Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Oman urged Donald Trump not to launch airstrikes against Iran in a last-minute lobbying campaign prompted by fears that an attack by Washington would lead to a major and intractable conflict across the Middle East.
Category: 4. World
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Macron slams French textbook description of Israeli October 7 victims as 'Jewish settlers'
In a textbook for the French graduation exam, publisher Hachette framed the onset of the Gaza war as following attacks which led to ‘the death of 1,200 Jewish settlers’, drawing condemnation from top French government officials and Jewish groups
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Mahmoud Khalil’s release ruled improper by court
A federal appeals court ruled that a judge had no jurisdiction to order the release of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, delivering President Donald Trump’s administration a victory in its efforts to deport…
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Trump using Insurrection Act in Minneapolis would be a huge risk – even by his standards
President Donald Trump has been threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act for a very long time. Dating back to his first term, he has repeatedly floated the rarely used law, which gives a president
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Iran’s Mass Protests Are A ‘Social Revolution’ Against Clerical Rulers
Iran has witnessed the biggest protests against the country’s clerical rulers since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
In response, the authorities have waged their deadliest-ever crackdown on street protests, killing thousands of people,…
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Iran’s protests seem smothered; U.S. puts new sanctions : NPR
Women cross an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, Thursday.
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U.S. to Lower Security Alert at Qatar Air Base After Iran Reopens Its Airspace
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had been told that killings in Iran’s crackdown on protests were easing and that he believed there was no current plan for large-scale executions, adopting a wait‑and‑see posture after earlier threatening…
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U.S. Sanctions to Support the Courageous People of Iran
As the brave people of Iran continue to fight for their basic rights, the Iranian regime has responded with violence and cruel repression against its own people.
In response, the United States is designating the…
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Secretary Bessent Announces Sanctions Against Architects of Iran’s Brutal Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
WASHINGTON—Today, as the people of Iran bravely take to the streets to demand basic freedoms and economic security, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action against the architects of the…
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Iran denies plan to execute detained protester
Iran’s judiciary has denied it scheduled the execution of a man arrested in connection with the country’s recent protests.
Norway-based Kurdish human rights organisation Hengaw said earlier this week that the family of Erfan Soltani, 26, had been…
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