IRAN HAS an uncanny way of hijacking American presidencies. The 1979 Iranian revolution and subsequent hostage crisis ended Jimmy Carter’s presidency. The Iran-contra affair tainted Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Iranian machinations in post-war…
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BBC Verify Live: Images show destroyed Iran jet and new air strikes on Tehran
Analysing the latest satellite images after Israeli strikes on Iranpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time
Joshua Cheetham
BBC Verify journalistWe’ve been speaking to experts about the latest satellite imagery showing the impact of…
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How has Iran managed to pierce through Israel’s air defence systems? | Israel-Iran conflict News
Israel’s launch of air attacks against Iran on Friday prompted Tehran to fire a wave of retaliatory strikes on Israel, and some Iranian ballistic missiles have pierced through Israel’s missile defence systems and hit key targets.
Israel’s…
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Workers in China process data for AI : NPR
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.
You might…
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Trump Says He ‘May’ Strike Iran’s Nuclear Facilities (Live)
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President Donald Trump left open the possibility the U.S. could strike Iran’s nuclear facilities Wednesday, hours after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned any U.S. involvement in its conflict with Israel will have…
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‘What should we do?’ Seeking clarity in Tehran as Israeli jets fly overhead
Kasra NajiSpecial correspondent, BBC Persian
Xinhua/ShutterstockThousands of people are fleeing Tehran as Israel continues with its air strikes Fear and stress are evident in my sister’s voice in Tehran, despite the crackling, intermittent WhatsApp…
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Video. Watch: Indonesia volcano eruption sends ash 10km into sky
Authorities raised the volcano’s alert status to its highest level and widened the exclusion zone to 8 kilometres from the crater.
The eruption, one of several in recent months, produced over 50 seismic events in just two hours, far above the daily average.
Footage captured towering…
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