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Khamenei: Trump is a 'clown' who will betray Iranians

Thousands attended the Friday sermon led by the Iranian leader, chanting 'death to America'; Ayatollah calls European powers 'servants' to the United States

Associated Press , 14:48 , 01.17.20

Iran: Europe yielding to 'high school bully' Trump in nuclear row

Britain, France and Germany triggered the accord's dispute mechanism this week but according to reports the U.S. threatened a 25% tariff on European automobile imports if they refrained from the move

Reuters , 20:45 , 01.16.20

Iran: uranium enrichment at higher level than before nuclear deal

Islamic republic continues to scale back commitments in nuclear deal amid European appeal to dispute resolution mechanism, looming UN sanctions

Reuters , 11:51 , 01.16.20

Egypt's push to be east Mediterranean gas hub

With a vast network of gas pipelines, advanced infrastructure and convenient locatio, the country hopes to become a vital link for energy trading between Mideast, Africa and Europe

Reuters , 19:00 , 01.15.20

Iran rejects idea of a new 'Trump deal' in nuclear row

Tehran says it wants to keep the agreement, but cannot do so if it receives none of the promised economic benefits; Rouhani says 'American soldiers are not secure in the region' as he repeats call for U.S. troops to leave region

Associated Press , 13:19 , 01.15.20

Iran warns Europe as diplomat says officials 'lied' on crash

Comments by Zarif represent first time Iranian official refers to Islamic Republic's earlier claim that technical malfunction downed Ukraine International Airlines flight as a lie

Associated Press , 12:58 , 01.15.20

Lebanon protests turn violent outside central bank

Demonstrations resume after relative calm following designated caretaker PM Diab failed to form emergency government to address economic crisis

Associated Press , 23:12 , 01.14.20

Europeans trigger dispute mechanism in Iran nuclear deal

France, Britain and Germany say they've taken the step, which formally accuses Iran of violating the terms of the 2015 agreement, to avoid another crisis on top of already escalating Mideast tension

Reuters , 15:00 , 01.14.20

Iran announces arrests over downing of passenger jet that killed 176

Announcement comes amid upsurge of anger and protests by Iranians in recent days over the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, which was hit by an Iranian missile shortly after takeoff in Tehran last Wednesday, and apparent attempts by senior regime officials to cover up cause of crash

Associated Press , 14:44 , 01.14.20

UK PM: New 'Trump deal' can replace the Iran nuclear pact

Boris Johnson says the 2015 nuclear agreement with Tehran, brokered by Obama, was 'flawed' from an American perspective and should be scrapped in favor of a deal renegotiated by the current U.S. administration

Reuters , 11:02 , 01.14.20

Iran's only female Olympic medalist says she has defected

Taekwondo champion Kimia Alizadeh hints on her social media she has moved to Europe, saying she could no longer be part of 'lies and injustice'; Iranian deputy sports minister claims she went abroad to study physiotherapy

Reuters , 12:05 , 01.13.20

Iran police open fire at protest over plane downing

Videos circulating on social media appears to show Iranian demonstrators running away from tear gas and shouting 'Death to the dictator'; another video shows a woman who appears to be shot, bleeding from the leg

Associated Press , 11:01 , 01.13.20

Four Iraqi servicemen wounded by rocket attack on airbase

Iraqi officials confirm attack, though some details remain vague; no group yet to claim responsibility for attack on base which hosts American military personnel

Associated Press , 23:37 , 01.12.20

Hezbollah says payback for U.S. strike has just begun

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has provided training for Hezbollah, which fought in the war in Syria alongside Iran-backed militias that Soleimani directed

Associated Press , 21:09 , 01.12.20

Protests erupt again in Iran after admission of Ukraine plane strike

'They are lying that our enemy is America, our enemy is right here,' chant the demonstrators who gather in Tehran and other cities for a second day in a row to express their anger over the regime's attempt to cover-up the tragic incident

Reuters , 15:21 , 01.12.20

Iranians protest regimes attempted overup of downing of Ukraine airliner

Protesters called for the resignation of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei chantin 'death to the dictator' over what experts claim they saw as an attempted coverup in order to protect the Revolutionary Guard Corp.

Daniel Salami , 18:32 , 01.11.20

Ukraine president expects full investigation, compensation from Iran on plane crash

An Iranian military statement carried by state media said the plane was mistaken for a 'hostile target' after it turned toward a 'sensitive military center' of the Revolutionary Guard and Iranian foreign minister Zarif blamed the U.S. saying on Twitter 'Human error at the time of crisis caused by US adventurism led to disaster'

Reuters , 13:49 , 01.11.20

Egypt Restores Historic Synagogue, but Few Jews Remain

Magda Haroun, the head of Cairo's Jewish community says he is very proud of what his country has done 'it symbolizes living together there is no difference between Egyptian Muslim, Christian and Egyptian Jew'

Associated Press , 13:34 , 01.11.20

Iran says its military unintentionally shot down Ukrainian plane

President Hassan Rouhani blamed the tragedy on 'threats and bullying' by the United States after the killing of Soleimani, expressing condolences to families of the victims, and calling for a 'full investigation' and the prosecution of those responsible

Associated Press , 11:48 , 01.11.20

Iran denies missile brought down plane, wants black box data

Tehran says it could take one or two months to extract information from voice and flight recorders from Ukraine International Airlines flight to Kiev that crashed shortly after takeoff from Iranian capital, while Iran on alert for U.S. military response to strike on American targets in Iraq

Reuters , 13:20 , 01.10.20

Iran probe says Ukrainian jet was on fire before crash

Security sources suggest evidence one of jet's engines had overheated; western intelligence agencies rule out rocket fire as cause of crash

Reuters , 11:28 , 01.09.20

U.S. justifies killing Iranian general as self-defense at U.N.

American ambassador says 'U.S. ready to engage without preconditions in serious negotiations with Iran to prevent further endangerment of international peace'

Reuters , 10:38 , 01.09.20

Trump says no U.S. casualties, Iran appears to be standing down

The president also announces new 'powerful' sanctions on the Islamic Republic after the country fires 18 ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops in retaliation for Washington's killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani

Associated Press, Reuters , 19:06 , 01.08.20

Global airlines rush to avoid Iraqi, Iranian airspace after missile strike

The International Air Transport Association issued a statement reminding countries of their obligation to communicate potential risks to civil aviation

Reuters , 16:07 , 01.08.20

Iran's supreme leader: missile attack on U.S. forces 'slap across America's face'

Revolutionary Guards Corps say they would not hesitate to strike American bases elsewhere in region, adding that 'Zionist entity' not removed from U.S. in crime committed against Tehran

Agencies, Ynet , 11:04 , 01.08.20

Iran strikes back at U.S. with missile attack on bases in Iraq

Iran claimed it had fired 18 ballistic missiles at U.S. forces but added it “concluded” its attacks on American forces as Iranian Foreign Minister said his country did 'not seek escalation or war

Associated Press , 09:08 , 01.08.20

Iran TV: 40 killed as stampede erupts at procession for slain general

State media outlet reports at least 213 people had also been injured during the funeral of Qassem Soleimani, held in the general's hometown, where thousands gathered to pay their respects and call for revenge on U.S.

Associated Press , 11:37 , 01.07.20

U.S.-led coalition says it will withdraw from Iraq

Iraq's parliament passed on Sunday a resolution telling the government to end the presence of foreign troops in Iraq

Reuters , 22:19 , 01.06.20

Weeping, Iran supreme leader prays over general slain by U.S.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with other top leaders in the Islamic Republic, wails at Soleimani's second funeral in Tehran; the assassinated general's daughter says families of U.S. troops in the Mideast will 'spend their days waiting for death of their children'

Associated Press , 09:01 , 01.06.20

Iran abandons nuclear deal limits after US kills general

The announcement Sunday represents the clearest nuclear proliferation threat yet made by Iran since President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the accord in May 2018

Associated Press , 21:31 , 01.05.20

Iraq parliament votes to expel U.S. military

The vote was another sign of the blowback from the U.S. airstrike Friday that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and a number of top Iraqi officials at the Baghdad airport

Reuters , 18:33 , 01.05.20

Hezbollah chief: Soleimani killing puts Mideast in 'completely new phase'

Hassan Nasrallah calls assassination of top Iranian general by U.S. 'blatant crime' that is not just Iranian matter but one for Iran-backed 'resistance axis'; Soleimani's daughter says she knows Hezbollah will avenge her father

Associated Press , 16:43 , 01.05.20

Soleimani's body arrives in Iran as Trump issues new threats

The president says the Americans have identified at least important '52 Iranian sites' which will be hit 'very fast and very hard' if the Islamic Republic makes good on a promise to attack 35 U.S. sites in the region

Associated Press , 08:39 , 01.05.20

Thousands in Baghdad mourn Iranian general killed by U.S.

In the meantime, reports emerge that an airstrike was carried out on a convoy of Iran-backed militiamen north of Baghdad, killing 5

Associated Press , 10:23 , 01.04.20

Trump declares Iranian general's 'reign of terror' over

Qassem Soleimani 'made the death of innocent people his sick passion,' president says from Florida, adding 'a lot of lives would have been saved' if he'd been hunted down years ago; Pompeo defends strike as 'wholly lawful' as Quds Force commander posed 'imminent' threat

Associated Press , 23:32 , 01.03.20

U.S. sending 3,000 more troops to Mideast

According to reports, the U.S. will again strengthen its forces in the region, following the elimination of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani who Trump says 'should have been taken out many years ago'

Associated Press , 22:48 , 01.03.20

Iran vows ‘harsh’ response to U.S. killing of top general

Khamenei declares three days of public mourning, names Esmail as new Quds forcechief; Zarif brands killing an act of 'state terror'; U.S. urges its citizens to leave Iraq 'immediately', says Baghdad embassy closed, consular services suspended

Associated Press , 13:13 , 01.03.20

U.S. kills Iran's most powerful general in Baghdad airstrike

Defense Department says Qassem Soleimani killed because he 'was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats, service members in Iraq and region,' accuses him of approving recent attacks on American embassy in Baghdad

Associated Press , 07:50 , 01.03.20

Iranian general says Iran not heading to war but not afraid of conflict

Revolutionary Guards commander delivers message to U.S. after Trump accuses Iran of orchestrating demonstrations at American embassy in Iraq; Islamic Republic protests 'warmongering statements' by U.S. officials

Reuters , 14:14 , 01.02.20

Amid strikes on Iraq ally, Iran taunts U.S. over Mideast impotence

Khamenei tweets at Trump that, 'If you were logical... you'd see that your crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan have made nations hate you'; U.S. Marines fire tear gas to disperse pro-Iranian protesters gathered for second day outside U.S. compound in Iraqi capital

Associated Press, Reuters , 12:54 , 01.01.20

Trump downplays Iran strife as U.S. bolsters Iraq troop presence

Hundreds of Marines deployed as President says he does not want war with Islamic Republic; Pompeo says attack on Baghdad embassy 'orchestrated by terrorists' after pro-Iranian demonstrators storm compound, setting fires and chanting 'Death to America!'

AFP , 09:56 , 01.01.20

Iraq warns US ties at stake after deadly strikes

Iraq's government denounced the strikes and warned they could affect ties with Washington adding that such strikes 'violate the sovereignty of Iraq'

AFP , 21:54 , 12.30.19

Iran-backed militia chief warns of tough response to U.S. air strikes

Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, ones of Iran's most powerful allies in Iraq and leader of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, says 'the blood of martyrs will not be in vain' after U.S. carries out 3 airstrikes on the Kataib Hezbollah group in Iraq, killing 25 fighters

Reuters , 13:24 , 12.30.19

Trump aides call U.S. strikes on Iran-backed militia 'successful,' warn of further action

Iraqi official say at least 25 fighters belonging to the Kataib Hezbollah group were killed following 3 U.S. air strikes in Iraq; attacks were in response to the killing of an American civilian contractor in a mass rocket fire on an Iraqi military base

Reuters , 08:36 , 12.30.19

U.S. military carries out 'defensive strikes' in Iraq, Syria against Iranian-allied militia

Officials confirm attack on Kataib Hezbollah that is suspected to be involved in Friday attack that left one U.S. civilian contractor dead

Reuters, Daniel Salami , 19:53 , 12.29.19

Saudi supporter of Israel claims citizenship revoked

Journalist Abdul Hameed al-Ghobein favors normalization, cooperation with Jewish state, calling it ‘strategic choice’; Fatah official says he 'deserves' to be disciplined for his actions

The Media Line , 01:14 , 12.28.19

Report: Iran starts internet shutdown before possible new protests

Authorities attempt to stop social media users from sharing images of people killed in the protests as Islamic Republic's bloodiest crackdown on demonstrators in the 40-year history continues; Tehran blames 'foreign enemies' for tensions

Reuters , 18:59 , 12.25.19

Iraqi protesters' ire at Iran extends to goods boycott

Despite the effort to revive local Iraq industry, if the boycott of Iranian goods escalates, the main beneficiary will be Turkey, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

AFP , 15:54 , 12.24.19

Iran starts new operations at heavy water reactor

Britain is helping Iran redesign the Arak reactor to limit the amount of plutonium it produces after London began filling the role left by the U.S.

Associated Press , 18:50 , 12.23.19

Iran's leader orders crackdown on unrest as 1,500 Iranians already reported killed

A senior member of the IRGC says orders came from top officials in Tehran to end the protests, the bloodiest action since 1979 revolution; 'No more mercy, the protesters are aiming to topple the Islamic Republic,' he says

Reuters , 15:48 , 12.23.19

Hezbollah-backed professor to form new Lebanese government

Former Education Minister Hassan Diab gains attention after caretaker PM Hariri withdraws candidacy; 'hope he succeeds in his national duties,' says Hezbollah spokesperson

Associated Press , 19:42 , 12.19.19

Amnesty revises up Iran protest crackdown death toll to 304

Rights watchdog describes brutal campaign to kill protesters and mass arrests to intimidate; official account from Tehran confirms only five deaths, including four security forces personnel

AFP , 09:28 , 12.16.19

Turkey adds former Palestinian politician Dahlan to most wanted list

Turkish Interior Ministry says it suspects former Fatah official Mohammad Dahlan of being involved in 2016 coup effort to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Reuters , 10:57 , 12.15.19

Hourslong clashes between police, protesters engulf Beirut

At least 54 hurt, including 20 policemen as Beirut experiences one of its most violent protests since beginning of unrest in October; security forces crackdown on protesters trying to approach parliament

Associated Press , 08:48 , 12.15.19

Iran says it foiled 'very big' foreign cyber-attack

Iran says it has defused large scale cyber-attack on government infrastructure; telecoms minister denies October U.S. cyber-attack

Reuters , 19:41 , 12.11.19

Lebanon Sunni leaders back Hariri to return as premier

Businessman previously tapped to succeed as PM says he was informed by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdellatif Deryan that 'a consensus had been reached to name Saad Hariri as prime minister to form the next government'

AFP , 16:07 , 12.09.19

U.S. Navy seize missile parts suspected to be linked to Iran

Arms confiscated en route to Yemen believed to be military aid for Iranian-backed Houthi rebels as part of Islamic Republic's proxy war against Saudi Arabia

Reuters , 10:00 , 12.05.19

Trump administration lifts hold on Lebanon security aid

Some $105 million in foreign military assistance, the U.S. State Department decided to withhold last October without providing an explanation, is being released after pressure from Congress and U.S. diplomats

Reuters , 09:19 , 12.03.19

NYT: Iranian forces shot dead up to 100 unarmed protesters

Report says Revolutionary Guard members opened fire with machine guns without warning as demonstrators against regime hid near a marsh in the predominantly Arab port city of Mahshahr

i24NEWS , 09:17 , 12.02.19

Iraqi PM announces he'll resign amid worsening crisis

Anti-government protesters celebrate in Baghdad's Tahrir Square at statement by Adel Abdul-Mahdi 13 months after he took over as prime minister

Associated Press , 16:53 , 11.29.19