Tag: Iran
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The D Brief: Gunman arrested near Trump; Bomb threats wrack Ohio city; ISIS leaders killed in raid; Iran launches satellite; And a bit more.
With the U.S. election less than two months away, the Secret Service is in the spotlight again after GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have been targeted in another possible attempted assassination Sunday afternoon while golfing at his resort in West Palm Beach, Fla. The lone suspect “has a long history of misdemeanor and…
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On the Second Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Death, Where Do Women Stand in Iran?
Editor’s Note: Maryam Rezaeizadeh has specialized in researching the situation of women in the Middle East and is a former consultant for the Middle East Perspectives Project. By Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow, Middle East Perspectives Two years after the death of a young Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of Iran’s so-called morality police,…
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Man accused of trying to kill Trump voted for him once then called on Iran to assassinate him
“You are free to assassinate Trump,” Routh wrote of Iran in an apparently self-published book in 2023, “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War,” which described the former president as a “fool” and “buffoon” for both the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots and the “tremendous blunder” of leaving the Iran nuclear deal. Routh wrote that he once voted for…
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We are not looking for nuclear weapons: New Iran President
TEHRAN: Iran‘s new reformist President insisted Monday that Tehran didn’t want to enrich uranium at near-weapons grade levels but had been forced to by the US withdrawal from its nuclear deal with world powers. The comments by President Masoud Pezeshkian at his first news conference, underlines a campaign promise he made to try to see…
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The Air Force Has 1 F-22 Raptor Problem It Can’t Ever Fix
Summary and What You Need to Know: Reopening the production line for the F-22 Raptor to counter threats from China and Russia is nearly impossible due to several factors. -The F-22 program was halted in 2011 as dogfighting was deemed less relevant during the war on terror. However, current geopolitical tensions suggest a renewed need…
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Netanyahu asserts Israel may act militarily against Hezbollah if diplomacy fails
Prime Minister Netanyahu emphasized Israel’s right to act militarily against Hezbollah if diplomatic efforts fail to ensure security. By TOVAH LAZAROFF SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 21:19 Updated: SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 21:53 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) The IDF must be free to act to end attacks by the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah,…
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Pak Man Pleads Not Guilty To US Assassination Plot Charges
The judge ordered that Asif Merchant be detained pending trial. (File) A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges stemming from an alleged plot to assassinate an American politician in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards top commander Qassem Soleimani. Asif Merchant, 46, entered his plea…
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Pakistani national with ties to Iran arraigned in murder-for-hire plot
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Exclusive: Former CIA Targeter Sounded Alarm About Would-Be Trump Assassin
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) targeter who is now an investigator and author has shared that numerous humanitarian advocates helping Ukraine against the Russian invasion expressed concern last year regarding ongoing criminal behavior by Ryan Routh, the man who attempted to assassinate President Trump on September 15, 2024. Routh’s alleged behavior was so troubling…
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Israeli airstrikes kill 16 in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes kill 16 in Gaza APLast Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 11:17:00 PM IST Synopsis A strike flattened a home in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing at least 10 people there, including four women and two children. The Awda Hospital, which received the bodies, confirmed the toll and also said 13…