US says it is working on contingency plans in case Iran continues nuclear advances, refuses to return to talks

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US says it is working on contingency plans in case Iran continues nuclear advances, refuses to return to talks

“Any government would do this,” the official said, speaking Thursday on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly about making contingency plans if the nuclear deal formally known as…

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Iran reports new record for daily COVID deaths

TEHRAN — Iran has reported its highest single-day COVID-19 death toll of the pandemic, according to state media. The official IRNA news agency said Sunday that 684 people had died…

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Iran will impose 6-day ‘general lockdown’ over coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it will impose a six-day-long “general lockdown” in cities across the country after being hit by what it describes as its fifth wave of…

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Popular protests, violent crackdown put Biden Iran policy to the test

It started two weeks ago as a small-scale demonstration over water shortages in a remote province, but like other Iranian protests in recent years, the outburst has spread to several…

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US and Iran show no move to put nuclear deal back on track

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations, European Union and many Security Council members urged the United States and Iran on Wednesday to quickly put the 2015 nuclear deal aimed…

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Biden tells Israel president he won’t tolerate nuclear Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sought to assure Israel that he would not tolerate a nuclear Iran as he met with outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday amid…

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Apathy greets Iran presidential vote dominated by hard-liner

By Jon Gambrell | Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election dominated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s hard-line protege after the disqualification…

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Apathy greets Iran presidential vote dominated by hard-liner

Balloting came to a close at 2.a.m. Saturday, after the government extended voting to accommodate what it called “crowding” at several polling places nationwide. Paper ballots, stuffed into large plastic…

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Strait of Hormuz incident may be linked to Iran nuclear talks, analysts say

The U.S. and Iran trade blame Tuesday for an incident in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend that saw a U.S. Coast Guard cutter fire warning shots at armed…

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Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran on Monday blamed Israel for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged the centrifuges it uses to enrich uranium…

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