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Activists Fear for Woman After Her Protest in Iran

'We are in awe of her bravery,' woman says of Ahou Daryaei

(Newser) - A young woman filmed walking around an Iranian university campus in her underwear has been adopted as a new hero of the Women, Life, Freedom movement that erupted with Mahsa Amini's 2022 death in police custody . But that's no safe position to be in at the moment. Human...

FBI: Iran Plotted to Kill Trump Before Election

Charges unsealed in court in New York

(Newser) - Iran tried to engineer a plot to assassinate Donald Trump before the election, federal prosecutors say. Investigators learned of the alleged plot to kill Trump while interviewing Farhad Shakeri, an Afghan national identified by officials as an Iranian government asset, per the AP . He told investigators that a contact in...

Trump's Win Sends Iran's Currency to Record Low

'100% he will intensify the sanctions'

(Newser) - Iran's currency fell on Wednesday to an all-time low as Donald Trump clinched the US presidency again, signaling new challenges ahead for Tehran as it remains locked in the wars raging in the Middle East. The rial traded at 703,000 rials to the dollar, traders in Tehran said....

US Confirms Iran Is Holding an Iranian-American Journalist

Reza Valizadeh once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster

(Newser) - An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now, US authorities confirmed Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack. The imprisonment of Reza Valizadeh, acknowledged to the AP by the...

Khamenei Vows 'Crushing Response' Against US, Israel

Iranian supreme leader's threat comes over attacks on Iran and its allies

(Newser) - Iran's supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the US with a "crushing response" over attacks on Iran and its allies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its Oct. 26 attack on the Islamic Republic that...

Khamenei's New X Account in Hebrew Is Quickly Suspended

Iran's supreme leader has had multiple social media accounts for years

(Newser) - The social platform X has suspended a new account on behalf of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that posted messages in Hebrew, the AP reports. The account was suspended early Monday with a brief note appended to it saying: "X suspends accounts which violate the X Rules....

Israel Hits Iran Hard in Predawn Strikes

Attacks on Iranian military sites threaten to escalate tense situation in Mideast

(Newser) - Israel unleashed a series of predawn airstrikes against military sites in Iran on Saturday, saying it targeted facilities used to make the missiles fired at Israel. The attack risks pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East, where militant groups backed...

US: Iran Tried to Kill This Woman in Brooklyn

Officer in Revolutionary Guards is indicted in failed plot against author Masih Alinejad

(Newser) - An official with Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been charged in a failed plot to kill an Iranian-American author on US soil, per the AP . Ruhollah Bazghandi and three other men were charged in a new indictment of trying to kill Masih Alinejad in Brooklyn in 2022, according to the...

Release of Israeli Plans Worries White House

Administration doesn't know how documents became public, Kirby says

(Newser) - President Biden is "deeply concerned" about the unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel's preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran, a White House spokesman said Monday. The Biden administration is still not certain if the classified information was leaked or hacked, White House national security spokesman...

Netanyahu Speaks Out After 'Assassination' Attempt

Drone targeted Israeli PM's house Saturday

(Newser) - Israel's government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house Saturday, with no casualties, as fighting with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza-based Hamas showed no pause after the killing of the Hamas mastermind of last year's Oct. 7 attack. Israel's military said dozens of projectiles were...

Sources Say Israel Has a Plan to Attack Iran

Retaliatory attack expected before US Election Day

(Newser) - Sources tell CNN Israel has readied its plan to retaliate against Iran, and they say the country is expected to carry out that plan before November 5—Election Day in the US. Sources earlier gave that same expected timeline to the Washington Post . The sources who spoke to CNN note...

Biden Is Staunchly Against One Possible Israel Response
Israel Makes
Key Promise
to US Over Iran
UPDATED
Oct 15, 2024 10:10 AM CDT

Israel Makes Key Promise to US Over Iran

Netanyahu says they won't strike nuclear or oil facilities in the nation

(Newser) - Israel has promised the US that it won't go after any nuclear or oil facilities in Iran when it retaliates for a missile strike by Tehran, report the Washington Post and the New York Times . The US previously made clear it wouldn't support such strikes because of fears...

Trump Asks for Military Plane, Vehicles, Other Security Moves

Government told aides Iranian plot against the GOP nominee is still active

(Newser) - Donald Trump's campaign has asked the federal government to take increased security measures through the election, including a military aircraft for the candidate's use, in light of alleged Iranian plots to kill him. Aides also want various military vehicles to move Trump on the ground, ballistic glass pre-positioned...

Supreme Leader of Iran Delivers Blistering Prayers

Khamenei delivered Friday prayers for first time in nearly 5 years

(Newser) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei holds another title, that of Tehran Friday prayer leader, but he nearly always has subordinates fill in for him. On Friday, he assumed the role for the first time in nearly five years, delivering an exceedingly rare 40-minute sermon at Tehran's Mosalla mosque...

CIA Is Openly Recruiting Informants on Social Media

Anyone interested in North Korea, China, or Iran?

(Newser) - The CIA says it was successful in recruiting Russian informants following the invasion of Ukraine. Now, "we want to make sure individuals in other authoritarian regimes know that we're open for business," a rep said Wednesday as the agency put out a call for informants in China,...

Don't Expect Israel to Respond to Iran Like It Did in April

Analysts expect a far less narrow reaction

(Newser) - It's a matter of when, not if, Israel retaliates against Iran, which on Tuesday fired about 180 missiles toward Israel , reports NBC News . An Israeli official told the news outlet that Israel's political, military, and intelligence leaders are meeting at the defense ministry Wednesday to formalize the response...

Biden: US Helped Make Iran Attack 'Ineffective'

Officials say US helped shoot down incoming missiles

(Newser) - Iran fired around 180 missiles in an attack on Israel on Tuesday—but most of them were intercepted and President Biden says US support helped make the barrage "defeated and ineffective." Officials say two US naval destroyers based in the eastern Mediterranean helped shoot down many of the...

7 Killed in Shooting Attack as Missiles Hit Israel

Military says most missiles fired from Iran were intercepted but there were 'a few hits'

(Newser) - Israeli police say seven people were killed and at least eight injured in a shooting and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening. Police say two Palestinian men from the West Bank, one armed with a rifle and the other with a knife, attacked civilians on the city's...

US Expects Iran to Strike Israel 'Imminently'
Iran Launches
Missiles at Israel
UPDATED
Oct 1, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

Iran Launches Missiles at Israel

White House had warned American government employees there to take shelter beforehand

(Newser) - Iran's expected strike on Israel has begun. "A short while ago, missiles were launched from Iran to Israel," the Israeli military said in a statement, per the New York Times . Air raid sirens could be heard in major cities including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and flashes in...

US Offers $20M Reward in Plot Against Trump Official

Americans call scheme part of broader revenge plan that also targets the former president

(Newser) - The Biden administration has put up $20 million in reward money for a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps charged in a plot to kill a former US national security adviser. The offer is good for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Shahram Poursafi, USA Today...

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