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This photo released by the semiofficial Fars News Agency shows the scene where Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was reportedly killed in Absard, a small city just east of Tehran, Iran, on Friday. Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Rep

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Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed In Attack

8:32pm November 27, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, believed to have led Iran's military nuclear program, died from wounds after an attack, causing outrage in Iran and raising international concerns over potential retaliation.

Joe Biden speaks Thursday in Wilmington, Del., with Sen. Kamala Harris at his side. World leaders reacted to Biden's victory, mostly congratulating the president-elect and vice president-elect.

World Leaders Congratulate Biden On Win, And Some Celebrate Trump's Defeat

8:48pm November 07, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Statements poured in congratulating Joe Biden on his election victory — including from President Trump's global allies. Iranian and Palestinian leaders expressed relief at the president's loss.

Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh with a poster of South Africa's Nelson Mandela, in a scene from the Nasrin documentary.

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'Nasrin' Documentary Spotlights Life And Work Of Jailed Iranian Human Rights Lawyer

11:57am October 30, 2020

by Deborah Amos

A new film focuses on Nasrin Sotoudeh, a leading human rights lawyer whose health is declining in prison. "She is the closest thing that Iran has to Nelson Mandela," says analyst Karim Sadjadpour.

Mohammad Reza Shajarian, onstage in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2008. The singer died Thursday in Tehran.

A Voice Of Iran, Master Singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Has Died

5:18pm October 08, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

With a voice by turns soaring and haunting, Shajarian was considered one of his nation's treasures — and then ran afoul of the regime. He died Thursday in Tehran at age 80.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters Thursday after meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran.

Pompeo Tries Starting 'Snapback' Clock To Restore Sanctions Against Iran By U.N.

9:34pm August 20, 2020

by David Welna

A U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo against Iran failed last week. Now the U.S. secretary of state wants to bring back all sanctions lifted by the Iran nuclear deal.

Rescue teams examine the wreckage of the Ukrainian airliner that was shot down shortly after takeoff in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Jan. 8. Iran says a tragic series of mistakes led to the missile strike.

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Iranian Report Details Chain Of Mistakes In Shooting Down Ukrainian Passenger Plane

5:30pm July 12, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

A missile operator who didn't properly calibrate his radar system fired on the Ukrainian passenger plane without authorization, Iran says. All 176 people on board were killed on Jan. 8.

President Trump is among three dozen U.S. officials for whom Iran has issued arrest warrants in the Jan. 3 airstrike killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

Trump Tops Iran's List Of U.S. Officials Wanted In Killing Of Top General In January

7:24pm June 29, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Iran issues arrest warrants for 36 officials, including President Trump, in the Jan. 3 U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Trump faces little threat of being arrested.

Xiyue Wang was freed from Iran after being held prisoner for three years and was released in December 2019 in a prisoner swap between Iran and the U.S. Iranian authorities sentenced Wang in 2017 to 10 years in prison for espionage. But the officials who i

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Released From Iranian Prison, U.S. Student Xiyue Wang Says He Was Held As A 'Hostage'

5:21pm June 11, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The U.S. citizen spent more than three years in an Iranian prison. He tells NPR that Iranian authorities "told me quite explicitly just that 'we need a deal with America.' "

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This photo provided courtesy of the White family, shows U.S. Navy veteran Michael White in Mashhad, Iran.

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Iran Frees U.S. Navy Veteran Michael White Who Was Detained For Nearly 2 Years

7:42pm June 04, 2020

by Austin Horn

White was initially taken into custody in July 2018 while visiting a woman he had met online. He was convicted of insulting Iran's supreme leader and posting private information on social media.

Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council pose for photographers following their summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December 2019.

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Opinion: Gulf Partners Can No Longer Afford To Stay The Course With U.S. Iran Policy

12:35pm May 15, 2020

It is not in the Gulf Arab states' interest to stay the course with current U.S. Iran policy, write former Pentagon officials Bilal Y. Saab and Michael P. Mulroy. Doing so could lead them to war.