Tag: Iranian
Early Intelligence Shows Iranian Leaders Surprised by Hamas Attack, U.S. Says
The information has fueled doubts in the United States that Iran, a longtime supporter of the Palestinian militant group, played a direct role in plan [...]
Iranian Official Says Prisoner Exchange With U.S. Is Expected Today
A prisoner swap between the United States and Iran was expected to take place on Monday, according to a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, af [...]
State Dept. Defends Limited Release of Iranian Funds for Prisoners
Republicans are complaining about a key step toward completing a deal that will give Tehran access to $6 billion for humanitarian purposes.
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U.S. Seized Iranian Oil Over Smuggling Incident That Escalated Tensions in Gulf
The United States government has seized nearly one million barrels of Iranian crude oil that it says was being smuggled to China in violation of U.S. [...]
Israel has Seized Millions in Crypto From Iranian Military and Hezbollah: Report
“This is the first incident of this magnitude,” the report said, quoting Gallant. “We have effectively cut off the flow of terror funds via this chann [...]
Oil news – US and UK naval forces responded to Iranian fast-attack boats in Gulf on Sunday
The news over the weekend was of oil output cuts:Also related to crude oil were United States and United Kingdom Royal Navy forces activity in the St [...]
U.S. components found in Russian, Iranian military tech
Western companies were quick to shutter operations in Russia after the country's military invasion of Ukraine last February. But U.S. and European mic [...]
Justice Dept. Announces More Arrests in Plot to Kill Iranian Writer
Three men were enlisted to assassinate Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist in Brooklyn who has criticized Iran’s repression of women, the indictme [...]
Iranian Courts Order Return of Thousands of Seized Crypto Mining Machines: Reports
In 2021, Iranian authorities banned mining and seized related equipment to deal with power shortages. Last year, the power utility, Tavanir, also clam [...]
The Iranian government fails to contain mass protests, despite brutal tactics
On Monday, at the start of their first match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, members of the Iran men’s national soccer team stood silently as their nat [...]
Saudi Arabia on high alert on warning of imminent Iranian attack
The WSJ reports:Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the U.S. warning of an imminent attack from Iran on targets in the kingdom, putting the Am [...]
The Iranian Drones in Ukraine’s Already Crowded Skies
Russian forces have deployed two types of Iranian drones. Dozens of models of the remote-controlled and programmable weapons are now being used in the [...]
Iranian Bitcoin Advocate Ziya Sadr Arrested by Iranian Security Forces
Nima Yazdanmehr, who said he is a friend of Sadr, told CoinDesk the arrest took place on the streets of Tehran on Sep. 19 and that Sadr has not been r [...]
Iranian businesses get the green light to use crypto for imports
Iran’s Industry, Mines and Trade ministry has approved the use of cryptocurrency for imports into the country amid ongoing international trade sanctio [...]
Justice Department charges alleged Iranian operative in plot to assassinate Bolton
National security adviser John Bolton attends a meeting with President Donald Trump at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, in 2019.
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