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Pakistani, Iranian leaders seek to increase trade, ease diplomatic tensions

Iranian and Pakistani leaders vowed to strengthen economic and security cooperation in a meeting on Monday, as the two countries seek to smooth over a diplomatic rift. Their meeting was part of efforts by Islamabad and Tehran to mend ties which had been briefly strained in January when each carried out strikes in the other’s territory, targeting militants accused of …

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Agitator behind ‘Death to America’ chants in Chicago contributes to Iran state TV, Hezbollah-linked channel

Earlier this month, Anti-War Committee Chicago organizer Shabbir Rizvi was filmed teaching a group of 80 activists in Chicago to chant “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” in Farsi. Rivzi has a troubling background when it comes to his documented support for Iran and anti-Israel views. The Free Press first broke the story about Rizvi’s chants that occurred during …

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Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, dead at 76

Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76. Anderson, who chronicled his abduction and torturous imprisonment by Islamic militants in his best-selling 1993 memoir “Den of Lions,” died on Sunday at his …

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Iranian foreign minister dismisses Israeli strike as 'toys,' says there'll be no retaliation

Iran’s top foreign affairs official dismissed weapons launched against the country by neighboring Israel as “toys” and said there was no plan to retaliate. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian downplayed the Israeli strike during an interview on Friday, hours after the impact. “What happened last night wasn’t a strike,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told NBC News. “They were more like …

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Radical Iranian province hit by Israel highlights regime's weaknesses

JERUSALEM – Just a week ago, some residents of Iran’s central province of Isfahan – a nuclear weapon and missile production hub of the Islamic Republic – cheered the Iranian rockets fired into Israel. In the early-morning hours of Friday, the Isfahan authorities werejolted by Israeli strikes that triggered their air defense systems in the cities of Isfahan and Tabriz …

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Biden admin sanctions Israel national security minister ally, reportedly weighs expanding to IDF unit

The Biden administration could announce sanctions against an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) battalion for alleged human rights violations in the West Bank before the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas-led terrorists, according to reports. Axios reported that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken could announce the sanctions against IDF battalion “Netzah Yehuda” within days, marking the first time the …

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Iranian senior official says country has no plan to respond to Israeli strike immediately: report

An Iranian senior official has revealed that Tehran has no plan to hit back immediately against Israel after the Jewish state carried out limited strikes inside the country early Friday, a report says. The strikes in Iran’s Isfahan province — which is where Natanz, one of Iran’s nuclear facilities, is located —come in retaliation for Iran firing a barrage of …

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Iranian 'nuclear energy mountain' is 'fully safe' after Israeli strike: state media

Iranian nuclear sites are “fully safe” and have not been impacted by Israeli strikes, the country’s regime says. Israel carried out limited strikes on areas of Iran early Friday in retaliation for Tehran firing a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel last Saturday. The region surrounding the city of Isfahan — home to the country’s “nuclear energy mountain” — …

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Iranian-American journalist blasts progressives, urges Michelle Obama, Oprah to help Iranian women

Journalist and women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad is outraged at progressive Americans for refusing to stand with Iranian women and called on high-powered liberals such as Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey to take action. Alinejad, who fled Iran, joined “Fox & Friends” on Friday to discuss anti-Israel protests on college campuses across the country on the heels of “Squad” member …

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Israel strikes back at Iran: Five key questions

Israel carried out limited strikes in Iran early Friday in retaliation for Tehran firing a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel last Saturday. Here are the key facts you need to know about the latest escalation of violence between the two countries. 1. Where did the strike hit? Fox News confirmed there have been explosions in Iran’s Isfahan province, …

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