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Dec 03 2019
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Trump’s Iran whisperer
The way the wind whipped on the other end of the line, the State Department’s special representative for Iran knew the man he’d called was at sea.
“This is Brian Hook,” the American official said, his voice stern and direct. The connection wasn’t great, and the swirling gusts made it hard for the Mediterranean shipping executive on the other end to hear him clearly.
“This is
VoxApr 16 2015
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US Marine imprisoned in Iran a victim of torture, cruelty, family says
The family of a U.S. Marine imprisoned in Iran for nearly four years says the American has been drugged, whipped and told a heartbreaking lie that his mother died in a car accident while he awaits a retrial.
The sister and brother-in-law of Amir Hekmati appeared on Fox News Channel's "On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren," where they described in chilling detail the torture that the
Fox News LatinoNov 13 2019
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Israel-Gaza fighting continues for second day after militant's death
Cross-border violence between Israel and militants in Gaza is continuing, a day after an Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander.
After an overnight lull, rocket fire towards Israel resumed and Israeli aircraft conducted retaliatory strikes.
Gaza's health ministry said 13 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire on Wednesday, bringing the death toll
BBC NewsApr 09 2015
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Critics: Obama Shows Anti-Christian Bias
President Barack Obama's comment at this week's Easter Prayer Breakfast that some Christians are acting "less-than-loving" is the latest in a string of remarks and actions that some say suggest he has an anti-Christian bias.
"On Easter, I do reflect on the fact that, as a Christian, I am supposed to love, and I have to say that sometimes when I listen to less-than-loving expressions by
Newsmax (News)Apr 09 2015
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Noncommittal on Nuclear Deal
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared Thursday there was no guarantee of a final deal over Tehran’s nuclear program, saying world powers led by the U.S. couldn’t be trusted to negotiate in good faith.
“There has been nothing done and there is nothing binding,” Mr. Khamenei said in his eagerly awaited response to the framework nuclear agreement struck in Switzerland last
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 10 2015
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Lawmakers condemn 'barbaric' killing of American aid worker held by ISIS
Administration officials and lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday condemned the killing of Kayla Jean Mueller -- a 26-year-old American aid worker who had been held hostage by Islamic State militants -- calling it a “barbaric” act and “an unspeakably ugly insult to the civilized world.”
“ISIL, and ISIL alone, is the reason Kayla is gone,” Secretary of State John Kerry said in a written
Fox News DigitalApr 10 2024
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US Delivers Seized Iranian Weapons to Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion
The U.S. has delivered seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine to help defend against the Russian invasion, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.
The Details: The April 4 shipment included over 5,000 firearms, sniper rifles, machine guns and RPG-7s, along with 500,000 rounds of ammunition. The weapons were originally intercepted between 2021 and 2023 en route to Houthi forces in Yemen from the
Al Jazeera Breitbart News NewsweekJun 13 2019
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Oil tanker crews abandon ship after 'reported attack' in Gulf of Oman amid tensions with Iran
An apparent attack Thursday on two oil tankers off the Iranian coast left one ship ablaze, forced crews of both to abandon ship and threatened to further strain already tense US-Iran relations.
No nation or group claimed responsibility for the attack, the second on oil tankers in the region in a month.
"We are aware of the reported attack on shipping vessels in the Gulf of Oman
USA TODAYJan 15 2015
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Life under ISIS: Medieval occupiers force children to donate blood for fighters
For Syrians still stuck in the once-thriving city of Raqqa, life under the thumb of the black-clad Islamic State thugs who patrol the caliphate’s unofficial capital has become a bleak tableau of misery and deprivation.
The 2,300-year-old city on the bank of the Euphrates has been ruled by Greeks, Romans, Bedouins and Ottomans, but the Islamist marauders who currently hold power have
Fox News DigitalOct 21 2019
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Diplomats describe all-time low in morale at State under Trump
The Trump administration's perennial push for steep budget cuts, an exodus of senior staffers with decades of experience and constant allegations that agency employees represent a deep state has sent morale at the State Department to an unprecedented low.
On top of that, President Trump has fired a senior diplomat after a whisper campaign mounted by his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani,
The Hill