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Pentagon says US contractor killed, 5 service members injured in Syria drone attack

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An American contractor was killed in northeast Syria on Thursday after a suspected Iranian-origin drone struck a facility on a US-led Coalition base near Hasakah, the Pentagon announced.
Europe

US Congress presses EU to designate IRGC as terror entity

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A coalition of the US Republican senators is pressuring the European Union to blacklist Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
Americas

US judge orders Iran central Bank to pay out $1.68 bln to families over 1983 Beirut bombing

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A federal judge in New York has ordered Iran's central bank and a European intermediary to pay out $1.68 billion to family members of US troops killed in the 1983 car bombing of the US Marine Corps barracks in Lebanon.
Americas

US imposes fresh round of sanctions against Iran

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The United States has announced another round of sanctions on Iran, targeting an alleged “procurement network” for drones and ballistic missiles.
Americas

US senators introduce resolution on human rights record in Saudi Arabia

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US senators have introduced a resolution that could force the White House to critically appraise Saudi Arabia’s human rights record and possibly reassess Washington's security assistance for Riyadh.
Americas

US summons Russia envoy following downing of drone over Black Sea

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A US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone was brought down on Tuesday over the Black Sea, after what its European Command (EUCOM) described as “an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” by two Russian jets.
Americas

US: Belarus leader’s visit to Tehran extension of Iran-Russia “deepening relationship”

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The visit by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to Iran is “in some ways, an extension of the deepening relationship" between Tehran and Moscow, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price has said.
Americas

Trump’s national security advisor: Biden admin ‘sitting still’ amid growing China-Russia-Iran influence

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President Joe Biden’s administration is doing nothing to counteract steps by China, Russia and their allies to work more closely together, jeopardizing US interests and undermining its global influence, former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton has said.
Americas

US lawmakers warn Biden over Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul

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More than 90 US Democratic lawmakers have warned President Joe Biden that the Israeli prime minister’s push for judicial overhaul is undermining Washington-Tel Aviv relations.
Americas

US says played no role in Iran-Saudi deal on resumption of ties

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White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby has said that Washington wasn't involved in an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies.
Middle East

Dozens of NGOs call on Biden to reject US diplomat’s anti-Iran remarks

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Forty-five NGOs have urged US President Joe Biden to reject the comments made by Washington's ambassador to Israel Tom Nides who had said his country would back Israel in “whatever action” they take against Iran.
Americas

US blacklists dozens of entities for helping Iran evade banking sanctions

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The US Treasury Department has announced the imposition of sanctions on dozens of entities for helping Tehran evade Washington’s bans on Iran’s access to the global financial system.
Americas

US Congress rejects Syria troops withdrawal

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US lawmakers have voted down a bill seeking to withdraw all American troops from Syria, opting to continue the years-long military occupation despite repeated objections from Damascus.
Americas

US Congress calls on Biden to sanction Iran’s parliament over unrest

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A bipartisan coalition in the US Congress is pressuring the Biden administration to sanction nearly all of Iran’s parliament amid "the government’s crackdown on anti-government protesters."
Americas

US military developed high classified contingency plan for war with Iran: Report

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The US military has allocated funds for secret contingency operations related to a plan for war against Iran, according to a new report citing classified Pentagon documents.
Americas

Russia blames Trump, Biden for acceleration of Iran nuclear program

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Permanent Representative of Russia to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov has criticized current and former US presidents for their policies with regards to Tehran. He said that Washington's approach only caused speedy expansion of the Iranian nuclear program.
Americas

Pentagon official says Iran could produce nuke material in less than 2 weeks

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Iran could now produce "one bomb's worth of fissile material" in "about 12 days", a top US Defense Department official has claimed.
Americas

US senator criticizes Brazil over Iran warships, calls for sanctions

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US Republican Senator Ted Cruz has blasted Brazil for allowing Iranian warships to dock at a port in Rio de Janeiro. The two warships docked in Brazil over the weekend.
Americas

US says did not send message to Iran over JCPOA talks

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US State Department spokesman Ned Price says the administration of President Joe Biden did not send any message to Tehran over the resumption of the talks aimed at reviving the Iran 2015 nuclear deal.
Americas

Brazil allows Iranian warships to dock in Rio despite US pressure

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The government of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has allowed a flotilla comprised of two Iranian warships to dock in Rio de Janeiro, defying US pressure to bar them.
Americas

There’s evidence Russia offered to help Iran’s missile program in exchange for military aid: CIA director

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Director of the CIA William Burns says that the alliance between Russia and Iran is developing rapidly, an emerging narrative that he called "disturbing."
Europe

Biden administration spending more on Ukraine than in Afghanistan: Report

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The United States has sent more military assistance to help Ukraine fight against Russia than Washington spent annually to fight its own war in Afghanistan, according to a report.
Americas

US says Russia may send fighter jets to Iran

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The US believes Moscow might provide Tehran with fighter jets and other military equipment in exchange for its "support for Russia’s war in Ukraine", according to John Kirby a White House spokesperson on national security issues.
Americas

Sources say US and Iran in indirect talks on prisoner swap

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The United States and Iran are in indirect negotiations to secure a possible prisoner exchange, with Qatar and the United Kingdom acting as intermediaries, NBC News has reported, citing four unidentified sources.
Americas

US plans to send ‘Iranian’ weapons to Ukraine: Report

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The US government says it is trying to find a legal way to send to Ukraine the weapons sent to the Houthis that, Washington says, were provided by Iran and confiscated off the coast of Yemen, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Tehran denies provision of military equipment to Yemen.
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