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Fears of a World War 3 have been sparked after the United States launched an attack that killed a top Iranian military leader, with experts warning that the strike could spark a region-wide war with Iran and its allies. Late on Thursday, the Pentagon confirmed that President Donald Trump authorized a military strike at the Baghdad, Iraq, airport that killed ...
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Iran alert: Tehran attacks the US for ‘reckless addiction’ to sanctions as tensions flare
IRAN has accused the US of having an “addiction” to imposing sanctions on countries across the world as the two states remain at odds. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Iran protests ‘a prelude to collapse of regime,’ Nobel laureate predicts
The newest wave of unrest that has seized Iran in recent weeks has sparked an exceptionally brutal response that left thousands of victims in its wake. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran says new budget bucks U.S. oil embargo, uses Russian loan
Iran’s president says his country will depend less on oil revenue next year, in a new budget that is designed to resist crippling U.S. trade embargoes. CBC | World News
Read More »Chinese-American freed from Iran in prisoner swap
A Chinese-American detained in Iran for three years on spying charges was freed and an imprisoned Iranian was released by Washington in return, U.S. President Donald Trump and an Iranian official said on Saturday. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran state TV says ‘rioters’ were shot and killed amid recent gas price protests
Iranian state television has acknowledged security forces shot and killed what it described as “rioters” in multiple cities amid recent protests over the spike in government-set gasoline prices. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran protests part of ‘vast and very dangerous conspiracy,’ Ayatollah says
Iran gave a glimpse Wednesday into the scale of what may have been the biggest anti-government protests in the 40-year history of the Islamic Republic, with an official saying 200,000 people had taken part and a lawmaker saying 7,000 were arrested. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Appalling assault’: At least 143 killed in Iran during recent protests, Amnesty says
At least 143 people have been killed in protests in Iran since Nov. 15, Amnesty International said on Monday, adding that it had “clear evidence” that Iranian security forces used firearms against unarmed protesters. CBC | World News
Read More »Will Iran strike these Middle East bases? Shock missile target list sparks US army warning
IRAN has threatened to wipe out key US bases in the Middle East in just seven minutes according to a sickening animation of the attack broadcast on Iranian state television. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Iran sentences 6 conservationists to prison in internationally criticized trial as unrest continues
Six conservationists working to save the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah have been sentenced to prison on internationally criticized espionage charges in Iran, even as protests and unrest continue in parts of the country. One Canadian died in prison awaiting trial. CBC | World News
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