Jon Gambrell

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran's runoff presidential election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili. Pezeshkian has promised to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country's mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.

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Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West

July 6, 2024 at 11:12 a.m.

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran's runoff presidential election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili. Pezeshkian has promised to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country's mandatory...

At the Pentagon, leaders are wrestling with what has become a thorny but familiar debate.

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A US aircraft carrier and its crew have fought Houthi attacks for months. How long can it last?

June 19, 2024 at 11:13 a.m.

At the Pentagon, leaders are wrestling with what has become a thorny but familiar debate.

Iran on Thursday prepared to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic, a final sign of respect for a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week.

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Iran begins burying late president, foreign minister and others killed in helicopter crash

May 23, 2024 at 7:37 a.m.

Iran on Thursday prepared to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic, a final sign of respect for a protégé of Iran’s...

Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led series of ceremonies aimed at both honoring the dead and projecting strength in an unsettled Middle East.

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Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president and others killed in helicopter crash

May 21, 2024 at 8:25 a.m.

Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led series of ceremonies...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country’s supreme leader, has died. He was 63.

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Iran’s president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast

May 20, 2024 at 2:08 p.m.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country’s supreme leader, has died. He was 63.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating.

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Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details

May 19, 2024 at 8:53 a.m.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating.

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food and other supplies.

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US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip

May 17, 2024 at 8:13 a.m.

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on...

The White House on Sunday said President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza.

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Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel and Hamas to reach a cease-fire deal

April 28, 2024 at 2:22 p.m.

The White House on Sunday said President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that...

Israel and Iran are both playing down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran. The muted public responses signal the two bitter enemies are ready to prevent their latest eruption of violence from escalating into a full-blown regionwide war. But the indecisive outcome of weeks of tensions — which included an alleged Israeli strike that killed two Iranian generals, an unprecedented Iranian missile barrage on Israel and the apparent Israeli strike early Friday in the heart of Iran — has done little to resolve the deeper grievances between the foes and left the door open to further fighting.

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Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions — for now

April 19, 2024 at 7:15 p.m.

Israel and Iran are both playing down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran. The muted public responses signal the two bitter...

The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights through the world’s busiest airfield for international travel.

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A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods Dubai’s airport

April 17, 2024 at 4:58 p.m.

The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights...

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