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POLITICSSep 17Trump says he is weighing whether to ‘annihilate’ IranThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 17US to allow Iran delegation to attend UN meetings in New York as war passes half-year markThe BBC understands Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are among the delegates allowed to enter the US.BBC World
POLITICSSep 17US allows Iranian delegation to attend UN assembly despite ongoing warA State Department spokesman said Thursday that the delegation will be smaller than last year and will face travel restrictions and prohibitions on purchases of luxury goods. A source familiar with the matter confirmed that the approval will include Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSSep 17US grants visas to Iran for UN General AssemblyA Persian delegation will attend the UN General Assembly in New York, despite restrictions and war tensions in the Middle East. The Palestinian leader, without a visa for the event, will have to participate virtually, as part of a US exclusion policy.Clarín
POLITICSSep 17US approves visas for Iranian leaders to attend UN meeting despite war stalemateThe decision on the Iranian visas was announced a day after the State Department denied visas to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegationThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 17US grants Iran delegation visas to attend UN assemblyThe United States is allowing an Iranian delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, a State Department spokesman said Thursday, despite a war that has entered its seventh month. The post US grants Iran delegation visas to attend UN assembly appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSSep 17Major Iranian Airline Suspends Several Flights Abroad, Adding to IsolationMahan Air, a major airline, said it would stop flying to Turkey and Oman just over a week after new restrictions were announced, adding to U.S. pressure on the economy.NYT World
POLITICSSep 17Russia and China Veto U.S. Bid to Renew U.N. Monitoring of Iran Nuclear ProgramNYT World
POLITICSSep 17Rubio takes behind-the-scenes role on Iran war, while keeping his options open for the futureSecretary of State Marco Rubio isn’t the face of the Iran negotiations. He’s kept a discreet public distance as the unpopular war grinds on.NBC News
POLITICSSep 17China, Not Iran, Is Trump’s Real Foreign-Policy DebacleIn 19 months, Washington has lost ground to Beijing on every conceivable front.Foreign Policy
POLITICSSep 17UAE presidential adviser Gargash says trust with Iran will take years to rebuildThe diplomatic adviser to the UAE president told a session in Dubai that relations with Tehran must continue, but that confidence broken by the attacks on the Gulf will take years to restore.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 17Netanyahu: Iran weakened but 'desire' to destroy Israel has not disappearedThe war in the Middle East has weakened Iran militarily but it hasn’t changed Tehran’s hatred for his country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.Africanews [en]
POLITICSSep 17Trump: Surging gas costs are ‘very inexpensive price to pay’ for Iran warPresident Trump referred to surging gas prices as a small “price to pay” for the U.S. war in Iran while speaking to a crowd of supporters Wednesday in North Carolina. “It’s a very inexpensive price to pay for what we’ve done. Remember that. It’s a little more. Frankly, even if it was a lot more,”…The Hill
POLITICSSep 17What are all the sanctions Iran is under?Iran has faced a torrent of international sanctions since the 1979 revolution - here's what's in place right now.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 17Amnesty accuses Iran of crimes against humanityFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 17Democratic senators request Pentagon provide ‘bare minimum’ on cost of Iran warNearly the entire Democratic caucus in the Senate is demanding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide Congress with a full accounting of the cost of the war in Iran along with related budget requests, as frustration grows that the Pentagon is not being forthcoming about the war and its fiscal impact.NBC News
POLITICSSep 17Ghalibaf’s maths missile at Trump decoded: Is Iran fixing US interest rates?Iran's speaker mocks US interest rates, citing the Taylor equation amidst rising global oil prices and inflation.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 17Iran expels Swedish diplomat in tit-for-tat after Stockholm's moveTehran summoned Sweden's ambassador and ordered one of its diplomats to leave within 48 hours after Stockholm expelled an Iranian embassy official for activities "incompatible with the Vienna Convention."EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 172022 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protests: Amnesty International accuses Iranian authorities of crimes against humanityLe Figaro International
POLITICSSep 17Possible U.S. war crimes in Iran cited by U.N.-backed expertsHuman rights experts commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran.CBS News
POLITICSSep 17Trump had to crush Iran instead of making deals. He didn’t — now he pays the price.Last April, President Trump scolded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on warfare. Trump told Zelensky, “When you start a war, you got to know you can win.” That advice was inapt to begin with — Ukraine didn’t start the defensive war in which it is now engaged — but it has aged especially poorly. Trump started a war with Iran this…The Hill
POLITICSSep 17Trump claims direct talks with Iran: Is diplomacy picking up again?The US president says Washington is 'hopefully toward the end' of Iran war, as global energy prices remain high.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 17GOP lawmakers unhappy with lack of progress on Iran warSenate Republicans aren’t happy with the lack of progress in the Iran war and what they say is the administration’s failure to identify clear objectives to end the conflict. The war continues to be a major drag on GOP candidates as the failure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and new threats facing oil exports…The Hill
POLITICSSep 17Women, Life, Freedom Leaves Its Mark On A New Wave Of Iranian CinemaIranian cinema has a long history of confronting censorship. But the Women, Life, Freedom protests changed the terms of that confrontation. Where filmmakers once worked within, or carefully around, an elaborate approval system to tell their stories, many now bypass it entirely at great risk.RFE/RL