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US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv's drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones

US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv's drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice
MidEast|Political|World

Kurdish dissident groups say they are preparing to join the fight against Iran with US support

Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press

Kurdish dissident groups say they are preparing to join the fight against Iran with US support
MidEast|Sports|World

Iran player Sara Didar holds back tears responding to a war-related question at Women's Asian Cup

Soccer player Sara Didar has expressed the national team's concern for their families and all Iranians amid the war back home while they're in Australia competing in the Women's Asian Cup

Iran player Sara Didar holds back tears responding to a war-related question at Women's Asian Cup
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

‘No Winston Churchill’: Trump opens new rift with Europe as leaders try to avoid being sucked into Iran war

‘No Winston Churchill’: Trump opens new rift with Europe as leaders try to avoid being sucked into Iran war

‘No Winston Churchill’: Trump opens new rift with Europe as leaders try to avoid being sucked into Iran war
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The Latest: War engulfs the Middle East as markets drop and oil prices spike

U.S. President Donald Trump says “someone from within” Iran’s government might be best suited to take power once the U.S.-Israeli war on the country ends

The Latest: War engulfs the Middle East as markets drop and oil prices spike
MidEast|Political|World

CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say

CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say

CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say
Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Cyprus becomes embroiled in another Middle Eastern maelstrom with UK military bases on its soil

If the adage “geography is destiny” holds true, then Cyprus should be a prime candidate as its poster child

Cyprus becomes embroiled in another Middle Eastern maelstrom with UK military bases on its soil
Americas|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

A trial seeks to tie Iranian paramilitary to alleged assassination plot in US

A criminal trial in New York is airing claims that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was entangled in a foiled 2024 assassination plot that eyed then-candidate Donald Trump as a possible target

A trial seeks to tie Iranian paramilitary to alleged assassination plot in US
Economy|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain after it disallowed US use of joint bases in Iran war

President Donald Trump is threatening to cut off trade with Spain

Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain after it disallowed US use of joint bases in Iran war
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CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan

A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.

CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan
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Purim celebration at Palm Beach synagogue brings joy amid Middle East conflict

Purim celebration at Palm Beach synagogue brings joy amid Middle East conflict

Purim celebration at Palm Beach synagogue brings joy amid Middle East conflict
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

From Karachi to Beirut, Khamenei’s death sends shockwaves across the Shiite world

The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes has sparked anger across Shiite communities worldwide and is raising fears of wider unrest

From Karachi to Beirut, Khamenei’s death sends shockwaves across the Shiite world
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

War with Iran strains the US-UK relationship as Starmer and Trump disagree

The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has fueled a disagreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer

War with Iran strains the US-UK relationship as Starmer and Trump disagree
Crime|MidEast|US|World

Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say

Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say

Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say
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Group safely returns to US from Israel amid Iran strikes

Group safely returns to US from Israel amid Iran strikes

Group safely returns to US from Israel amid Iran strikes
Economy|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Europe defends military bases and struggles to evacuate citizens as it is drawn into the war on Iran

Europe is gradually being pulled into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, even as it avoids direct combat

Europe defends military bases and struggles to evacuate citizens as it is drawn into the war on Iran
MidEast|Political|World

Netanyahu takes a gamble on American support for Israel with the war against Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has steered his country along two pillars of foreign policy throughout his political career

Netanyahu takes a gamble on American support for Israel with the war against Iran
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Trump’s Iran war message marked by exaggerated threats and shifting, contradictory goals

Trump’s Iran war message marked by exaggerated threats and shifting, contradictory goals

Trump’s Iran war message marked by exaggerated threats and shifting, contradictory goals
Interview|MidEast|Political|US|World

Iranian Americans fear for relatives in their homeland as war continues

Many in the Iranian American diaspora spent the weekend glued to their TVs, watching news of U.S. and Israeli bombs falling on Iran, some hoping for a brighter future for their homeland but terrified relatives would suffer harm

Iranian Americans fear for relatives in their homeland as war continues
MidEast|Political|World

The Latest: Trump says Iran war could last weeks, US citizens in dozens of countries urged to leave

The war in the Middle East has spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran, while Tehran and its allies hit back

The Latest: Trump says Iran war could last weeks, US citizens in dozens of countries urged to leave
MidEast|Political|World

As Mideast conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran will last weeks and intensify

The war in the Middle East spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran

As Mideast conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran will last weeks and intensify
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Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is 'not endless' while warning more casualties are likely

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has spoken to widening concerns the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran could spiral into a protracted regional conflict by declaring: “This is not Iraq

Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is 'not endless' while warning more casualties are likely
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Melania Trump presides at UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict as US attacks Iran

U.S. first lady Melania Trump is presiding over a U.N. Security Council meeting that will focus on children in conflict, one of her signature issues

Melania Trump presides at UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict as US attacks Iran
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Bay Area Iranian community takes to streets of SF in celebration, hope for regime change

Bay Area Iranian community takes to streets of SF in celebration, hope for regime change

Bay Area Iranian community takes to streets of SF in celebration, hope for regime change
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Immigration lawyer fears family safety in Iran after US strikes and pleads for resolution

Immigration lawyer fears family safety in Iran after US strikes and pleads for resolution

Immigration lawyer fears family safety in Iran after US strikes and pleads for resolution
MidEast|Political|World

Russia condemns US-Israel strikes on Iran as 'unprovoked act of armed aggression'

Russia has condemned U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and urged an immediate stop to the campaign and a return to diplomacy

Russia condemns US-Israel strikes on Iran as 'unprovoked act of armed aggression'
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World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes, death of Iran Ali Khamenei

World leaders have been responding cautiously amid U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, reports of its supreme leader's death and fears of a wider war

World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes, death of Iran Ali Khamenei
Business|Economy|MidEast|Political|Science|World

A look at some of the contenders to be Iran's supreme leader after the killing of Khamenei

Iran’s leaders are scrambling to replace Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for 37 years before he was killed in the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment

A look at some of the contenders to be Iran's supreme leader after the killing of Khamenei
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Britain says it’s not at war after a drone strikes its Akrotiri base in Cyprus

Britain says it is not at war, despite an Iranian-made drone strike on a U.K. base in Cyprus and a decision to let the U.S. use British bases during its conflict with Iran

Britain says it’s not at war after a drone strikes its Akrotiri base in Cyprus
Business|Crime|Economy|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Political|World

Russia-Ukraine talks planned for Abu Dhabi this week may change venue, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine expected later this week may take place in Switzerland or Turkey if a planned meeting in Abu Dhabi is not possible due to the war in the Middle East

Russia-Ukraine talks planned for Abu Dhabi this week may change venue, Zelenskyy says
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

US and Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leaders after Khamenei's death

The U.S. and Israel are pounding targets across Iran, dropping massive bombs on its ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships

US and Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leaders after Khamenei's death
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3 US troops killed and 5 are seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says

Three U.S. service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the attacks on Iran

3 US troops killed and 5 are seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says
Business|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Calls for peace and flashes of anger after US and Israeli attacks kill Iran's Khamenei

Three close allies of the United States say they are ready to join forces to defend their interests in the Middle East and stop Iran’s retaliatory strikes following the killing of its supreme leader

Calls for peace and flashes of anger after US and Israeli attacks kill Iran's Khamenei
MidEast|Political|World

How the AP decided to describe joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran’s retaliation, as a war

The Associated Press is using the word “war” to refer to the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliation

How the AP decided to describe joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran’s retaliation, as a war
Economy|Finance|MidEast|Political|Stock Markets|US|World

Trump goes to war despite professed aversion to foreign entanglements, particularly in the Mideast

President Donald Trump has taken the United States into war with Iran despite decades of self-professed aversion to foreign entanglements, particularly in the Middle East, and repeated pledges to focus primarily on the Western Hemisphere with an “America first” agenda

Trump goes to war despite professed aversion to foreign entanglements, particularly in the Mideast
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Trump officials decline Sunday show invitations amid Iran strikes

Trump officials decline Sunday show invitations amid Iran strikes

Trump officials decline Sunday show invitations amid Iran strikes
Economy|MidEast|Political|World

Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?

Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?

Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?
MidEast|Political|World

CIA closely watched Khamenei for months before fatal strikes in Iran

CIA closely watched Khamenei for months before fatal strikes in Iran

CIA closely watched Khamenei for months before fatal strikes in Iran
MidEast|Political|World

Who might replace Iran’s supreme leader? There’s no clear successor

Who might replace Iran’s supreme leader? There’s no clear successor

Who might replace Iran’s supreme leader? There’s no clear successor
Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Political|Stock Markets|World

What we know about why the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran’s retaliation

What we know about why the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran’s retaliation

What we know about why the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran’s retaliation
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Exclusive: Trump crossed a ‘very dangerous red line’ with killing of supreme leader, Iranian official tells CNN

Exclusive: Trump crossed a ‘very dangerous red line’ with killing of supreme leader, Iranian official tells CNN

Exclusive: Trump crossed a ‘very dangerous red line’ with killing of supreme leader, Iranian official tells CNN
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Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base as fighting enters 4th day

Afghanistan says it has thwarted an attempted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base

Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base as fighting enters 4th day
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Trump was once wary of ordering regime change in Iran. Here's what made him change his mind

Saturday’s military operation against Iran shows the dramatic evolution in risk tolerance that President Donald Trump has made in a matter of months

Trump was once wary of ordering regime change in Iran. Here's what made him change his mind
Business|Crime|Economy|Environment|MidEast|Political|World

A look at Middle East figures killed by Israel in recent years

Israel has killed multiple senior officials with Iran's armed proxies like Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023

A look at Middle East figures killed by Israel in recent years
MidEast|Political|World

US and Israel clash with Iran at emergency Security Council meeting. UN chief condemns attacks

The United States and Israel have clashed with Iran at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, where the U.N. chief and many countries urged a halt to their attacks and a return to negotiations

US and Israel clash with Iran at emergency Security Council meeting. UN chief condemns attacks
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Trump says he is 'not happy' with the Iran nuclear talks but indicates he'll give them more time

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s “not happy” with the latest talks over Iran’s nuclear program but has indicated he'll give the negotiators more time to reach a deal to avert another war in the Middle East

Trump says he is 'not happy' with the Iran nuclear talks but indicates he'll give them more time
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Pakistan’s defense minister says latest clashes with Taliban mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening?

Pakistan’s defense minister says latest clashes with Taliban mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening?

Pakistan’s defense minister says latest clashes with Taliban mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening?
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A new Gallup poll shows how Americans' sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A new Gallup poll shows that American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis

A new Gallup poll shows how Americans' sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Asia|MidEast|Political|World

Pakistan is in 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes, defense minister says

Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries

Pakistan is in 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes, defense minister says
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US ambassador to Israel tells embassy staff if they want to leave they ‘should do so TODAY’

US ambassador to Israel tells embassy staff if they want to leave they ‘should do so TODAY’

US ambassador to Israel tells embassy staff if they want to leave they ‘should do so TODAY’
Asia|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks

Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks

Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks
Economy|MidEast|Political|US|World

US and Iran wrap up latest nuclear talks without a deal as the risk of war looms

Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program but walked away without a deal

US and Iran wrap up latest nuclear talks without a deal as the risk of war looms
Crime|MidEast|US|World

Family of UN human rights investigator sues Trump administration over sanctions for Israel criticism

The family of independent U.N. investigator Francesca Albanese has sued the Trump administration over U.S. sanctions imposed on her last year for her criticism of Israel’s policies in Gaza

Family of UN human rights investigator sues Trump administration over sanctions for Israel criticism
Business|Crime|Economy|Education|Entertainment|Environment|Health|MidEast|Political|World

Israeli strike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza, health officials say, the latest deaths as truce stalls

An Israeli strike has killed at least two Palestinians and wounded five others east of Gaza City, according to Fadel Naeem, director of Al-Ahli Hospital, where the casualties arrived

Israeli strike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza, health officials say, the latest deaths as truce stalls
Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Political|World

India's Modi pledges to stand by Israel in fighting 'terrorism' as the two countries boost ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stand with Israel “shoulder-to-shoulder, opposing terrorism and its supporters.”

India's Modi pledges to stand by Israel in fighting 'terrorism' as the two countries boost ties
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Syria reports ‘mass escape’ from detention camp holding ISIS-linked families amid reports thousands fled

Syria reports ‘mass escape’ from detention camp holding ISIS-linked families amid reports thousands fled

Syria reports ‘mass escape’ from detention camp holding ISIS-linked families amid reports thousands fled
Economy|Finance|MidEast|World

Soaring cost of food and other staples squeezes Iranians as threat of US attack looms

Iranians face a sudden surge in prices for food and daily essentials, and many families say they cannot keep up

Soaring cost of food and other staples squeezes Iranians as threat of US attack looms
MidEast|Political|World

US offers diplomatic services in West Bank settlement for first time. Critics warn it’s ‘normalizing annexation’

US offers diplomatic services in West Bank settlement for first time. Critics warn it’s ‘normalizing annexation’

US offers diplomatic services in West Bank settlement for first time. Critics warn it’s ‘normalizing annexation’
Economy|MidEast|Political|World

Iranians worry over American military buildup as last-chance round of talks nears

Many Iranians are worried as the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East and the next round of talks in Geneva get closer

Iranians worry over American military buildup as last-chance round of talks nears
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Protest held on Greek island against docked US aircraft carrier as Iran tension builds

Protesters have gathered on the Greek island of Crete following the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier that is part of a major buildup of American forces in the Middle East

Protest held on Greek island against docked US aircraft carrier as Iran tension builds
Asia|Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Health|MidEast|Political|World

Aid groups petition Israeli court to let them keep working in Gaza after ban over new rules

Seventeen international aid groups have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to keep working in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian areas as Israel is set to bar them for refusing to comply with new rules

Aid groups petition Israeli court to let them keep working in Gaza after ban over new rules
Economy|MidEast|Political|World

US military builds up the largest force of warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades

The Pentagon is building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades

US military builds up the largest force of warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades
MidEast|Travel|US|World

State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar

The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike

State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar
Crime|Election|MidEast|Political|US

As antisemitism rises and strife over Israel continues, Josh Shapiro turns toward his Jewish faith

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro may be the nation’s most prominent Jewish politician as antisemitism surges across America

As antisemitism rises and strife over Israel continues, Josh Shapiro turns toward his Jewish faith
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Israeli settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque during Ramadan

Palestinian Authority officials say Israeli settlers have attacked a West Bank mosque

Israeli settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque during Ramadan
Arts|MidEast|Political|US|World

US says ambassador's comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context

There is fresh outrage over U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's remarks in an interview that Israel could “take it all” when asked about biblical claims to Middle East land

US says ambassador's comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context
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Middle East states condemn US ambassador’s comments appearing to support ‘expansionist’ Israel

Middle East states condemn US ambassador’s comments appearing to support ‘expansionist’ Israel

Middle East states condemn US ambassador’s  comments appearing to support ‘expansionist’ Israel
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US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East

Arab and Muslim countries are sharply condemning comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, who said in an interview that Israel had a right to much of the Middle East

US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East
Americas|Crime|Europe|MidEast|World

She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her

A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country notoriously dangerous for Christians and on the brink of war with the United States

She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her
Crime|Health|MidEast|Political|World

Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon kill 8 Hezbollah members, officials say

Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon have killed eight Hezbollah members

Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon kill 8 Hezbollah members, officials say
MidEast|Political|US|World

Trump warns he's considering limited strikes as Iranian diplomat says proposed deal is imminent

President Donald Trump has warned that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat says Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the U.S. Trump's remarks Friday came a few hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said on MSNOW’s “Morning Joe” show that his country was planning to finalize a draft deal in “the next two to three days” to then send to Washington

Trump warns he's considering limited strikes as Iranian diplomat says proposed deal is imminent
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Britain blocking use of air bases Trump says would be needed for strikes on Iran, UK media reports

Britain blocking use of air bases Trump says would be needed for strikes on Iran, UK media reports

Britain blocking use of air bases Trump says would be needed for strikes on Iran, UK media reports
Business|Economy|MidEast|Political|World

Trump warns of 'bad things' if Iran doesn't make a deal, as second US carrier nears Mideast

Iran held annual military drills with Russia as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East

Trump warns of 'bad things' if Iran doesn't make a deal, as second US carrier nears Mideast
MidEast|Political|World

Rubio plans to update Netanyahu on US-Iran talks in Israel next week, officials say

Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to travel to Israel next week to update Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks

Rubio plans to update Netanyahu on US-Iran talks in Israel next week, officials say