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In Iran, Clubhouse Means Unfiltered Chats, Even With Top Officials. But For How Long?

4:29pm April 23, 2021

by Peter Kenyon

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif showed up at a recent chat and erupted over a recent hit series. "He was really mad, yelling, because he was really outraged by that TV series," says an attendee.

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Intelligence Chiefs Say China, Russia Are Biggest Threats To U.S.

4:09pm April 14, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The top U.S. intelligence officials detailed concerns to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, with many questions raised about cyberthreats and espionage targeting U.S. technology.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (second right) listens to head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi while visiting an exhibition of Iran's new nuclear achievements in Tehran on Saturday.

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Iran Calls Natanz Atomic Site Blackout 'Nuclear Terrorism'

11:35am April 11, 2021

by The Associated Press

Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of "nuclear terrorism," raising regional tensions.

A staff person removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with representatives of the United States, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks in July 2015 in Vienna.

Reviving The Iran Nuclear Deal: Here's What It Involves And Why It's Hard

7:35pm April 05, 2021

by Larry Kaplow

Before the U.S. pulled out, the deal gave Iran money and gave the world assurances that Iran wasn't trying to build nuclear weapons.

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'The Beautiful Dreams That Are Burnt': Portraits From Iran Under Sanctions

7:01am April 04, 2021

Here is a look inside the lives of Iranians from different walks of life — including a fitness trainer, butcher and carpet seller — and how they're coping with an economy battered by U.S. sanctions.

A man reads the news about the U.S. elections on Nov. 9 in Tehran. Many Iranians are hopeful that President Biden will lifts sanctions imposed on Iran by his predecessor.

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What It Would Take For Biden To Revive The Iran Deal

8:03am March 16, 2021

by Jackie Northam

President Biden wants to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal that his predecessor pulled out of. It's at a standstill, but analysts say the Biden administration can make gestures to bring Iran to the table.

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Volunteers clear the Old Market district of debris in Aleppo, Syria, in 2019. Years of fighting have left many sections of Aleppo destroyed.

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Syria's Civil War Started A Decade Ago. Here's Where It Stands

10:51am March 15, 2021

The conflict has not only pitted the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad against a band of rebels, but drawn the U.S., Iran, Russia and Turkey, among others, into a complex proxy war.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has been responsible for policing the Iran deal. It has sealed some equipment, preventing its use, and installed cameras and other electronic monitoring.

With Iranian Nuclear Deal In Limbo, Some Worry Inspectors Will Lose Access For Good

6:24am March 15, 2021

by Geoff Brumfiel

Nuclear inspections have been a key part of the Iran nuclear deal. International inspectors stand to permanently lose access to key sites, unless the U.S. and Iran can find a way forward.

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Shattered glass is on the ground following a rocket attack in Irbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region, on Feb. 15. On Thursday, the U.S. launched airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed groups in eastern Syria in response to recent

U.S. Launches Military Airstrikes Against Iranian-Backed Militants In Syria

10:26pm February 25, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The Thursday strikes targeted Iranian-backed groups in eastern Syria in response to rocket attacks against Americans in Iraq.

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi meets over the weekend with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Iran, U.N. Regulators Agree On Reduced — But Continued — Nuclear Verification

4:06am February 22, 2021

by Peter Kenyon

The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran announced an deal to keep some verification activities going for the immediate future. Iran earlier had said it would suspend snap inspections.