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Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
Middle East
December 12, 2020
Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic…
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
Middle East
December 11, 2020
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to…
Iran, Afghanistan open first rail link with eye on trade
Middle East
December 10, 2020
Iran, Afghanistan open first rail link with eye on trade
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The leaders of Iran and Afghanistan on Thursday inaugurated the first railway link between the two…
Israel’s Netanyahu: Vaccination campaign to begin December 27
Middle East
December 10, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu: Vaccination campaign to begin December 27
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that Israel will begin vaccinating the public…
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon – UN
Middle East
December 9, 2020
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon – UN
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A United Nations analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one…
Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines
Middle East
December 9, 2020
Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that US sanctions are making it difficult for Iran to…
US blacklists Iranian envoy, possibly to pressure Yemen’s Houthis
Middle East
December 9, 2020
US blacklists Iranian envoy, possibly to pressure Yemen’s Houthis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed terrorism sanctions on Iran’s envoy to the Houthis on Tuesday, a step possibly…
Iran’s Supreme Court upholds journalist’s death sentence
Middle East
December 8, 2020
Iran’s Supreme Court upholds journalist’s death sentence
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the death penalty of a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic…
Iran says ‘smart satellite-controlled machine gun’ killed top nuclear scientist
Middle East
December 8, 2020
Iran says ‘smart satellite-controlled machine gun’ killed top nuclear scientist
DUBAI (Reuters) – The killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last month was carried out remotely with artificial intelligence and…
US troop pullouts in Mideast raise fears of Iranian attacks
Middle East
December 8, 2020
US troop pullouts in Mideast raise fears of Iranian attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Pentagon pulls troops out of the Middle East in the coming weeks, under orders from…