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US kills 5 Iran-backed militia members in drone strike in Iraq
Middle East
December 6, 2023
US kills 5 Iran-backed militia members in drone strike in Iraq
CNN — US forces killed at least five Iran-backed militia members in a drone strike after the US “identified an…
Opinion: How a Biden move to drop terrorist designation on Iran-backed militia backfired
Opinion
December 6, 2023
Opinion: How a Biden move to drop terrorist designation on Iran-backed militia backfired
Editor’s note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a weekly opinion contributor to…
The Iranian artist using painting to honor her lost homeland
Middle East
November 22, 2023
The Iranian artist using painting to honor her lost homeland
CNN — Soheila Sokhanvari’s retrospective “We Could Be Heroes…” takes its name from David Bowie’s 1977 classic “Heroes,” a song…
Saudi-hosted summit condemns Israel as Iran leader pays rare visit
Middle East
November 12, 2023
Saudi-hosted summit condemns Israel as Iran leader pays rare visit
CNN — Arab and Muslim leaders decried Israeli “war crimes” in Gaza at a summit in Riyadh where Iranian President…
Sisi meets with Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi to discuss Gaza crisis
Egypt
November 12, 2023
Sisi meets with Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi to discuss Gaza crisis
Egypt’s presidential spokesperson Ahmed Fahmy announced that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with his Iranian counterpart, Ibrahim Raisi, on Saturday,…
Iran envoy says Tehran had no direct role in Hamas’ Israel rampage, or proxy attacks on US forces
Middle East
November 10, 2023
Iran envoy says Tehran had no direct role in Hamas’ Israel rampage, or proxy attacks on US forces
CNN — Iran has reiterated that despite its financial backing and support for Hamas and other proxy groups in the…
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has gone on hunger strike, her family says
Middle East
November 8, 2023
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has gone on hunger strike, her family says
CNN — Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi started a hunger strike on Monday in protest over what…
Israel’s cyber defense chief tells CNN he’s concerned Iran could increase severity of its cyberattacks
Middle East
November 6, 2023
Israel’s cyber defense chief tells CNN he’s concerned Iran could increase severity of its cyberattacks
CNN — After suspected Iranian hackers claimed a string of recent attacks on Israeli security cameras, Israel’s cyber defense chief told…
Iran may not want a full-blown war with Israel, but it may be dragged into one
Middle East
October 28, 2023
Iran may not want a full-blown war with Israel, but it may be dragged into one
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…
Iranian teen Armita Geravand dies following alleged assault by morality police
Middle East
October 28, 2023
Iranian teen Armita Geravand dies following alleged assault by morality police
CNN — A teenage Iranian girl who fell into a coma after she was allegedly assaulted by the country’s morality…