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How 2023 has been the ‘year of the brink’ and 2024 could be worse
World

How 2023 has been the ‘year of the brink’ and 2024 could be worse

CNN  —  It could have been immeasurably worse. But holding back from the brink in 2023 has simply deferred vast crises…
Fears are rising of a widened Middle East war and US troops are in the firing line
Middle East

Fears are rising of a widened Middle East war and US troops are in the firing line

CNN  —  Escalating attacks on US troops and commercial shipping and incidents often involving Iran and its proxies are causing new concerns…
Egypt, Iran presidents agree to resolve outstanding issues
Egypt

Egypt, Iran presidents agree to resolve outstanding issues

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made his first phone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday, during which they…
Pentagon says chemical tanker struck by Iranian drone in Indian Ocean
Middle East

Pentagon says chemical tanker struck by Iranian drone in Indian Ocean

CNN  —  A chemical tanker operating in the Indian Ocean was struck by an Iranian attack drone Saturday, a US…
US intelligence suggests Iran involved in planning attacks in Red Sea
Middle East

US intelligence suggests Iran involved in planning attacks in Red Sea

Washington CNN  —  The US on Friday released newly declassified intelligence that suggests Iran has been “deeply involved in planning the…
US kills 5 Iran-backed militia members in drone strike in Iraq
Middle East

US kills 5 Iran-backed militia members in drone strike in Iraq

CNN  —  US forces killed at least five Iran-backed militia members in a drone strike after the US “identified an…
Opinion: How a Biden move to drop terrorist designation on Iran-backed militia backfired
Opinion

Opinion: How a Biden move to drop terrorist designation on Iran-backed militia backfired

Editor’s note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a weekly opinion contributor to…
The Iranian artist using painting to honor her lost homeland
Middle East

The Iranian artist using painting to honor her lost homeland

CNN  —  Soheila Sokhanvari’s retrospective “We Could Be Heroes…” takes its name from David Bowie’s 1977 classic “Heroes,” a song…
Saudi-hosted summit condemns Israel as Iran leader pays rare visit
Middle East

Saudi-hosted summit condemns Israel as Iran leader pays rare visit

CNN  —  Arab and Muslim leaders decried Israeli “war crimes” in Gaza at a summit in Riyadh where Iranian President…
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