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Iran Frees U.S. Navy Veteran Michael White Who Was Detained For Nearly 2 Years

7:42pm June 04, 2020

by Austin Horn

White was initially taken into custody in July 2018 while visiting a woman he had met online. He was convicted of insulting Iran's supreme leader and posting private information on social media.

Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council pose for photographers following their summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December 2019.

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Opinion: Gulf Partners Can No Longer Afford To Stay The Course With U.S. Iran Policy

12:35pm May 15, 2020

It is not in the Gulf Arab states' interest to stay the course with current U.S. Iran policy, write former Pentagon officials Bilal Y. Saab and Michael P. Mulroy. Doing so could lead them to war.

Iranians shop at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on Monday. This week officials allowed major shopping areas to reopen, prompting a warning from Tehran's coronavirus task force.

Iran Hopes Slowing Rise Of COVID-19 Cases Means The Worst Is Over

1:03pm April 23, 2020

by Peter Kenyon

Iranian officials say new coronavirus case numbers and deaths are lower than before, but they urge for an end to sanctions under these hard circumstances.

Trump Instructs U.S. Navy To Fire On Iranian Boats If Harassed

5:07pm April 22, 2020

by Greg Myre

His tweet comes days after Iranian gunboats pulled to within yards of a U.S. military ship in the Persian Gulf. There's a history of such confrontations, and Trump's announcement could raise tensions.

In this Wednesday photo made available by U.S. Navy, Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels sail close to U.S. military ships in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait. Eleven Iranian naval vessels made "dangerous and harassing" maneuvers near U.S. ships in the Gulf o

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Opinion: Iran's Aggression Continues Even Amid Coronavirus And 'Maximum Pressure'

5:50pm April 16, 2020

Hawks argue the Trump administration's approach to Tehran is working, but recent events clearly demonstrate that Iran has not been cowed, argue Ariane Tabatabai and Colin P. Clarke.

In Tehran a member of the Revolutionary Guard disinfects a car on Wednesday, to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Iran Needs Help To Fight Coronavirus, But Delivering Aid Is A Challenge

5:17pm March 26, 2020

by Jackie Northam

Iran is dealing with one of the worst outbreaks of the coronavirus in the world. But getting help into the country is hindered both by a truculent Iranian leadership and strong U.S. sanctions.

An FBI poster from 2012 shows (from left) former FBI agent Robert Levinson before his capture, in a video released by his kidnappers and as a composite image of what he might look like after five years in captivity.

U.S. Officials Believe Ex-FBI Agent Who Disappeared In Iran In 2007 Is Dead

8:05am March 26, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Robert Levinson, who went missing while on an unauthorized mission for the CIA, is thought to have died in Iranian custody, his family says.

Line chart for COVID-19 growth in countries

Singapore Wins Praise For Its COVID-19 Strategy. The U.S. Does Not

11:17am March 12, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

Around the world, different countries have responded differently to the coronavirus crisis — with dramatically different results.

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A father holding his son's hand while checking the information board in a train station in Iran's capital, Tehran. Schools were closed and many public gatherings, including Friday prayers, were canceled as the coronavirus spread in Iran, even infecting se

Coronavirus Spreads In Iran, Piling More Problems On The Sanctions-Hit Country

6:32pm March 03, 2020

by Peter Kenyon

The country has been reeling from pressure reimposed by the Trump administration. Now it is scrambling to cope with the virus that has killed dozens of Iranians, including a senior official.

As the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 spreads to more areas, a health worker checks a man's temperature at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Duhok, Iraq, last Tuesday.

Coronavirus Update: Containment Is Possible, WHO Says

7:33pm March 02, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"We have never before seen a respiratory pathogen that is capable of community transmission but which can also be contained with the right measures," the WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.