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Iran accelerates production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions with US ratchet up

Associated Press Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium, a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Wednesday showed.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Killed In Helicopter Crash, State Media Says

CBS News Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash Monday after an hours-long search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country's northwest, state media reported. Raisi was 63.

Reports Of New Attack Against US Base In Syria After Alleged Iran Drone Kills American Contractor, Drawing Airstrikes

CBS News A U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and one other U.S. contractor were wounded when a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria on Thursday.

US, Iran In Tense Sea Incident; Tehran Preps New Centrifuges

Trump Attacks Globalism, While Putting Pressure On Iran

News 9 Facing growing calls for his impeachment, President Donald Trump addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and delivered a roaring defense of nationalism

Trump Attacks Globalism, While Putting Pressure On Iran

News 9 Facing growing calls for his impeachment, President Donald Trump addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and delivered a roaring defense of nationalism

Iran Says ‘Idiotic’ New US Sanctions Shut Doors Of Diplomacy

News 9 Iran warned Tuesday that new U.S. sanctions targeting its supreme leader and other top officials meant “closing the doors of diplomacy” between Tehran and Washington amid heightened tensions,

Iran Says ‘Idiotic’ New US Sanctions Shut Doors Of Diplomacy

Tanker Owner Seems To Dispute U.S. Account Of Gulf Of Oman Attack

News 9 The Japanese owner of the Kokuka Courageous, one of two oil tankers targeted near the Strait of Hormuz, said Friday that sailors on board saw "flying objects" just before it was hit, suggesting the vessel wasn't damaged by mines.

Tanker Owner Seems To Dispute U.S. Account Of Gulf Of Oman Attack

AP Sources: Pentagon Proposing Troop Buildup In The Mideast

News 9 The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats , U.S. officials said.

AP Sources: Pentagon Proposing Troop Buildup In The Mideast

Trump Issues Harsh Warning To Iran, Tweeting It Would Meet Its 'Official End' If It Fights US

News 9 President Trump warned Iran early on Monday not to threaten the United States again or it would face its "official end," shortly after a rocket landed near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad overnight.

Trump Issues Harsh Warning To Iran, Tweeting It Would Meet Its 'Official End' If It Fights US

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Iran Claims Right To Respond To ‘Unacceptable’ US Sanctions

News 9 Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday said sanctions imposed by the Trump administration are “unacceptable” but that his country is committed to an international nuclear deal that has steadily unraveled amid rising tensions.

Iran Claims Right To Respond To ‘Unacceptable’ US Sanctions

'All Eyes' On Trump: UN To Meet Amid Tension With US

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World leaders will start trickling into New York on Tuesday for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, but the big names, including President Donald Trump, won't show up to U.N. Headquarters until next week.

'All Eyes' On Trump: UN To Meet Amid Tension With US

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Iranian General To Trump: War Would "Destroy All You Possess"

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A top Iranian general says his forces are ready if President Donald Trump follows through on his warning that Iran will "suffer consequences" if Tehran threatens the United States.

Iranian General To Trump: War Would "Destroy All You Possess"

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A top Iranian general says his forces are ready if President Donald Trump follows through on his warning that Iran will "suffer consequences" if Tehran threatens the United States.

Trump Warns Iran's President In All-Caps Tweet To Stop Threatening U.S.

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President Donald Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani early Monday that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States.

Trump Warns Iran's President In All-Caps Tweet To Stop Threatening U.S.

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President Donald Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani early Monday that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States.

Donald Trump: OPEC Is 'Doing Little To Help' With Gas Prices

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President Donald Trump says OPEC is "doing little to help" rising gas prices and claims "if anything, they are driving prices higher."

Donald Trump: OPEC Is 'Doing Little To Help' With Gas Prices

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President Donald Trump says OPEC is "doing little to help" rising gas prices and claims "if anything, they are driving prices higher."

Iran: "Grave Consequences" If Trump Bails On Nuke Deal

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Iran's president reiterated his warning against a U.S. pullout from the landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers as meetings between President Donald Trump and France's Emmanuel Macron got underway in Washington.