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Israel-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah leader says Israel crossed a `red line'
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah is promising to retaliate for deadly attacks on its communication devices after Israel's defense minister announced a “new phase” of the war. Hezbollah and the Israeli military traded new strikes over the border on Thursday. Fears are increasing...
Iran releases an Austrian man, the first time his imprisonment made public
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 president insists Tehran wants to negotiate over its nuclear program
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...
Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West fears helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program. Iran described the launch...
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...
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...
Takeaways from a report that questions the accuracy of Iran's ballistic missiles
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran threatens to retaliate against Israel over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the accuracy of the Islamic Republic's long-vaunted missile program has been called into question. A new report by experts shared...
Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says
VIENNA (AP) — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands, a confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Thursday. The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, seen by...
Biden adviser meets with Qatari leaders to discuss Israel-Hamas negotiations
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top Middle East adviser on Tuesday held talks in Doha with senior Qatari leaders on the efforts to complete a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, as well as on the Qatari prime minister's meeting this week with Iran’s president,...
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...