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With 97% of the country dealing with some level of drought, Iranians are protesting water shortages
Tehran is facing the worst drought it's seen in 50 years. Between September 23 and October 26, the …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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There's a water shortage in Iran as temperatures hit 120F. Security forces are firing on protesters to stop demonstrations.
Following weeks of drought in arid southern Iran, protestors were shot at by police when they took …
Tom Porter
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US Navy destroyer shoots down rebel missiles as Iran-backed militants stir up trouble and American forces come under fire
Several drones attacked US and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria this week, further raising fears …
Jake Epstein
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US Navy finds 'massive amount' of explosive material able to fuel over a dozen ballistic missiles on a fishing boat sailing from Iran
The ship was traveling along a route regularly used to transit weapons to the Iranian-backed Houthi…
Jake Epstein
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Iran executed a champion wrestler after international calls to spare his life and reports of torture
Navid Afkari said in a leaked recording smuggled out of prison that he was tortured into falsely co…
Michelle Mark,Associated Press
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After mass protests, Iran bans English in schools to fight Western 'cultural invasion'
The unrest was "created ... by the United States, Britain, the Zionist regime (Israel), Saudi Arab…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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The 3-letter word that's missing from the showdown with Iran
Ronald Reagan, who succeeded Carter as president in 1981, made the RDJTF into a full-scale "geograp…
Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch
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Iran's only female Olympic medalist defected to Europe, citing the country's oppressive treatment of women in a goodbye Instagram post
21-year-old Kimia Alizadeh cited the country's oppression of women, including herself, as the main …
Kat Tenbarge
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Weight Watchers draws Twitter controversy after poorly timed promoted post coincides with assassination of Iran's top military leader
WW was also at the center of in controversy in September after launching a "healthy eating" app for…
Bethany Biron
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Iran has scaled back its provocations towards the US - and some are crediting Trump's tough rhetoric
"Internally, Rouhani has been trying to clip the wings of the IRGC, on their military moves but als…
Daniel Brown
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Video evidence appears to show Iranian security forces 'shooting to kill' protesters after demonstrations broke out, UN says
Iranian security forces have shot at protesters from helicopters and a rooftop and have aimed at pe…
Lauren Frias,Reuters
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A YouTuber documenting deadly protests in Iraq posted a video that appeared to show a rocket-propelled grenade flying just past his head
صاروخ فوق رؤوس المتظاهرين صدق او لا تصدق يااحرار العالم ان شباب العراق يتعرضون الى اباده جماع…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Controls A Vast Financial Empire Built On Property Seizures
Abbas Milani, director of the Iranian Studies program at Stanford University who wrote a biography …
By Steve Stecklow, Babak Dehghanpisheh, and Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters
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Houthi operatives placed explosives on a tanker and detonated them, risking a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea
The Houthis attacked the Greek-flagged MV Sounion multiple times last week and have threatened to c…
Jake Epstein
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The elephant not in the room for Netanyahu's speech: Kamala Harris
Progressives are eager to see Harris chart a new course on Israel. Her choice to skip Netanyahu's s…
Bryan Metzger
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Fetterman won't admit that he's become one of Biden's many Israel critics
Fetterman has increasingly grown critical of the Biden adminsitration's approach to Israel. On Tues…
Bryan Metzger
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A new Iranian warship adds to the quiet naval buildup on the world's largest lake
Russia has used its Caspian Sea-based warships to demonstrate new weaponry, but it's not the only c…
Paul Iddon
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40 years after the Beirut barracks bombing, the US military is again at risk of clashing with the same forces behind it
The 1983 suicide attack, which was later blamed on Iran-backed Hezbollah, killed 241 US service mem…
Jake Epstein
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Putin's Ukraine playbook is familiar he used it in Syria
Putin's playbook in Syria and now in Ukraine includes: bombing hospitals, a disinformation campaign…
Mohamad Bazzi
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He was an American war hero. Then he decided to smuggle arms to Israel.
How a WWII vet, Frank Sinatra, and Pee-wee Herman's dad pulled off one of the most incredible mili…