Credit to Author: Mahsa Alimardani| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 20:27:06 +0000
The anxiety about cyberattacks and the perceived need for greater control in the wake of American economic sanctions has led to a loss of internet freedom in Iran.
Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:29:25 +0000
Political unease over the White House’s tough talk against Iran is reviving questions about President Donald Trump’s ability to order military strikes without approval from Congress.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 03:18:18 +0000
The United Nations (UN) chief said the world can’t afford the conflict as tensions rise between Iran and the United States.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 22:42:47 +0000
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran will surpass the uranium-stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days, an official said Monday, raising pressure on Europeans trying to save the accord a year after the U.S. withdrawal lit the fuse for the heightened tensions now between Tehran and Washington.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 02:08:49 +0000
The blasts detonated far from the bustling megacities of Asia, but the attack this week on two tankers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz hits at the heart of the region’s oil import-dependent economies.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 22:52:54 +0000
President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for attacks on oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but he also held out hope that implicit U.S. threats to use force will yield talks with the Islamic Republic as the Pentagon considers beefing up defenses in the Persian Gulf area.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 22:45:32 +0000
ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN – Under a starry sky, U.S. Navy fighter jets catapulted off the aircraft carrier’s deck and flew north over the darkened waters of the northern Arabian Sea, a unmistaken signal to Iran that the foremost symbol of the American military’s global reach is back in its neighborhood, perhaps to stay.
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Read moreCredit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:32:46 +0000
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday warned that “terrorist” attacks in the Gulf region could imperil global oil supplies, as he sought
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 07:06:08 +0000
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has urged Muslim nations to confront recent attacks in the region that the U.S. and its allies have blamed on Iran with “all means of force and firmness.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 00:52:01 +0000
President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday bypassed Congress to sell $8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies
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