Middle East
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Israeli strikes on Beirut nearly derailed peace deal with Iran, Vance says
Vice president JD Vance said that the Israeli strikes had U.S. negotiators "very worried," and intelligence had suggested that Iran would launch a massive retaliatory strike against Israel.
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Israelis criticize Trump's peace deal with Iran, as the country will remain a threat to the region
The reaction raises concerns about whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters will get behind the agreement or seek to derail it.
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National Council of Resistance of Iran reacts to news of peace deal between U.S. and Iran
"I reiterate once again that any international agreement to end the war must include an end to the execution of political prisoners and the killing of protesters,” says president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
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IRGC commander says Iran has 'no need for the JCPOA, whether or not the US rejoins the deal'
President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Obama-era nuclear deal that the U.S., China, France, Germany, Russia, the UK and the European Union made with Iran.
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Iran reports resuming 20% uranium enrichment process, breach of 2015 nuclear pact
The regime informed the U.N. Watchdog group they would be restarting the enrichment process
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Suspicious object – possibly a mine - found on oil tanker off the coast of Iran
Security firms are on high alert as the one year anniversary of the targeted killing of Qasem Soleimani approaches
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Former Libyan intelligence officer charged for role in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
The charges were filed 32 years to the day after the terrorist attack.
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U.S. embassy in Baghdad attacked by rockets, minor damage reported
Anti-missile defense system deployed as State officials call on Iraqis to ‘hold accountable those responsible.’
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U.N. experts call for independent investigation of the 1988 massacre in Iran
A new report details the accusations against the regime and how they may be addressed in international criminal court
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U.S. formally blames Iran for abduction, presumed death of former FBI agent Levinson
Levinson disappeared in Iran more than a decade ago
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Iran executes dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam over his writings about protests
Amnesty International's Diana Eltahawy said the man's “execution is a deadly blow to freedom of expression in Iran and shows the extent of the Iranian authorities’ brutal tactics to instill fear and deter dissent.”
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Morocco, Israel establish diplomatic ties, fourth Middle East deal brokered by Trump White House
'President Trump took a contrarian approach one that was different than, not just Democrat but also Republican administrations, just a different approach than the experts had been taking in the region, and the fruits of these efforts have been become very apparent' -Jared Kushner
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Iran to install centrifuges in violation of international agreement, Reuters reports
Equipment will reportedly be installed in underground laboratory.