April 02 2025
The new chief of US intelligence shocked and surprised many Republicans in Congress when she told them that Iran is not building any nuclear weapons.
Many news reports presented this as a new position by US…
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US sanctions Iranian financier for laundering millions for Houthis
The US Treasury Department sanctioned an Iranian citizen based in Turkey accused of laundering millions of dollars in support of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, as Washington intensifies efforts to disrupt financial networks backing the Iran-aligned…
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Military confrontation seems inevitable if no new Iran nuclear deal, France says – Reuters
Military confrontation seems inevitable if no new Iran nuclear deal, France says ReutersView Full coverage on Google News
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Military confrontation ‘almost inevitable’ if Iran nuclear talks fail: French FM
France’s foreign minister warned Wednesday that a military confrontation with Iran would be “almost inevitable” if talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme failed.
“In the event of failure, a military confrontation would appear to be almost…
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Val Kilmer leaves legacy of film, stage, and poetry
Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65 from pneumonia, leaving behind a career that reached far beyond action movies.
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Sanction, Call for Negotiation, Then Threaten! Trump’s Peace Recipe
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This is a part of the U.S. maximum pressure campaign on Iran. Donald Trump’s alleged preference for negotiations and a safe settlement of the problem with Iran comes as Washington is sending bombers to the…
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Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza ambulances
BBCParamedic Munther Abed survived the attack that killed 15 emergency workers by diving to the floor in the back of his ambulance “I’m the only survivor who saw what happened to my colleagues,” Munther Abed says, scrolling through pictures of his…
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New antibiotic for multidrug resistant superbug
Researchers from the universities in Konstanz and Vienna discover a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhoea. These substances trigger a self-destruction program, which also…
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says US cancelled his visa
The former president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias, says his US visa has been revoked.
Arias, a Nobel laureate, said he was informed of the decision weeks after he had publicly criticised Donald Trump, comparing the behaviour of the US president to…
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Can Trump’s Middle East strategy avert military confrontation with Iran?
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as…
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