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Iran Seizes British-Flagged Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz

11:32pm July 19, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Ship-tracking data show the U.K. tanker Stena Impero was traveling to Saudi Arabia when it veered toward Iran's coast. British media report the government warns shipping to stay out of the area.

The U.S. can prove that the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer destroyed one of Iran's drones, a senior Trump administration official says.

USS Boxer Used Electronic Jamming To Take Down Iranian Drone, Pentagon Sources Say

10:08pm July 19, 2019

by Bill Chappell

President Trump says the U.S. Navy ship shot an Iranian drone down. That statement conflicts with those of Pentagon officials who say the Boxer used electronic jamming to take it down.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives to speak at the United Nations on Wednesday.

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'Engagement Is Losing Credibility': Iranian Foreign Minister

12:27pm July 19, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

Iran would commit to permanent nuclear inspections in exchange for a permanent lifting of U.S. imposed-sanctions, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tells NPR.

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The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), seen here in a 2016 U.S. Navy photo, took down an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump said.

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U.S. Navy Ship Destroys Iranian Drone Over Strait Of Hormuz

10:32pm July 18, 2019

by Bill Chappell

President Trump says that after the drone closed to within approximately 1,000 yards of the U.S. warship and ignored calls to stand down, it was "immediately destroyed."

Iran says its military seized a foreign oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. In this 2018 photo, a boat from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' naval force is seen in the Persian Gulf, near the strait.

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Iran Says Its Revolutionary Guard Seized Foreign Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz

4:37pm July 18, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Iran alleges that the small tanker was smuggling some 264,000 gallons of fuel. The vessel reportedly was seized south of Larak Island, less than 20 miles off the Iranian mainland

From left: Iran's Atomic Energy Organization spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi, government spokesman Ali Rabiei and Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi give a joint press conference at the presidential headquarters in the capital Tehran on Sunday. Iran is e

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What's The Deal With The Iran Deal Now?

4:34pm July 11, 2019

by Peter Kenyon

A special meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna this week let the U.S. and Iran spell out their starkly different views, and came amid continuing tensions.

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U.S. Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Jackie Wolcott at a board of governors meeting in Vienna, Austria on Wednesday.

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President Trump Warns Of New Sanctions On Iran After Breaches Of Nuclear Deal

10:48pm July 10, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Trump's warning came after the U.S. urged a special meeting of a United Nations nuclear watchdog which monitors Iran's compliance with the agreement.

The Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Salalah, Oman. The country has emerged as a quiet facilitator of dialogue, including between Iran and the U.S.

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How Oman Has Become A Key Diplomatic Player In The Middle East

5:36pm July 09, 2019

Oman has emerged as a quiet facilitator of dialogue, including between Iran and the U.S. "We always keep a focus not on the negative, but on the positive," says Oman's incoming U.N. ambassador.

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An Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through a uranium conversion facility in 2005. Iran says it is now enriching uranium above the limit set in the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran's Uranium Enrichment Breaks Nuclear Deal Limit. Here's What That Means

4:30pm July 08, 2019

The move signals that Iran is losing patience with the 2015 agreement after the U.S. blocked the economic relief promised.

Alex Helmi opened Damoka in what is now Persian Square 30 years ago.

Iranian American Small Businesses Struggle Under Rising Tensions

10:02am July 05, 2019

by Claire Heddles

In Southern California's Tehrangeles, business owners feel the effects of the travel ban, sanctions and increasing White House threats of war against Iran.