Iran

2021-01-05 Iran Denies Holding Crew of Seized South Korean Ship as Hostages

Iran has denied it is using crew members aboard a seized South Korean oil tanker as hostages. Armed troops from Iran's Revolutionary…

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2020-04-15 Virus Becomes the Latest Battle between Iran, US

Both Iran and the United States are fighting a common enemy in the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the two sides are continuing…

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2020-03-19 How Tehran Failed to Control Coronavirus

"Quarantines belong to the Stone Age," the Iranian health minister said late last month at a press briefing about COVID-19. The…

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2020-03-12 US Calls Out Iran, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela on Human Rights Abuses

The United States is accusing authoritarian governments around the world of severe human rights "violations and abuses." Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

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2020-02-11 Iran Marks 41 Years of Islamic Revolution

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians marked 41 years since the Islamic Revolution in the country as tensions with the U.S.…

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2020-02-03 Ukraine: Recording Shows Iran Knew Missile Fire Took Down Plane

A newly released recording reportedly shows that Iranian officials knew a missile had brought down a Ukrainian passenger airplane last…

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2020-01-13 Protests, Anger in Iran Over Airplane’s Downing

Mass street protests continue in Iran over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger airplane. Iranians expressed shock and anger…

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2020-01-08 US, Iran Appear to Avoid Military Conflict

American President Donald Trump says the United States did not have to necessarily answer Iran's attack on American bases in…

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2020-01-10 Iran Denies Shooting Down Ukrainian Plane

Iran has denied reports that one of its missiles hit a Ukrainian passenger airplane. The Ukraine International Airlines jet crashed…

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2020-01-03 Iran Promises Revenge after US Killing of Top General

The killing of Iran's General Qassem Soleimani in a United States airstrike marks a major increase in tension between the…

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2016-03-08 Iran Defies US With Test Missiles

Iran said Tuesday it conducted ballistic missile tests to defy U.S. sanctions and to show its "deterrent power" and "ability to…

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2016-02-07 Why Does Saudi Arabia Consider Iran a Threat?

Tensions continue to grow between Saudi Arabia and Iran. As Iran rejoins the world community after reaching an agreement to…

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2016-02-02 US Senator Discusses Iran, Syria, North Korea

A leading member of the U.S. Senate says he is deeply concerned about the nuclear agreement with Iran, but wants…

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2016-01-12 Iran Holding 2 US Navy Boats in Persian Gulf

Crew members from two small U.S. Navy boats are being held by Iran. Pentagon officials said Tuesday that Tehran has…

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2015-10-08 Russian Missiles Crash Land in Iran

Four Russian cruise missiles fired from a Russian ship crashed in Iran. The cruise missiles were intended to reach Syria. Russia launched…

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