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Nervous U.S. Allies Brace for Iran FalloutCaught off guard by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to order the killing of the most powerful Iranian general, the United States’ longtime Gulf and European allies are ...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Rachel Rizzo
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US to Fix, Not Scrap Open Skies Treaty
Washington residents were startled in April 2017 to see a low-flying aircraft transit directly through the normally restricted airspace at the center of the U.S. capital, with...
By Jim Townsend
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Crude oil futures higher on US-China trade deal optimism
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Crude oil futures were higher during mid-morning trade in Asia Tuesday on market optimism ahead of the US-China phase one trade deal signing this week. However, anticipation o...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Turkey weighs challenges, benefits of NATO membership
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Early in December, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on NATO allies to brand the Kurdish militias who fought against Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria as terrorists. T...
By Jim Townsend
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US, Chinese officials in talks on halting imports of Iranian crude
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US officials are working behind the scenes to get Chinese independent refiners to stop importing roughly 200,000 b/d of crude oil and condensate from Iran, in violation of US ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Iran to fund cyber attacks with cryptocurrency
IRAN’S cyberspies will use cryptocurrency to fund information warfare against the West, warns an ex-CIA officer. US cryptocurrency expert Yaya Fanusie says that it is likely T...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Iran avoids full-blown war with US but is caught in new crisis
The Iranian leadership, rattled by the death of a top general in an US drone attack, hit at US forces in Iraq with missile strikes designed to save face at home but not sparki...
By Kaleigh Thomas
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Trump administration vacancies pose risk to national security during Iran escalation, experts saySpeaking from the White House this week amid stoked tensions with Iran, President Trump was flanked by nearly a dozen men involved in our nation’s defense — a move meant to co...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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U.S. Unsuccessfully Tried Killing a Second Iranian Military Official
The American military unsuccessfully tried to kill a senior Iranian military official in Yemen on the same day a drone strike killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s most po...
By Peter Harrell
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Pompeo Imposes Sanctions on Iran, Sticking to Assertion That U.S. Faced Imminent Threat
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The Trump administration slapped another round of sanctions on Iran on Friday and, brushing aside demands from Democrats for evidence, elaborated on its assertions that the de...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump Administration Expands Iran Sanctions
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The Trump administration expanded its sanctions campaign against Iran on Friday, as Washington’s chief diplomat said the U.S. would have been negligent not to kill a top Irani...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The US killed Soleimani. What will Iran do next?
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In his speech declaring a kind of victory over Iran on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said “Iran appears to be standing down,” implying the threat America faces from the Is...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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What is SA-15, the air defense system that may have shot down a Ukrainian plane?
The mixed messaging began almost immediately after a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed near Tehran early Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board. Iranian state media said th...
By Will Mackenzie
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New Sanctions Power Could Squeeze Remaining Iranian Trade Channels
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Fresh sanction powers authorized by President Trump against Iran could squeeze the remaining trade and finance channels keeping the Iranian economy on life support by threaten...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump uses sanctions as a favorite form of retribution — against friend and foe alike
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President Trump has deployed them against foreign adversaries. He has used them with publicly traded companies. And he has even, briefly, slapped them on American allies. So ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Experts: US, Iran Unlikely to Escalate Tensions
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Following Iran's missile attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq Tuesday and President Donald Trump's speech Wednesday, experts say they believe the United States and Iran are unlikely...
By Kaleigh Thomas
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How U.S. Sanctions on Iran Could Hamper Boeing Plane Crash Investigation
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The investigation into this week's deadly plane crash in Iran could be hampered by U.S. sanctions on the country, which may restrict Boeing staff from traveling to the country...
By Peter Harrell
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Here’s what might happen if the U.S. were to suddenly quit Iraq
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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has asked U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to set up a mechanism for U.S. troops to withdraw from the country, according to an Iraqi s...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Its Missiles Did Little Damage, but Iran Has More Potent Weapons
American military and intelligence officials were stunned at the precision, scale and sheer boldness of what they later concluded was an Iranian attack. Four months ago, a sw...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Has Trump deterred Iran? Experts not so sure.
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US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday that the US strike that killed a top Iranian general had restored credibility to the US threat to Tehran to restrain itself mili...
By Kaleigh Thomas
