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US kills 5 Iran-backed militia members in drone strike in Iraq
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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