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"Act bolsters our ability...": US State Secy Blinken as Iran releases Amer
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday expressed his happiness and said that the US will use the Levinson Act and other tools to promote accountability for Iran and other regimes for the cruel practice of wrongful detention of Americans.
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Iran releases five prisoners in swap deal with US
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Iran has released five imprisoned Americans who, the US government claimed, were wrongfully detained and are now on a flight out of the country, CNN reported on Monday.
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We would welcome any steps that Iran takes to actually de-escalate growing
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that Washington would welcome any steps from Tehran for de-escalating the “growing nuclear threats”.
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US, Iran tensions escalate as Pentagon deploys nuclear-powered submarine i
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Tensions escalated between Tehran and Washington after US Navy has launched a submarine capable of carrying a large payload of missiles into the Middle East in an apparent warning directed toward Iran, Fox News reported.
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US officials deny Iranian claims of prisoner swap deal
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Statements from Iranian officials that a deal regarding the exchange of prisoners has been reached are another especially cruel lie that only adds to the suffering of their families," State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN.
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Iran's growing influence in Venezuela challenges West
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The US research group Foundation for Defense of Democracies said in a report last December that CICL is a Latin American branch of Iran's al-Mustafa International University, which the report describes as Tehran's principal institution for recruiting, indoctrinating and training foreign conv
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China orchestrating cyber attacks on allies, competitors: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China has been orchestrating cyber attacks on both allies and competitors, the Indo Pacific Centre for Strategic Communications (IPCSC) reported, adding that the countries affected include Russia, US, Iran and its latest target, South Korea.
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Pakistan plans to buy oil from Iran, thinks of ways to avoid sanctions
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan plans to buy oil and gas from Iran, but wants it do it in such a way that it escapes sanctions from the US and other Western countries.
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Former UN official held over 6 years in Iran allowed to leave, son freed f
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 3 (ANI): Baquer Namazi, an Iranian-American and the former United Nations official imprisoned in Iran on charges of spying and cooperating with the US government, has been released, according to local media citing officials.
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US Navy confirms Iran tried to seize vessels in Red Sea, second such incid
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI/Sputnik): An Iranian warship attempted to seize unmanned surface vessels in the Red Sea belonging to the US Navy, marking the second incident in a week's time where Iran tried to capture a US vessel, 5th Fleet spokesman Tim Hawkins told Sputnik on Friday.
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US affirms 'closer' than before on Iran Deal as Oil ends down after neari
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 23 (ANI): Crude oil prices closed down after nearing six-month lows on Monday as oil bulls feared that Iran might win back its stalled nuclear deal from global powers to pave its re-entry into the export market for oil.
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US slams Iran for attack on Salman Rushdie, calls to abandon "extraneous"
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): The US on Monday (local time) termed attack on Salman Rushdie as "despicable, disgusting" and called on Iran to abandon "extraneous" demands in nuclear talks.
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