Biden admin renewed  billion Iran sanctions waiver two days after Election Day 
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Biden admin renewed $10 billion Iran sanctions waiver two days after Election Day 

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Biden administration quietly extended a sanctions waiver that will grant Iran access to roughly $10 billion from Iraq two days after President-elect Donald Trump’s Election Day victory.  The controversial waiver, which has been repeatedly extended by Secretary of State Antony Blinken despite…

Assad has left Damascus, say senior army officers; Syria rebels say they are in capital
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Assad has left Damascus, say senior army officers; Syria rebels say they are in capital

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters, as rebels said they had entered the capital with no sign of army deployments. “We celebrate with the Syrian people the…

Iran to meet with Germany, France, UK in nuclear talks | Nuclear Weapons News

Iran to meet with Germany, France, UK in nuclear talks | Nuclear Weapons News

The meeting follows an IAEA resolution denouncing Iran for what it called a lack of cooperation. Iran says it will hold nuclear talks with officials from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom this week, amid escalating tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme. The meeting, which is set to happen on Friday,…

Iran says activating ‘advanced’ centrifuges after IAEA censure | Nuclear Weapons News

Iran says activating ‘advanced’ centrifuges after IAEA censure | Nuclear Weapons News

UN nuclear watchdog condemns Iran for failing to cooperate fully and seeks answers on uranium found at two locations. Iran has said it will activate “new and advanced” centrifuges in response to a resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board censuring it for lack of cooperation. The…

Pakistan preparing major offensive against Balochistan separatists | Military News

Pakistan preparing major offensive against Balochistan separatists | Military News

The military has not elaborated on the details of the operation, which comes after a series of deadly attacks. Pakistan has announced a “comprehensive military operation” against separatist groups in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, which has seen a surge of deadly attacks in recent months. Prime Minister Shehbaz…

Iran warns European powers IAEA censure will ‘complicate’ nuclear talks | Nuclear Weapons News

Iran warns European powers IAEA censure will ‘complicate’ nuclear talks | Nuclear Weapons News

Tehran has reportedly offered to stop expanding its stockpile of high-enriched uranium during a visit by the UN nuclear watchdog chief. Tehran, Iran – Iran has warned three European nations against pursuing a new censure resolution against it at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shortly after the head of…

Israeli strikes hit ‘component’ of Iran’s nuclear programme: Netanyahu | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israeli strikes hit ‘component’ of Iran’s nuclear programme: Netanyahu | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country’s air attack on Iran last month hit “a component” of Tehran’s nuclear programme and degraded its defence and missile production capabilities. “There is a specific component in their nuclear programme that was hit in this attack,” Netanyahu said in a speech in…

Spies like them: The intelligence war between Iran, Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Spies like them: The intelligence war between Iran, Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The charging of CIA official Asif Rahman for allegedly leaking US intelligence of Israeli preparations for retaliatory strikes on Iran in October has brought into open view the shadow war of espionage and counterespionage that has raged between actors locked in a regional conflict for decades. The Iran-based Telegram channel…

US military strikes ‘Iranian-backed’ fighters in Syria for a second day | Military News

US military strikes ‘Iranian-backed’ fighters in Syria for a second day | Military News

The US military said it carried out strikes against an Iranian-backed armed group in Syria, its second such operation in two days. The United States military has again carried out air strikes in Syria targeting “Iranian-aligned targets” following a recent rocket attack against US forces at a base in Syria’s…

Saudi armed forces chief visits Iranian counterpart for rare meeting | Politics News

Saudi armed forces chief visits Iranian counterpart for rare meeting | Politics News

Iran’s General Mohammad Bagheri calls for increased security cooperation between the two countries. Saudi Arabia’s top military official has visited Tehran for talks with Iranian officials in a rare high-level meeting since the countries restored ties last year, Iran’s state media reported, General Chief of Staff Fayyad al-Ruwaili of the…