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U.S. Signals Military Deployment Toward Iran Amid Regional Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated that the United States is deploying naval forces toward Iran, describing the movement as an “armada” while suggesting that the deployment may serve as a deterrent rather than a prelude to immediate action. Speaking to reporters while returning from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump stated that although […]

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Tehran Faces Severe Water Emergency as Drought Deepens and Rationing Looms

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Satellite analysis from CSIS indicates that Tehran’s already severe water shortages are worsening at an accelerated pace. President Masoud Pezeshkian issued one of the strongest warnings yet, stating that if meaningful rainfall does not arrive within the next month, Tehran will have to impose water rationing—and, in the most extreme scenario, consider evacuating parts of

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IAEA Board Adopts Resolution Pressing Iran for Clarification on Enriched Uranium Stockpiles

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The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors on Monday approved a resolution calling on Iran to immediately provide information on the status of its enriched uranium stockpiles and to grant the access required for verification activities. The decision follows months of limited cooperation between Tehran and the UN watchdog, particularly after a series

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Tensions in Yemen on the rise

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According to Israeli officials cited by The Times of Israel, an airstrike conducted late last week in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a was aimed at Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari, the Chief of Staff of the Houthi military. The Israeli military has not confirmed the outcome of the operation, but officials claim the strike coincided with

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EU Sidelined as Iran-Israel Peace Deal Unfolds Without European Input

Middle East / ENM

A surprise ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel, announced late Sunday, appears to have been brokered primarily through U.S.-led diplomacy—without direct involvement from the European Union. The development has drawn attention to the EU’s limited role in the recent escalation and subsequent de-escalation in the region. On the same evening the agreement was revealed, Dutch

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Germany – More than 500 federal and state representatives express support for Iranian opposition’s 10-point program for transition to a secular democratic republic

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In a cross-party initiative, 180 representatives of the Bundestag and 350 members of the German state assemblies signed a joint statement supporting the Iranian people’s uprising and their demand to reject any type of dictatorship, including the deposed shah and the ruling theocracy, in favor of a secular and democratic republic. These representatives also supported Mrs.

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Iranian Opposition Leader Denounces UN’s ‘Moral Failure’ in Scathing Rebuke as Hundreds of Iranians Decry UN Appointment of Iran Regime Envoy at Geneva Rally

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Geneva, Switzerland, November 3, 2023 – In a stirring convergence of outrage and solidarity, hundreds of National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) supporters thronged outside the United Nations European Headquarters in Geneva today. The demonstration, fueled by fervent speeches and resounding denouncement, was a direct response to the United Nations’ decision to appoint an

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Former US Secretary of State in meeting with Iran opposition leader: Future of Iran will be a democratic, free republic devoid of any form of dictatorship

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Mike Pompeo, the former US Secretary of State, on Friday underscored that one year after the beginning of the uprising against the ruling theocracy in Iran in September 2022, the regime is doomed to fail, and these protests are “aimed at a democratic, free republic of Iran that is devoid of any form of dictatorship.”

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“Bloody Friday” Anniversary Protests in South-east Reinforce Message of Earlier Protests in Iran

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The Islamic Republic of Iran saw a new outbreak of large-scale protests on Friday, this time localized in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan, home to the country’s chronically persecuted Baluch minority. Demonstrations were reported in the provincial capital of Zahedan and several other cities on the eve of what has come to be known

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Iran blames Germany for terrorist attack in Shiraz

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Iran has blamed Germany for a terror attack that took place in the Iranian city of Shiraz, reports Borzou Daragahi, international Correspondent at The Independent and a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, as he notes the regime in Tehran is linking it with a big protest against the Iranian regime that took place in

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