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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…
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China’s Economic Stake in the Middle East: Its Thirst for Oil
China is the largest oil importer by far from Saudi Arabia and from Iran, highlighting the risk it faces if…
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Yellen Says Nothing Is ‘Off the Table’ as U.S. Considers New Sanctions on Iran and Hamas
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Wednesday that the Israel-Gaza war represents a new concern for the global economy…
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Oil Prices Were Going Down Again. Then War Started in the Middle East.
After a surge this summer when oil prices approached $100 a barrel, the cost of crude was tumbling again. Now…
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Trump’s Claim that U.S. Taxpayer Money Funded Hamas Attacks Is False
WHAT WAS SAID “Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden…
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Biden’s Hopes for the Middle East Imperiled by Eruption of Violence
The Hamas attack on Israel could narrow the chances for the president’s efforts to negotiate a new alignment in the…
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Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Rights Activist, Receives Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Mohammadi, currently held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, has pushed for peaceful change in Iran for 30 years, with…
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U.S. Sent Munitions Seized From Iran to Ukraine
The U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement on Wednesday that earlier this week it had transferred about 1.1…
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With Iranian Girl in Coma, Suspicion Falls on Government
Exactly what happened to 16-year-old Armita Geravand is unclear, but the circumstances have fueled accusations that Iran’s morality police must…
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Iran’s Captive Minds
In June 2014, Dina Esfandiary and Ariane Tabatabai wrote an article in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, making the…