In Tehran, panicked residents rushed home to shelter and terrified children poured out of classrooms as U.S. air strikes hit the capitol.
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Israel and the U.S. launch strikes against Iran
Israel and the U.S. have lauched strikes against Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran and air raid sirens sounding across Israel. A nationwide state of emergency has been declared as officials warn further missile and drone attacks could be imminent.
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Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with the Iran nuclear talks but indicates he’ll give them more time
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he’s “not happy” with the latest talks over Iran’s nuclear program but indicated he would give negotiators more time to reach a deal to avert another war in the Middle East.
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Iran and the U.S. lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balance
Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy Thursday, with Tehran holding drills with Russia and the Americans bringing another aircraft carrier closer to the Mideast.
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Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures
Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.
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Their film was shot in secret and smuggled out of Iran. It won an award at Sundance
Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their portrait of Tehran’s underground arts scene to the prestigious film festival.
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Iran’s supreme leader warns any US attack would spark ‘regional war’
Iran’s supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a “regional war” in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily strike the Islamic Republic.
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Voices from Iran: women defy fear in the face of brutal crackdown
Amid Iran’s deadly crackdown, three women share their stories of resistance, fear and an unyielding hope for freedom.
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No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions
A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators. His sermon Friday also threatened U.S. President Trump.
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There’s an internet blackout in Iran. How are videos and images getting out?
Starlink is illegal in Iran, but people are still using the satellite internet service to get around the government’s internet shutdown.
