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U.S. Vessel Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Patrol Boats

A United States Coast Guard cutter fired 30 warning shots after 13 Iranian fast patrol boats menaced a group of American Navy ships sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said on Monday. The incident marked the third time in little more than a month that vessels from Iran and the United States have come dangerously close in or near the Persian Gulf, escalating tensions between the two nations as their negotiators have resumed talks toward renewing the 2015 nuclear deal.

Link to the article on the New York Times. 

  • Canada Imposes New Sanctions Against Iran Over Protests, Drones

    March 28, 2023
    TOP STORIES Canada Imposes New Sanctions Against Iran Over Protests, Drones | Voice Of America The Canadian government said on Monday it was targeting two entities and eight individuals as part of new sanctions against Iran over human rights violations and production of drones and ballistic missiles. Canada's latest round...

  • Biden Warns Iran After Tit-For-Tat Strikes In Syria

    March 27, 2023
    TOP STORIES Biden Warns Iran After Tit-For-Tat Strikes In Syria | Reuters President Joe Biden on Friday warned Iran that the United States would "act forcefully" to protect Americans, after the U.S. military carried out air strikes against Iran-backed forces in retaliation for an attack in Syria. Later, officials said...

  • Suspected Iran Drone Kills US Worker In Syria; US Retaliates

    March 24, 2023
    TOP STORIES Suspected Iran Drone Kills US Worker In Syria; US Retaliates | Associated Press A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said. American forces said they retaliated soon after with “precision...

  • Scoop: Iran Enriching Uranium Above 60% Could Trigger Strike, Israeli Official Says

    March 23, 2023
    TOP STORIES Scoop: Iran Enriching Uranium Above 60% Could Trigger Strike, Israeli Official Says | Axios Israel told the Biden administration and several European countries that Iran would be entering dangerous territory that could trigger an Israeli military strike if it enriches uranium above the 60% level, a senior Israeli...

  • US Announces Sanctions On Iran Drone Procurement Network

    March 22, 2023
    TOP STORIES US Announces Sanctions On Iran Drone Procurement Network | Associated Press The United States said Tuesday it is imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian firms and people accused of procuring equipment used for Iranian drones. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control coordinated with the FBI to...

  • EU Extends Iran Sanctions To Judges, Clerical Council

    March 21, 2023
    TOP STORIES EU Extends Iran Sanctions To Judges, Clerical Council | AFP European ministers agreed Monday to add eight Iranians and one of the Tehran government's most powerful bodies to EU sanctions lists, alleging human rights violations. The individuals — including clerics, judges and a broadcaster — are accused of...

  • EU To Impose Further Sanctions On Iran For Human Rights Violations -Germany

    March 20, 2023
    TOP STORIES EU To Impose Further Sanctions On Iran For Human Rights Violations -Germany | Reuters European Union foreign ministers will slap a sixth package of sanctions on Iran in response to human rights violations, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said as she arrived for a meeting with her EU...

  • Iranian-Born Belgian MP: EU Ministers Working Toward IRGC Terrorist Designation

    March 17, 2023
    TOP STORIES Iranian-Born Belgian MP: EU Ministers Working Toward IRGC Terrorist Designation | Voice of America The only European Union lawmaker of Iranian origin who lived in Iran until adulthood says EU foreign ministers are working to resolve obstacles to designating Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization...

  • UK Urged To Sanction Iranian Officials On Anniversary Of Zaghari-Ratcliffe Release

    March 16, 2023
    TOP STORIES UK Urged To Sanction Iranian Officials On Anniversary Of Zaghari-Ratcliffe Release | The Guardian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her legal advisers have marked the first anniversary of her release from an Iranian jail by urging Britain to sanction 10 Iranian officials they say are responsible for a resurgence in...

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