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US Still Committed To Iran Diplomacy But Has Options If It Fails
President Joe Biden's national security adviser told his Israeli counterpart on Tuesday that diplomacy is the best way to rein in Iran's nuclear program. Biden senior aide Jake Sullivan also reaffirmed Biden's warning to Tehran that Washington could turn to other options if negotiations fail.
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Israel killed Iran's top nuclear scientist with remote sniper rifle: report
Israeli agents killed Iran’s top nuclear scientist late last year using a remote-controlled machine gun and artificial intelligence, according to a report from The New York Times. Iranian intelligence knew an attack was likely against Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, but major breaches of security protocols enabled the assassination, sourced told the Times.
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How Israel assassinated top Iranian nuclear scientist with 'killer robot'
The New York Times report reveals how an elaborate Mossad operation harnessed the final days of the Trump administration to assassinate Fakhrizadeh using a remote-controlled machine gun
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The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing Machine
Israeli agents had wanted to kill Iran’s top nuclear scientist for years. Then they came up with a way to do it with no operatives present.
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Facebook Says ‘Death to Khamenei’ Posts Are OK for the Next Two Weeks
After the company took down several posts on Instagram that included the popular protest chant against Iran’s ruler, the company made a temporary exception to its own policies.
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Iran bans cryptocurrency mining for four months after blackouts
President Hassan Rouhani says the energy-consuming activity must be halted for four months.
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Shadow warrior: Benjamin Netanyahu takes a dangerous gamble with Iran
Israel’s prime minister is creating a climate of fear and crisis as his best hope for holding on to power
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Iran opposes any 'step-by-step' easing of US sanctions
Iran rejected any “step-by-step” measures for it to rejoin the Obama-era deal over its nuclear program, reiterating that the U.S. must end all sanctions before it slaps limits on its uranium enrichment.
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Iran sentences ‘Zombie Angelina Jolie’ to 10 years in jail for photos
An Iranian woman who shocked the internet with her attempts to look like actor Angelina Jolie has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to her lawyers in Iran. Sahar Tabar, whose real name is Fatemeh Khishvand, was sentenced last week for corruption of young people and disrespecting the Islamic Republic, The Guardian and BBC News Persian report. She will spend the next 10 years in prison, according to Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.
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Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off
President Donald Trump, with two months left in office, last week asked for options on attacking Iran's main nuclear site, but ultimately decided against taking the dramatic step, a U.S. official said on Monday.
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US claims UN sanctions on Iran reinstated. The world disagrees
Washington isolated as global allies and adversaries say its unilateral move targeting Tehran has no legal standing.
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Iran to execute Iranian Kurdish political prisoner after denying retrial
Haydar Ghorbani, an Iranian Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to death by Iran, had his appeal
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The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution
For decades, Ayatollah Khamenei has professed enmity with America. Now his regime is threatened from within the country.
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Trump vetoes bill passed by US Senate that would bar him from launching war on Iran without authorisation
President claimed that seeking Congress approval for war was ‘very insulting’
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Coronavirus Could Break Iranian Society
The government has refused to impose quarantines and is encouraging people to visit the city of Qom, the center of the outbreak.
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Trapped in Iran
In July 2019 Nicolas Pelham, The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, received a rare journalist’s visa to Iran. On the day he was due to fly home, he was detained
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How Stressed Is Iran?
The Iranian people are, for the first time in decades, worried about whether the leaders who have been their captors are not also their protectors.
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According to Iran, Europe is Bowing to 'High School Bully' President Trump
According to Iranian President Hassan Rohani, Germany France and the United Kingdom, are bowing to "high school bully" Donald Trump.
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Political assassinations were once unthinkable. Why the US killing of Soleimani sets a worrying precedent
In recent decades, most nations have agreed on certain norms to ensure peace, including an end to assassinations. Trump's move to kill an Iranian general upends this carefully balanced system.
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Iran's sole female Olympic medalist says she's defected
Iran's sole female Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh announced that she has permanently left her country for Europe. "Let me start with a greeting, a farewell or condolences," the 21-year--old wrote in an Instagram post explaining why she was defecting. "I am one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran who they have been playing with for years."
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