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Russia warned against an “unprecedented escalation of tension” around Iran on Thursday and urged restraint amid a U.S. military buildup in the region that a senior American official said should be complete by mid-March. CBC | World News
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British couple jailed for 10 years in Iran with family ‘deeply concerned’
The couple, who are being held in Tehran’s Evin prison, deny the allegations. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Iran says progress made in nuclear talks with U.S. after partial closure of Strait of Hormuz
Iran and the United States reached an understanding on the main “guiding principles” in a second round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday, but work still needs to be done, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. CBC | World News
Read More »The facts about Iran protest flags
Different versions of the Iranian flag have appeared at protests around the world. Here are the facts about what each of them represent. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump says regime change ‘seems’ to be ‘best thing that could happen’ for Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday embraced potential regime change in Iran and declared that “tremendous power” will soon be in the Middle East, as the Pentagon sent a second aircraft carrier to the region. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump issues new chilling war warning to ‘difficult’ Iran – ‘you have to have fear’
Donald Trump previously warned an “armada” was heading towards Iran. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Oscar-nominated director Jafar Panahi says he will return to Iran despite looming arrest
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi says he plans to return to Iran after Oscar season is over, despite the looming threat of his arrest amid a government crackdown on protests that has killed thousands and detained many more. CBC | World News
Read More »As tensions simmer between U.S. and Iran, Iraq is feeling the heat
Of the many proxy battlegrounds between Iran and the U.S., Iraq is one of the most overlooked, at least outside the Middle East. But U.S. reaction to the reappearance on the political scene of former Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki — a candidate for the job once more — is a sharp reminder of the tightrope Iraq walks between the two. ...
Read More »Trump meets with Netanyahu as Iran marks 47 years of Islamic rule
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington to discuss U.S. nuclear talks with Iran, but nothing definitive was decided. Meanwhile, thousands in Tehran marked the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran adds 7 more years to sentence of jailed Nobel Peace laureate, supporters say
Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday, as Tehran cracks down on all dissent following nationwide protests and the deaths of thousands at the hands of security forces. CBC | World News
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