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Hezbollah Is Down, but Not Out, as Lebanon Faces Pressure to Disarm It

December 20, 2025

The Lebanese militant group has resisted calls to lay down all its arms, risking a return to war with Israel.
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Economic Conditions And Trends, Embargoes And Sanctions, Internal-open-access-from-nl, International Relations, Iran, Iran-israel War (2025- ), Israel, Khamenei, Ali, Pezeshkian, Masoud, Politics And Government, Shortages, United States, United States International Relations

Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes

December 18, 2025

Amid sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands.
Source Link Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes

Human Rights And Human Rights Violations, Iran, Mohammadi, Narges (1972- ), Nobel Prizes, Norwegian Nobel Committee, Political Prisoners

Iranian Authorities Assaulted Detained Nobel Laureate, Family Says

December 15, 2025

Narges Mohammadi and several other Iranian activists were detained last Friday. She has been beaten, requiring emergency medical treatment, and accused of working with Israel, her family said.
Source Link Iranian Authorities Assaulted Detained Nobel Laureate, Family Says

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What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela

December 12, 2025

The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s military pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.
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Iran Arrests Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Amid Broader Crackdown

December 12, 2025

The human rights activist was released on furlough from prison last year, but was detained again on Friday, along with several other human rights activists.
Source Link Iran Arrests Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Amid Broader Crackdown

Embargoes And Sanctions, Freight (cargo), International Trade And World Market, Iran, Maduro, Nicolas, Oil (petroleum) And Gasoline, Search And Seizure, Ships And Shipping, Smuggling, Trump, Donald J, United States Defense And Military Forces, United States International Relations, United States Politics And Government, Venezuela

Trump Says U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast

December 11, 2025

The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a campaign against President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.
Source Link Trump Says U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast

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Seattle’s Plans for a Pride Match at World Cup Infuriates Iran and Egypt

December 10, 2025

The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day celebrating L.G.B.T.Q. communities.
Source Link Seattle’s Plans for a Pride Match at World Cup Infuriates Iran and Egypt

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U.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say

December 8, 2025

The plane, carrying about 50 Iranians and other deportees, took off from Arizona on Sunday, under a deal the Trump administration reached with Iran two months ago.
Source Link U.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say

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Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia

December 3, 2025

Meanwhile, Iran grapples with one of worst droughts and temperatures fall 10C below normal in US

More heavy rainfall is expected in Sri Lanka in the coming days, likely resulting in further damage across the country. It comes after torrential rainfall in south-east Asia triggered catastrophic flash floods and landslides that have affected millions, killing more than 300 people in Indonesia and 160 in Thailand, with hundreds more still missing.

Parts of North Sumatra, Indonesia, were hit with rainfall totals of 800mm over four days, with other areas also experiencing heavy rainfall.

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Source Link Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia

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Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’

December 3, 2025

Iranian film-maker won Cannes film festival’s Palme D’Or prize earlier this year for It Was Just an Accident

Iran has sentenced the Palme d’Or-winning film-maker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities” against the country.

The sentence includes a two-year ban on leaving Iran and prohibition of Panahi from membership of any political or social groups, his lawyer Mostafa Nili said, adding that they would file an appeal.

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Source Link Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’

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