Middle East
Middle East
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Biden admin ok's transfer of $6 billion in Iranian funds for prisoner exchanges: report
In late 2022, the administration traded convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout for WNBA star Brittney Griner in a much-maligned deal with Moscow.
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Former Trump admin official Ortega says Biden Admin lacks 'experience' in Iran hostage negotiation
Ortagus said that it is possible to bring wrongfully detained Americans home without giving any money to countries such as Iran.
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New York Rep. Tenney says US allowing Iran to have a 'hostage extortion business' will backfire
"They're not even hiding the fact that they're in the extortion business, and we should not be engaging them," Tenney said.
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Iraq bans media from using term 'homosexuality,' says 'sexual deviance' must be used instead
Homosexuality is not explicitly criminalized in Iraq, but members of the LGBT community have been targeted in its penal code.
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Israel parliament votes in favor of limiting court oversight amid protests
The Knesset voted Monday on the reform's amendment to the court's "reasonableness standard."
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Israeli leader Netanyahu to undergo surgery to install pacemaker
Netanyahu was recently released from a hospital after experiencing severe hydration.
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Princeton doctoral student still alive after being kidnapped by Iran-backed militia, Israel says
Tsurkov is "absolutely not a member of Mossad, period, exclamation point, underline," a senior Israeli official said.
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Israel launches massive raid in terror hotbed of Jenin, killing multiple suspected terrorists
Israeli forces have made multiple arrests and discovered an explosives laboratory with hundreds of ready-to-use explosives.
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State Department had no clear leadership during Afghanistan withdrawal, report concludes
One of the core issues, however, was an overestimation of the stability of the Afghan government.
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France bans Iranian Resistance rally over risk of attack
The annual rally was scheduled for July 1, but Paris police banned it over security concerns.
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Palestinian terrorists kill 4 Israelis, injure 4 others
The shooting was "blessed" by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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Sen. Blumenthal sends letters to PGA Tour and LIV Golf over human rights and other concerns
Sen. Blumenthal has concerns over the Saudi Arabian government's role in influencing the "cherished American institution."
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Erdogan declares victory in Turkey's historic presidential runoff
The election tested Erdogan's hold on power as the economy in Turkey struggles and the country recovers from a devastating earthquake that hit earlier this year.