Iran

BREAKING: Iran-linked hackers tried to compromise presidential campaign, Microsoft says

A group of hackers believed to be linked to the government of Iran tried to access email accounts associated with a U.S. presidential campaign, Microsoft announced Friday. [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Trump says he pulled back from Iran strike because it didn’t seem ‘proportionate’

President Donald Trump said Friday that he pulled back from a strike on Iran 10 minutes before it was set to be launched, saying he felt such a move was “not [...]

Facebook says it shut down Iranian-made fake Republican politicians and U.S. social media accounts

Facebook said Monday it removed 51 accounts, 36 pages, seven groups and three Instagram accounts involved in what it called “coordinated inauthentic behavior that [...]

Obama Administration Hid Efforts to Aid Iranian Windfall After JCPOA Was Signed

By Kenneth White According to the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations through a statement released yesterday, the Obama State and Treasury Department issued a [...]

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran hid nuclear program

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of a hiding a secret nuclear weapons program. However, Iran says it is part of a move to put pressure on the [...]

Saudi crown prince calls Iran’s supreme leader ‘new Hitler’

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has denounced Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the “new Hitler of the Middle East”, as tensions simmer [...]

Tillerson disagrees with Trump over Iran but relationship is ‘good’

Washington (dpa) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday insisted that his relationship with Donald Trump was “good,” though he admitted he [...]

Iran: US Warship Fired Warning Shots at Revolutionary Guard Vessel

Iran said Saturday that a United States Navy aircraft carrier fired warning shots at one of its ships in an “unprofessional” manner, state media reported. Iran’s [...]

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U.S. House will have panel overseeing coronavirus aid law expenditures: Pelosi

28 March 2020

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As U.S. virus cases exceed 100,000, doctors decry scarcity of drugs and equipment

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Trump Says He Told Pence to Ignore Governors in Hard-Hit Areas If They Are ‘Not Appreciative’

27 March 2020

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Mississippi Governor Creating ‘Mass Confusion and Panic’ Amid Pandemic

27 March 2020

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Sean Hannity: Media Scared Trump Looks ‘Too Presidential’ in Coronavirus Briefings

27 March 2020

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Trump orders GM to manufacture ventilators under the Defense Production Act

27 March 2020

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The left makes a grudging peace with massive rescue package

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Trump signs $2 trillion coronavirus bill into law as companies and households brace for more economic pain

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27 March 2020

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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Exceed 100,000; Boris Johnson Tests Positive

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27 March 2020

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Iran

BREAKING: Iran-linked hackers tried to compromise presidential campaign, Microsoft says

BREAKING NEWS: Trump says he pulled back from Iran strike because it didn’t seem ‘proportionate’

Facebook says it shut down Iranian-made fake Republican politicians and U.S. social media accounts

Obama Administration Hid Efforts to Aid Iranian Windfall After JCPOA Was Signed

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran hid nuclear program

Saudi crown prince calls Iran’s supreme leader ‘new Hitler’

Tillerson disagrees with Trump over Iran but relationship is ‘good’

Iran: US Warship Fired Warning Shots at Revolutionary Guard Vessel