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January 24, 2021

Iran

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Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean ship

January 5, 2021 Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran began enriching uranium to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a double-barreled […]

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Rally in Baghdad marks 1 year since Iran general’s killing

January 3, 2021 Abdulrahman Zeyad and Zeina Karam, Associated Press

BAGHDAD — Chanting anti-American slogans, thousands of Iraqis converged on a landmark square in central Baghdad on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the killing of a powerful Iranian general and a top Iraqi militia […]

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Iran says Israel killed military nuclear scientist remotely

December 1, 2020 Nassar Karimi, Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — A top Iranian security official on Monday accused Israel of using “electronic devices” to remotely kill a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s. Ali Shamkhani, the […]

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Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed

November 30, 2020 Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian scientist named by the West as the leader of the Islamic Republic’s disbanded military nuclear program was killed Friday in an ambush on the outskirts of Tehran, authorities […]

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Pompeo touts Iran policy in Gulf visit

November 23, 2020 The Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended his tour of Gulf Arab states and the Trump administration’s continued efforts to squeeze Iran. Pompeo sat down with the Saudi-owned […]

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Saudi king points to Iran as top threat in policy speech

November 12, 2020 Aya Batrawy, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slammed rival Iran and hailed his country’s efforts at combating the coronavirus and stabilizing oil supplies in an annual speech delivered early Thursday. The speech, which […]

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Microsoft says Iranian hackers targeted conference attendees

October 30, 2020 The Associated Press

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft says Iranian hackers have posed as conference organizers in Germany and Saudi Arabia in an attempt to break into the email accounts of “high-profile” people with spoofed invitations. The tech company […]

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UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections

October 21, 2020 Nasser Karimi, Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections […]

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Venezuela receives gasoline from Iran amid surge in protests

October 1, 2020 Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — The second of three ships loaded with gasoline from Iran approached fuel-starved Venezuela on Wednesday amid simmering social unrest over a lack of goods and services that’s sparked protests across the South […]

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IAEA: Iran continues to expand stockpile of enriched uranium

September 4, 2020 Kiyoko Metzler and David Rising, Associated Press

VIENNA — Iran continues to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium in violation of limitations set in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, but has begun providing access to sites where the country […]

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