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US sees signs Iran is worried about escalating proxy attacks amid heightened tensions
Middle East

US sees signs Iran is worried about escalating proxy attacks amid heightened tensions

CNN  —  US officials believe there are signs that Iranian leadership is nervous about some of the actions of its proxy groups in Iraq,…
White House formally assigns blame for drone strike in Jordan that killed 3 American service members
Middle East

White House formally assigns blame for drone strike in Jordan that killed 3 American service members

Washington CNN  —  The US believes an umbrella group of militants called Islamic Resistance in Iraq was behind the drone…
Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region
Middle East

Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region

CNN  —  In a surprise move, the most powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, announced on Tuesday the suspension…
Biden has to deal with a second war he didn’t want. His task is to contain it
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Biden has to deal with a second war he didn’t want. His task is to contain it

CNN  —  US policy in the Middle East can no longer be described as an attempt to stop the Israel-Gaza…
The US and Iran are dangerously close to confrontation in the Middle East. Here’s where they both operate
Middle East

The US and Iran are dangerously close to confrontation in the Middle East. Here’s where they both operate

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…
US carries out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq
Middle East

US carries out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq

CNN  —  The US carried out airstrikes in Iraq targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militias in the country on Tuesday following repeated attacks…
Iran executes protester with mental health condition, judiciary says
Middle East

Iran executes protester with mental health condition, judiciary says

CNN  —  An Iranian protester with a mental health condition has been executed over the death of a local official…
Iran says attacks by its allies won’t stop until Israel’s war in Gaza ends
Middle East

Iran says attacks by its allies won’t stop until Israel’s war in Gaza ends

CNN  —  Attacks by Iranian-backed groups in the Middle East won’t stop until Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza ends,…
Iran’s Raisi vows to retaliate after suspected Israeli strike on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps advisers
Middle East

Iran’s Raisi vows to retaliate after suspected Israeli strike on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps advisers

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday strongly condemned the deaths of five members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…
Israeli missile strike kills four Iranian military advisers in Damascus, Syrian state TV says
Middle East

Israeli missile strike kills four Iranian military advisers in Damascus, Syrian state TV says

Four Iranian military advisers and several members of Syrian forces have been killed in an Israeli missile strike on a…
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