Tag: iran
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NATO Air Command Says Drone Defence Hinges on Production as Romania Downs Two Over Black Sea
Lt. Gen. Guillaume Thomas says allied industry must produce ammunition at scale, as Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims a 50 percent rise in drone output and France's unrest spreads to Italy.
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Kyiv Independent editorial accuses Trump of helping Russia win the war
The outlet cites a diesel deal with Putin, restricted Starlink use and deadly missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, as Newsweek reports Republican calls for a Starlink probe and Trump defending sanctions waivers.
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Trump Fires Press Secretary Katie Zacharia After Five Days as Corruption Tops Voter Concerns
A Fox News poll found "corruption in government" now leads voter concerns, and Vice President JD Vance said he had seen no evidence Trump enriched himself, though Forbes and Bloomberg report his net worth has more than doubled since his…
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Media Monitor: CSIS Briefing Reports Trump Says U.S. in Denuclearization Talks With Russia and China
CSIS's Nuclear Policy News reports President Trump says Washington is in denuclearization talks with Russia and China, as senators move to block a Saudi civilian nuclear deal.
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Newsweek Reports Iranians' Deepening Economic Pain, Kansas Senate Race Tightening and Hyundai's $15.5bn India Bet
Iranian inflation eased slightly to 83.8 percent a year in September, while Democrat Adam Hamilton polls neck-and-neck with Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate in 94 years.
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Treasury Sanctions Iraqi Bank and Iranian Offshore Lenders, FinCEN Warns Banks on Charity Abuse
FinCEN's alert under Operation Economic Outcast asks financial institutions to report diversion of khums religious tithes through charity networks, while Treasury blocks an Iraqi bank, Iranian offshore banks, oil intermediaries and exchange houses.
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Media Monitor: CAIR Marks Wadea Al Fayoume Anniversary, Urges Trump to Reject Netanyahu's Iran Demands
CAIR is marking three years since the murder of 6-year-old Wadea Al Fayoume, urging Trump to reject Netanyahu's demands for a U.S. attack on Iran and calling on Congress to condemn Israel.
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Poynter Reports Sharp Criticism of White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia's Debut Briefing
Zacharia called on only three reporters, all from conservative outlets, and questions have been raised about her claims to be a lawyer.
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Warns of California Wealth Tax, Iran Appeasement, and NATO Deterrence
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board warns that a California wealth tax would shape the 2028 Democratic campaign, faults Britain for appeasing Iran, and highlights a NATO general's message to Putin.
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Trump Defends Russian Diesel Deal as Omar Calls Home Search Political Intimidation
Federal agents searched Omar's Washington home under a court-approved warrant in an immigration fraud investigation she denies, while four Republican senators and three Democrats urged Congress to block Russian oil imports.
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Flags U.S. Bomber Withdrawal, Rubio Speech, South Carolina Senate Race
The Wall Street Journal's opinion newsletter highlights the U.S. pulling B-1 bombers from a U.K. base over an Iranian threat, Marco Rubio's Athens speech, and a tightening South Carolina Senate race.
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Trump Rallies in Syracuse as ICE Shooting in Bronx Draws Protests and Deportation Blocked
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says there will be no pause on enforcement, after Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul called for a halt.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Reports Iranian Campaign Planted AI-Written Articles in U.S. News Outlets
The Washington Post reports an Iranian campaign planted roughly 100 AI-generated fake articles in at least 20 real U.S. news outlets, according to OpenAI, and also covers relationship conflict and a headmaster's challenge.
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Media Monitor: CSIS Briefing Highlights Space Nuclear Pact, Navy Cruise Missile Program and NATO Exercise
CSIS's Nuclear Policy News reports NASA and the Energy Department signed a space nuclear agreement, the Navy awarded $743.6 million for a nuclear cruise missile, and Italy will host NATO's Steadfast Noon exercise.
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FactCheck.org Stands by Reading of Trump's 'Take Out' Los Angeles and San Diego Remarks
The fact-checking site says the rally remarks were about preventing an Iranian nuclear threat, not inviting attacks on U.S. cities, as Democrats including Gov. Gavin Newsom called for Trump's removal.
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Hurricane Isaias Strengthens to Category 2 as Gulf Coast Braces for Landfall
NPR reports the storm could hit the northern Gulf Coast as early as tonight with winds over 100 mph and storm surges of five to seven feet, while USA TODAY says landfall is expected between the Mississippi coast and the…
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Treasury Sanctions 17 Shadow Fleet Vessels in Crackdown on Iran's Oil Network
Operation Economic Outcast targets 17 tankers and 18 companies moving Iranian oil, petrochemicals and LPG across Asia, as Treasury says it has neutralized most of Iran's remaining shadow fleet.
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Trump Links B-1 Bomber Removal From British Base to Iran-Linked Threat
Vance tells Iran a "meaningful" cut in uranium enrichment capacity is needed to end the seven-month war, as Moscow warns Lithuania over hosting nuclear weapons.
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Suspected Pneumonic Plague Case in Irkutsk Draws Alarm as Siberia Quarantine Widens
About 200 people are quarantined in Siberia after the death of Daria Shipilova, 28, a worker at a Russian anti-plague biolab, and President Trump says the U.S. is looking "very strongly" at the outbreak.
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Examines Trump's Iran Remarks, Mullin's Wealth Claim and a Maine Senate Ad
PolitiFact is reporting on President Trump's rally remarks about Iran and U.S. cities, a Pants on Fire rating for Markwayne Mullin's wealth claim, and a Maine Senate ad.
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Roundup Touches on France Unrest, Iran Threat in U.K., Suncor Case
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board and columnists weigh in on French riots, Iranian activity in Britain, a Colorado climate lawsuit, New York City litigation, tax reform and midterm politics.
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Rates False Trump Claim That He Specified Iran War Timeline Was About Nuclear Threat
PolitiFact reports President Donald Trump now says his four-to-six-week Iran war estimate referred only to eliminating the nuclear threat, but the outlet found he repeatedly predicted the war itself would last weeks.
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Bessent Meets Iraqi Foreign Minister Hussein, Presses al-Zaidi Reforms
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Washington to discuss Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's reforms, Iranian terror, militias and Shiite pilgrimages.
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Media Monitor: CSIS Nuclear Policy News Roundup Covers Detection Test, Russia Threats, Iran Offer
CSIS's Nuclear Policy News reports a U.S. underground blast detection test, Bulgarian and NATO responses to Russian nuclear threats, and an Iranian offer on inspectors in exchange for sanctions relief.
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Treasury Targets A7 Network Shadow Banking Ring Used by Iran to Evade Sanctions
FinCEN proposes rule barring fund transmittals tied to the A7 Network's Sub-Agents and issues an alert to help banks spot suspicious activity, as OFAC sanctions the Russia-linked network.
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Treasury Sanctions A7 Network, a Russian-Tied Shadow Banking Web Used by Iran to Evade Sanctions
FinCEN proposes rule barring fund transmittals tied to A7 Network Sub-Agents and issues an alert, while OFAC designates the network a significant transnational criminal organization.
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UK Says UN Sanctions on Iran Remain in Force Despite Panel of Experts Veto
UK ambassador tells UN General Assembly that vetoes ended the Iran Panel of Experts, but sanctions on Iranian proliferation stay binding on all member states.
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Vandenberg Coalition Calls Xi-Trump Summit "All Style and No Substance"
Vandenberg Coalition newsletter says the second Trump-Xi meeting of the year was heavy on pageantry but left key questions on tech competition, influence operations and detained Americans unanswered.
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Media Monitor: TIME Reports Trump Interview, Flydubai Hijacking Attempt, Iran Letter to U.S. Voters
TIME reports Trump's record 56th cover interview, a foiled Flydubai cockpit attack, an IRGC open letter to American voters, and James Talarico's Texas Senate bid.
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FDD to Host Panel on Diffusing AI Across the U.S. Military
FDD hosts a live event on winning the "adoption war" for AI in the U.S. military, alongside new analysis on Hezbollah's Syria economy, Iran sanctions, and the 25th anniversary of the Afghanistan invasion.
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