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Fire sale: An Iran plant makes the US flags protesters burn
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/fires-ap-top-news-international-news-iran-lifestyle-235580c14a77045fc7647562a2ac1d33Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/fires-ap-top-news-international-news-iran-lifestyle-235580c14a77045fc7647562a2ac1d33Click to copyRelated topicsKHOMEIN, Iran (AP) — Near the hometown of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, workers at a small Iranian factory diligently add all 50 stars and 13 red-and-white bars to what are supposed to be U.S. flags, and carefully imprint the blue Star of David on Israeli ones. That’s even as all their work is destined to go up in...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/fires-ap-top-news-international-news-iran-lifestyle-235580c14a77045fc7647562a2ac1d33Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/fires-ap-top-news-international-news-iran-lifestyle-235580c14a77045fc7647562a2ac1d33Click to copyRelated topicsKHOMEIN, Iran (AP) — Near the hometown of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, workers at a small Iranian factory diligently add all 50 stars and 13 red-and-white bars to what are supposed to be U.S. flags, and carefully imprint the blue Star of David on Israeli ones. That’s even as all their work is destined to go up in...WW…
Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump that Interpol rejects
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-tehran-international-news-arrests-710b8a935fdf2e55e5648ba2093e8c13Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-tehran-international-news-arrests-710b8a935fdf2e55e5648ba2093e8c13Click to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, a local prosecutor reportedly said Monday. Interpol later said it wouldn’t consider Iran’s...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-tehran-international-news-arrests-710b8a935fdf2e55e5648ba2093e8c13Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-tehran-international-news-arrests-710b8a935fdf2e55e5648ba2093e8c13Click to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, a local prosecutor reportedly said Monday. Interpol later said it wouldn’t consider Iran’s...WW…
Iran reports more than 100 new virus deaths as fears mount
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-jerusalem-prayer-health-fcad3d21fcdd0a3844abdee91fcf6281Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-jerusalem-prayer-health-fcad3d21fcdd0a3844abdee91fcf6281Click to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The official leading Iran’s response to the new coronavirus acknowledged Sunday that the pandemic could overwhelm health facilities in his country, which is battling the worst outbreak in the Middle East while under heavy U.S. sanctions.Elsewhere in the region, Lebanon ordered residents not to leave their...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-jerusalem-prayer-health-fcad3d21fcdd0a3844abdee91fcf6281Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-jerusalem-prayer-health-fcad3d21fcdd0a3844abdee91fcf6281Click to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The official leading Iran’s response to the new coronavirus acknowledged Sunday that the pandemic could overwhelm health facilities in his country, which is battling the worst outbreak in the Middle East while under heavy U.S. sanctions.Elsewhere in the region, Lebanon ordered residents not to leave their...WW…
Iran names suspect in Natanz attack, says he fled country
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-dce8b4db16cfc6a019635ad9f6b0d3cfClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-dce8b4db16cfc6a019635ad9f6b0d3cfClick to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran named a suspect Saturday in the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility that damaged centrifuges there, saying he had fled the country “hours before” the sabotage happened.While the extent of the damage from the April 11 sabotage remains unclear, it comes as Iran tries to negotiate with world powers over allowing the U.S. to re-enter its tattered nuclear deal and lift the...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-dce8b4db16cfc6a019635ad9f6b0d3cfClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-dce8b4db16cfc6a019635ad9f6b0d3cfClick to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran named a suspect Saturday in the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility that damaged centrifuges there, saying he had fled the country “hours before” the sabotage happened.While the extent of the damage from the April 11 sabotage remains unclear, it comes as Iran tries to negotiate with world powers over allowing the U.S. to re-enter its tattered nuclear deal and lift the...WW…
Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout 'nuclear terrorism'
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-358384f03b1ef6b65f4264bf9a59a458Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-358384f03b1ef6b65f4264bf9a59a458Click to copyRelated topicsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of “nuclear terrorism,” raising regional tensions as world powers and Tehran continue to negotiate over its tattered nuclear deal. While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, suspicion fell immediately on Israel, where its media nearly uniformly reported a...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-358384f03b1ef6b65f4264bf9a59a458Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-358384f03b1ef6b65f4264bf9a59a458Click to copyRelated topicsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of “nuclear terrorism,” raising regional tensions as world powers and Tehran continue to negotiate over its tattered nuclear deal. While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, suspicion fell immediately on Israel, where its media nearly uniformly reported a...WW…
Iran, pressured by blackouts and pollution, targets Bitcoin
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/iran-media-social-media-bitcoin-coronavirus-pandemic-6d1c703a7faa1f85b0f94011259ec63eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/iran-media-social-media-bitcoin-coronavirus-pandemic-6d1c703a7faa1f85b0f94011259ec63eClick to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s capital and major cities plunged into darkness in recent weeks as rolling outages left millions without electricity for hours. Traffic lights died. Offices went dark. Online classes stopped.With toxic smog blanketing Tehran skies and the country buckling under the pandemic and other mounting...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/iran-media-social-media-bitcoin-coronavirus-pandemic-6d1c703a7faa1f85b0f94011259ec63eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/iran-media-social-media-bitcoin-coronavirus-pandemic-6d1c703a7faa1f85b0f94011259ec63eClick to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s capital and major cities plunged into darkness in recent weeks as rolling outages left millions without electricity for hours. Traffic lights died. Offices went dark. Online classes stopped.With toxic smog blanketing Tehran skies and the country buckling under the pandemic and other mounting...WW…
Iran holds missile drill with two new warships
The Iranian-made warship Makran is shown prior to joining the Navy. (Iranian Army via AP)TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday and inaugurated its largest military vessel, state TV reported, amid heightened tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program and a U.S. pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic.The two-day missile drill was being held in the gulf’s southeastern waters, and two new Iranian-made warships joined the exercise: the missile-launching Zereh, or “armor,” and the country’s largest military ship, the Makran — a logistics...…The Iranian-made warship Makran is shown prior to joining the Navy. (Iranian Army via AP)TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday and inaugurated its largest military vessel, state TV reported, amid heightened tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program and a U.S. pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic.The two-day missile drill was being held in the gulf’s southeastern waters, and two new Iranian-made warships joined the exercise: the missile-launching Zereh, or “armor,” and the country’s largest military ship, the Makran — a logistics...WW…
Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-business-global-trade-hassan-rouhani-iran-ad3bb647cf7f9d3fb1a6cc396957bdedClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-business-global-trade-hassan-rouhani-iran-ad3bb647cf7f9d3fb1a6cc396957bdedClick to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that U.S. sanctions are making it difficult for Iran to purchase medicine and health supplies from abroad, including COVID-19 vaccines needed to contain the worst outbreak in the Middle East.President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed crippling...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-business-global-trade-hassan-rouhani-iran-ad3bb647cf7f9d3fb1a6cc396957bdedClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-business-global-trade-hassan-rouhani-iran-ad3bb647cf7f9d3fb1a6cc396957bdedClick to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that U.S. sanctions are making it difficult for Iran to purchase medicine and health supplies from abroad, including COVID-19 vaccines needed to contain the worst outbreak in the Middle East.President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed crippling...WW…
Iran's parliament approves bill to stop nuclear inspections
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/iran-parlianment-bill-nuclear-inspection-e2f2225c1f91c5c09afaf776cf9e04e3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/iran-parlianment-bill-nuclear-inspection-e2f2225c1f91c5c09afaf776cf9e04e3Click to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would suspend U.N. inspections of its nuclear facilities and require the government to boost its uranium enrichment if European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal do not provide relief from oil and banking sanctions.The vote to approve the bill, which would also require...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/iran-parlianment-bill-nuclear-inspection-e2f2225c1f91c5c09afaf776cf9e04e3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/iran-parlianment-bill-nuclear-inspection-e2f2225c1f91c5c09afaf776cf9e04e3Click to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would suspend U.N. inspections of its nuclear facilities and require the government to boost its uranium enrichment if European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal do not provide relief from oil and banking sanctions.The vote to approve the bill, which would also require...WW…
UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/tehran-middle-east-iran-united-nations-united-states-6b6600decc0436b0aa52578fc7bfa374Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/tehran-middle-east-iran-united-nations-united-states-6b6600decc0436b0aa52578fc7bfa374Click to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States, which insists the ban remains in place.While Iran says it plans no “buying...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/tehran-middle-east-iran-united-nations-united-states-6b6600decc0436b0aa52578fc7bfa374Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/tehran-middle-east-iran-united-nations-united-states-6b6600decc0436b0aa52578fc7bfa374Click to copyRelated topicsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States, which insists the ban remains in place.While Iran says it plans no “buying...WW…