US-Iran relations

Was the drone attack on Iranian general an assassination?
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Was the drone attack on Iranian general an assassination?

NEW YORK (AP) — After Friday’s targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, newsrooms struggled with the question: Had the…
US ‘self-defense’ argument for killing Soleimani meets skepticism
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US ‘self-defense’ argument for killing Soleimani meets skepticism

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday justified its killing of a top Iranian general as an act…
Iraqi militant killed by US worked with Iran for decades
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Iraqi militant killed by US worked with Iran for decades

BAGHDAD (AP) — Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a veteran Iraqi militant who was closely allied with Iran and rose to be…
Oil price jumps on fear of Iranian retaliation against US
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Oil price jumps on fear of Iranian retaliation against US

LONDON (AP) — The price of oil surged Friday on concerns that Iran might respond to the killing of its…
Top Iran commander Qasem Soleimani killed in US strike on Baghdad
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Top Iran commander Qasem Soleimani killed in US strike on Baghdad

Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed Friday in a US strike on Baghdad’s international airport, Iran and the US…
Pompeo accuses Iran of suppressing protest memorials
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Pompeo accuses Iran of suppressing protest memorials

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday slammed Iran for using “violence” and censorship to prevent memorials for those…
Iran unveils development at Arak reactor in face of US pressure
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Iran unveils development at Arak reactor in face of US pressure

GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran said it would unveil a redevelopment of part of its Arak heavy water reactor on Monday…
In rare move, US and Iranian envoys talk after UN meeting on nuclear deal
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In rare move, US and Iranian envoys talk after UN meeting on nuclear deal

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The US Ambassador to the United Nations made a rare compassionate public gesture toward her Iranian…
Iran’s Rouhani to visit Japan amid heightened tensions with US
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Iran’s Rouhani to visit Japan amid heightened tensions with US

TOKYO (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Japan on Dec. 20-21 and meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as…
Rouhani says Iran budget set to resist US sanctions by curbing oil dependence
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Rouhani says Iran budget set to resist US sanctions by curbing oil dependence

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani presented a draft state budget of about $39 billion to parliament on Sunday,…
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