Iran

Protesters demonstrate in Tehran on June 25.

Trump Administration's Support For Iran Protests May Backfire, Experts Warn

7:55pm July 23, 2018

The administration has ramped up rhetoric about what it calls Iran's "malign" behavior, and seems to be trying to encourage Iranians to rise up against their government.

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President Trump issued a strongly worded all-caps, late-night tweet after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (right) said that war with Iran would be "the mother of all wars and peace with Iran is the mother of all peace."

Trump To Iran's President Rouhani: 'NEVER, EVER THREATEN' The U.S. Again

2:38pm July 23, 2018

by Bill Chappell

President Trump threatened Iran in a late-night tweet after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Trump not to "play with the lion's tail" and that "war with Iran is the mother of all wars."

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U.S. Can't Issue Blanket Denial To Asylum-Seeking Iranians, Judge Rules

2:19pm July 12, 2018

by Deborah Amos

Nearly 90 Iranians expecting to be resettled in the U.S. have been stranded in Vienna. Their asylum requests were denied en masse, and now a judge says the government must give each person a reason.

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Online Protests Erupt In Iran After Arrest Of Teenager For Social Media Posts

7:11pm July 10, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Thousands of Iranians protested online when a teenager was arrested after she posted Instagram videos of herself dancing. Many supporters use the hashtag #dancingisnotacrime.

Demonstrators filled the streets of Tehran on Monday to protest economic downtown in Iran.

In Tehran, Economic Protests Flare As Iran's Currency Plunges

4:51pm June 26, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Demonstrators took to the streets in the capital this week, shutting down the capital city's sprawling Grand Bazaar and protesting outside the parliament.

A column of Yemeni pro-government forces, travels Wednesday about five miles south of Hodeidah international airport. Backed by the Saudi-led coalition, the fighters launched an offensive to retake the rebel-held Red Sea port city.

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Fears Mount For A Battered Yemen As Assault On Port City Gathers Steam

6:05pm June 14, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

So far, the fighting has stayed in Hodeidah's outskirts. But the relative calm isn't likely to last — and aid groups are desperately calling for its port to stay open for a country already in crisis.

The US Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a demonstration flight at Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, east of Paris, France, last June.

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Israel Says F-35s See First-Ever Combat With IDF Over Syria

6:01am May 22, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Israel's air force chief says F-35As were used in recent strikes against Iranian targets in Syria, the first "operational attack" for the newly fielded stealth jet.

Hua Qu, the wife of Chinese-American Xiyue Wang, poses with a portrait of her family in Princeton, N.J., on May 9. Families of Americans detained in Iran are hoping President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal will not make it harder

For Relatives Of U.S. Prisoners In Iran, Uncertainty Grows After Iran Deal Pullout

3:13pm May 16, 2018

by Arezou Rezvani

The Trump administration's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal may complicate efforts to free American citizens detained in Iran, former U.S. diplomats warn.

The sun sets behind an oil pump in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. OPEC nations agreed to reduce their production, but energy experts say that renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran could derail their supply cut deal.

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These Are The Potential Consequences Of Renewing Sanctions For Iran's Oil Importers

2:01pm May 10, 2018

Many of Iran's top oil importers are in Asia. South Korea is among them, but U.S. pressure to decrease oil purchases puts Seoul in a tricky position ahead of President Trump's North Korea summit.

An Israeli soldier is seen next to signs pointing out distances to different cities on Mount Bental next to the Syrian border on Thursday.

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Israel Launches Major Airstrikes Against Iranian Forces In Syria

11:26am May 10, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The attack, targeting Iran's elite Quds Force, follows what Israel says was an Iranian missile strike against its forces.