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With a view toward Iran, Israel launches spy satellite

Israel said it successfully launched a new spy satellite into space on Monday as its leaders hinted it was behind a massive ...

Pompeo urges UN arms embargo on Iran's `terrorist regime'

Calling Iran “the world’s most heinous terrorist regime,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the U.N. Security Council ...

Iran journalist who fueled 2017 protests sentenced to death

Iran sentenced a once-exiled journalist to death over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests that ...

Cables: US falsely said British queen backed 1953 Iran coup

The U.S. ambassador to Iran mistakenly told the shah in 1953 that Britain's newly enthroned Queen Elizabeth II backed a plan ...

Iran doctor freed in swap for Navy veteran returns to Tehran

An Iranian doctor based in Florida returned to his homeland Monday after being part of a swap that saw a U.S. Navy veteran ...

Iran scientist acquitted in US trade secrets case deported

An Iranian scientist imprisoned in the U.S. and acquitted in a federal trade secrets case is on his way back to Iran after ...

Hard-line former Tehran mayor named Iran parliament speaker

Iran's parliament elected a former mayor of Tehran tied to the Revolutionary Guard as its next speaker Thursday, solidifying ...

1st Iranian ship reaches Venezuela with no sign of US threat

The first of five tankers loaded with gasoline sent from Iran reached Venezuelan waters late Saturday, expected to ...

5 Iran tankers sailing to Venezuela amid US pressure tactics

Five Iranian tankers likely carrying at least $45.5 million worth of gasoline and similar products are now sailing to ...

US military offers condolences over Iran accident killing 19

The U.S. military offered condolences Thursday to Iran over a friendly fire incident in the Islamic Republic that saw an ...

Iran says missile kills 19 sailors in training accident

A missile fired during an Iranian military training exercise mistakenly struck a naval vessel instead of its intended target ...

US pulls anti-missile systems from Saudi Arabia amid dispute

The U.S. is pulling two Patriot missile batteries and some fighter aircraft out of Saudi Arabia, an American official said ...

US eyes deal to free American in Iran, pushes back on swap

U.S. officials believe they’re making progress in efforts to secure the release from Iran of a detained Navy veteran, but ...

Iran-US tensions rise on Trump threat, Iran satellite launch

Tensions between Washington and Tehran flared anew Wednesday as Iran's Revolutionary Guard conducted a space launch that ...

Iran Guard reveals secret space program in satellite launch

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched its first satellite into space Wednesday, dramatically revealing what experts described ...

Iran’s Guard acknowledges encounter with US during a drill

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard acknowledged Sunday it had a tense encounter with U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf ...

US accuses Iran of 'dangerous' harassment of US warships

A group of 11 Iranian naval vessels made “dangerous and harassing” maneuvers near U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait ...

OPEC, oil nations agree to nearly 10M barrel cut amid virus

OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations on Sunday finalized an unprecedented production cut of nearly 10 million ...

US officials: Missile defense systems now operating in Iraq

New air defense systems are now protecting American and allied forces at military bases in Iraq where troops have been ...

Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus

Iran’s supreme leader suggested Thursday that mass gatherings may be barred through the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan ...