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Iran braces for low elections turnout as calls for resistance vote fall on deaf ears
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Iran braces for low elections turnout as calls for resistance vote fall on deaf ears

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…
Iran has reduced stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, says nuclear watchdog
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Iran has reduced stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, says nuclear watchdog

CNN  —  Iran has reduced its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium in the months since October 2023, according to a confidential…
US expected to reduce forces near Middle East by removing Marine rapid response force from Mediterranean Sea
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US expected to reduce forces near Middle East by removing Marine rapid response force from Mediterranean Sea

CNN  —  A Marine rapid response force is expected to leave the eastern Mediterranean Sea in the coming weeks and return to the…
US and UK strike Huthi targets in Yemen one day after US strikes in Iraq and Syria
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US and UK strike Huthi targets in Yemen one day after US strikes in Iraq and Syria

CNN  —  The US and UK have conducted strikes on Huthi targets in Yemen from air and surface platforms, including fighter jets, with…
US strikes make it difficult to reach a political solution in the region, Iran tells UN
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US strikes make it difficult to reach a political solution in the region, Iran tells UN

Recent strikes by the US military in the Middle East make it difficult to reach a political solution in the…
Biden’s balancing act with Iran aims for deterrence, not a wider war
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Biden’s balancing act with Iran aims for deterrence, not a wider war

CNN  —  President Joe Biden’s decision to strike 85 targets in Iraq and Syria on Friday in response to the…
US sees signs Iran is worried about escalating proxy attacks amid heightened tensions
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US sees signs Iran is worried about escalating proxy attacks amid heightened tensions

CNN  —  US officials believe there are signs that Iranian leadership is nervous about some of the actions of its proxy groups in Iraq,…
White House formally assigns blame for drone strike in Jordan that killed 3 American service members
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White House formally assigns blame for drone strike in Jordan that killed 3 American service members

Washington CNN  —  The US believes an umbrella group of militants called Islamic Resistance in Iraq was behind the drone…
Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region
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Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region

CNN  —  In a surprise move, the most powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, announced on Tuesday the suspension…
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