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World Nov 17
Iran’s top leader warns ‘thugs’ as protests reach 100 citiesIran’s supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices by 50% after days of widespread protests, calling those who attacked public property during demonstrations “thugs” and signaling that a potential crackdown loomed.
World Nov 16
Protests grip major Iran cities over gas prices; 1 killedProtesters angered by Iran raising government-set gasoline prices by 50% blocked traffic in major cities and occasionally clashed with police Saturday after a night of demonstrations punctuated by gunfire, in violence that reportedly killed at least one person.
World Nov 05
Iran to fuel centrifuges in new step away from nuclear dealPresident Hassan Rouhani's announcement means that Iran's Fordo nuclear facility, publicly revealed only 10 years ago, again will become an active atomic site rather than a research facility as envisioned by the landmark 2015 accord.
World Nov 04
Iran breaks further from nuclear deal on anniversary of U.S. Embassy crisisIran is doubling the number of advanced centrifuges it operates.
World Oct 11
Iran oil tanker struck by missiles near Saudi Arabia, officials sayIranian state television said the explosion damaged two storerooms aboard the oil tanker and caused an oil leak into the Red Sea.
World Oct 01
A year after journalist Khashoggi’s killing, Saudi Arabia has provided few detailsJamal Khashoggis son and a U.N. investigator are speaking out ahead of the anniversary of the Washington Post columnists death at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
World Sep 18
U.S. says attack on Saudi oil site was an Iranian ‘act of war’Iran, which has denied involvement in the attack, warned the U.S. it will retaliate immediately if it is targeted.
World Sep 18
Saudi officials say oil attack could not have come from YemenSaudi military spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki said the attack "came from the north," without saying specifically where it originated. Iraq and Iran are to the north of Saudi Arabia across the Persian Gulf.
World Sep 18
Iran promises to retaliate if U.S. targets it over Saudi oil attackTrump tweeted Wednesday, "I have just instructed the Secretary of the Treasury to substantially increase Sanctions on the country of Iran!"…
World Sep 16
Oil prices spike after drone attack in Saudi ArabiaThe attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record.
