s war effort. ...
Edward B. Johnson, the second CIA officer in Iran for the 'Argo' rescue mission, dies at 81
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Edward B. Johnson, who as a CIA officer traveled into Iran with a colleague to rescue six American diplomats who fled the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, has died, the agency confirmed Monday. He was 81. Johnson's identity for decades had...
US believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has informed allies that it believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter. They did not offer any details about how many weapons have been...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 30 The Washington Post says as EV sales stall, focus on hybrids The recent announcement by Ford Motor Co. that it was abandoning plans to roll out a large electric...
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 summons Australian envoy over LGBTQ+ celebration in Tehran embassy
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Tuesday summoned the Australian ambassador in Iran over the publication of photos from a celebration in the embassy to mark Australia's LGBTQ national day on Sept. 1, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. IRNA said the foreign ministry summoned the...
Iran's Supreme Court backs death penalty for Guard volunteer over 2022 protest killing, lawyer says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence imposed on a member of the all-volunteer wing of the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who stormed a house during the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini and killed a 60-year-old man, a lawyer...
