U.S. and Iran Hold Second Round of Nuclear Talks in Rome
Second Round Held: A second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran over the future of Tehran’s nuclear program took place in Rome on April 19. A four-hour long...
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‘Gaza is Humiliated’: Hamas Struggling to Pay Wages as Protests Erupt Again in Gaza
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‘IDF Activity Will Soon Expand’: IDF Increases Intensity of Gaza Operations as New Hostage Deal Mooted
New Evacuation Orders After Rockets Fired at Israel: The IDF issued new evacuation orders on April 13 for parts of southern Gaza following the launch of three rockets from the area...
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U.S. Levies Sanctions Against Chinese Oil Storage Terminal for Iranian Oil Purchases
State Department Sanctions Chinese Oil Facility: The U.S. State Department has sanctioned a China-based crude oil storage terminal for receiving “at least eight Iranian crude...
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‘The IDF Will Engage In Intense Fighting’: Israel Poised to Escalate in Gaza
Katz in Morag Corridor: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz visited the Morag corridor in southern Gaza on April 9, the IDF’s latest expansion of its buffer zone inside Gaza,...
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‘Doing a Deal Would Be Preferable’: Trump Reveals Direct Talks Underway With Iran Over Nuclear Program
Upcoming Iran Negotiations: President Donald Trump said during an April 7 joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States will hold...
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Israel ‘Not Looking for Conflict’: Netanyahu, Trump to Talk Turkey During Monday Visit to the White House
White House Invite: President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 7, marking the first visit by a foreign leader to the White House since the...
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A ‘Ticking Bomb’: Israeli Eliminates Iran-Linked Terrorist in Beirut
‘A Real and Immediate Threat’: Hassan Ali Mahmoud Bdeir — a member of both Hezbollah’s intelligence Unit 3900 and of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force...
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Iran Indicates Support for Indirect Negotiations With U.S. Over Nuclear Deal
Iran Sends Response to Trump Letter: Iran responded on March 27 to a letter sent by U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this month proposing fresh talks between the two countries...
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‘Maximum Pressure’: Iran’s Rial Hits Record Low Due to U.S. Sanctions
Value Halved Within 8 Months: Iran’s currency collapsed to a record low on March 25. The Iranian rial fell to 1,039,000 against the U.S. dollar, less than half its value in July...
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‘These Tankers Were Iranian’: Baghdad Accuses Tehran of Forging Iraqi Documents to Evade Oil Sanctions
False Shipping Manifests: Iranian oil tankers used forged Iraqi documents to smuggle oil, Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani said in a news conference on March 24. Abdel-Ghani...
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Two Mobsters Found Guilty of Plotting to Assassinate Iranian American Journalist Masih Alinejad
Iran Behind Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Alinejad: A federal district court jury in Manhattan convicted Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov on March 20 for their involvement in a 2022 plot to assassinate dissident Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her New York home.
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Israel Threatens to Extend IDF Control in Gaza if Hostages Not Released
Defense Minister Warns Hamas: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on March 21 that the IDF would “seize additional areas of Gaza” if Hamas continues to hold Israeli hostages....
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Trump Reportedly Gives Iran Two-Month Deadline to Negotiate Nuclear Deal
Letter Seeks Direct Negotiations With Iran: President Donald Trump reportedly gave Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei two months to reach a nuclear deal with the United...
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‘All Options are on the Table’: U.S. Reaffirms Call for Iran’s Complete Nuclear Disarmament
Top Trump Official Adamant on Iranian Nuclear Weapons: U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said on March 16, “all options are on the table to ensure” that Iran does not...
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Iran’s Nuclear Disarmament
The Only Deal That Protects U.S. and Allied Security
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Iran Utilizing Surveillance Technology to Support Hijab Enforcement
Islamic Republic Promotes Vigilantism for Hijab Enforcement: Iran is becoming more reliant on technology, including surveillance cameras, drones, and facial recognition technology,...
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‘Psychological Warfare’: Hamas Rejects U.S. Proposal, Israeli Delegation Called Back From Doha
Israel Blasts Hamas ‘Manipulation’: Israel accused Hamas of engaging in “psychological warfare” on March 14 after the group reportedly deviated from ongoing hostage-release...
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‘No Impunity’: Israel Strikes Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Damascus
Daylight Sortie Over Syrian Capital: The Israeli Air Force struck a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) command center in Damascus on March 13. The site, located in the Dummar suburb...
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‘Deadline for the Second Phase’: Citing Hostage Conditions, Witkoff Wants Timeframe
Israeli Envoys Depart for Qatar, U.S. Says Hostages Held in ‘Unacceptable’ Conditions: Israel sent negotiators to Doha on March 10 for a possible resumption of Qatari- and Egyptian-mediated...