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The Lebanon pager attacks are an escalation toward a war that few want
Hussein Ibish
opinion
Zara Esmaeili sang publicly in Iran without a hijab, and hasn’t been heard from since
Samira Mohyeddin
world
Women in Iran are going without hijabs as second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death approaches
FILE - An Iranian woman without wearing her mandatory Islamic headscarf flashes a victory sign as two head-to-toe veiled women walk at the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
world
Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears
This undated photo provided by Iranian Space Agency, ISA, shows Chamran-1 satellite. Iran launched the satellite into space Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, with a rocket built by the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West fears helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program. (ISA via AP)
opinion
My fighting Iranian sisters and I stood up for Mahsa Amini. Here we stand again
Yalda Moaiery
world
U.S. shifts one of two aircraft carriers away from Middle East
U.S. Air Force General Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is greeted by an Israeli military official, at Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv, Israel, August 26, 2024, as he prepares to depart Israel and the Middle East after a three day visit to the region, including stops in Jordan and Egypt. REUTERS/Phil Stewart
u.s. politics
Russia, China, Iran trying to influence U.S. election, intelligence official says
Attorney General Merrick Garland, center, speaks before a meeting of the Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force, at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Washington, with from left, Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Division, Nicole Argentieri, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, Matthew Olsen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
world
Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says
FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
world
Iran says Houthis agree to truce so tugboats can reach damaged oil tanker
FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23, on the Red Sea, August 25, 2024. Yemen's Houthis said they attacked the Sounion in the Red Sea. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
world
Iran’s supreme leader opens door to negotiations with U.S. over Tehran’s nuclear program
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet in Tehran, Iran, August 27, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
world
Top U.S. general makes unannounced Middle East trip as Iran threat looms
FILE - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., speaks about U.S. defense strategy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. President Joe Biden is expected to nominate a history-making Air Force fighter pilot general with years of experience in shaping U.S. defenses to meet China's rise to serve as the nation's next top military officer, according to two people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate, Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown Jr. would replace the current chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Mark Milley, whose term ends in October. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
world
Canada pushing Israel on international court orders on Gaza, Joly says
People hold placards and Palestinian flags while protesting outside the offices of Glencore Coal in Sandton, Johannesburg on August 22, 2024. A broad coalition of Palestinian solidarity organisations, trade unions, working class community groups, climate activists and civil society organisations in solidarity with Palestine protested outside the coal companies offices calling for them to end their economic relations with Isreal. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed / AFP) (Photo by SHIRAAZ MOHAMED/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Helicopter of Iran’s late President Raisi crashed due to weather, state news says
TOPSHOT - Rescue team members work at the crash site of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan, in northwestern Iran, on May 20, 2024. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead on May 20 after rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded western mountain region, sparking mourning in the Islamic republic. (Photo by AZIN HAGHIGHI / MOJ News Agency / AFP) (Photo by AZIN HAGHIGHI/MOJ News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
world
U.S. says Iran cyber operations targeted Trump, Harris campaigns
A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto , Oct. 9, 2023 photo illustration. AutoCanada Inc. says it has found a cybersecurity breach on its system that could disrupt operations as it also reported a financial loss for the second quarter because of a separate cybersecurity incident.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
energy and resources
Oil rises nearly 2% on upbeat U.S. economic data, geopolitical tension
Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.3 per cent in April, helped by strength in several industries including wholesale trade, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction and manufacturing. Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from a well head near Calgary on Sunday, May 12, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
world
Ceasefire talks extended as Gaza health officials report 40,000 Palestinians killed
Supporters of hostages who were abducted during the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas protest ahead of planned Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks to be hosted in Qatar, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 15, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga
world
Officials head to Middle East for Gaza ceasefire talks in race to stop conflict from spreading
A billboard showing Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was assassinated on July 31, 2024, with Iran’s newly elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, in Tehran, on Aug. 1, 2024. Iranians say they have not been told how to prepare should broad hostilities break out between their country and Israel. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
world
Biden says Iran could skip retaliatory attacks against Israel if Gaza ceasefire reached
FILE - Iranians follow a truck, center, carrying the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard during their funeral ceremony at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
world
Iran dismisses European calls for restraint amid Middle East tensions
A billboard with a picture of late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Iran's President, Masoud Pezeshkian, is displayed on a building in a street in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
world
FBI probes alleged Iran hack attempts of Trump, Biden camps
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal is seen at FBI headquarters in Washington, U.S. June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo