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How Donald Trump's travel ban has hit Iran's tourism renaissance - The Independent
- The violence in Iran could lead to civil war - The Economist - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- U.S. and Iran plan talks in Istanbul, as Trump warns of bad things - The Washington Post - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Trump says talks with Iran ongoing - Reuters - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Trump pairs deal talk with war threats ahead of Iran negotiations - - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- As US and Iran set for talks, Trump warns bad things will happen if no deal reached - The Times of Israel - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- U.S. and Iran may hold talks in Istanbul on Friday as Trump weighs military action - NBC News - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard being listed as a terror group - ABC News - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Arrested in Iran for Criticizing Regime - The New York Times - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- U.S. and Iran expected to hold nuclear talks on Friday, sources say - NBC News - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Iran rebuilds nuclear sites as US weighs strike - The Jerusalem Post - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Trump says big ships are heading to Iran right now in new threat - latest - The Independent - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Co-writer of Oscar-nominated film It Was Just an Accident arrested in Iran - The Guardian - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Ahead of Friday nuclear talks with Iran, Witkoff heading to Israel to meet PM, Zamir - The Times of Israel - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Israel to push for US to demand that Iran give up nuclear program, missiles, proxies report - The Times of Israel - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Iran has repeatedly proved itself untrustworthy in negotiations: Brit Hume - Fox News - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- U.S. tells Iran it is ready to meet and negotiate a deal - Axios - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Voices from inside Iran : State of the World from NPR - NPR - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- US, Iran signal talks to avert military conflict amid tensions in the Gulf - Al Jazeera - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Trump weighs diplomacy with Iran amid rising tensions - Fox News - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Alarm grows over detention of doctors who treated Iran protesters - - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Interview with the Director of Iranian Studies: How the West Gets Iran Wrong - The Stanford Review - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Talks Are Iran's Last Chance to Avoid Confrontation With Trump but Wide Gaps Remain - Haaretz - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Iran's foreign minister says Tehran ready to resume nuclear talks with U.S. - Axios - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Iran heads for make or break this week over averting war with US - Sky News - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- US, Iran ready to talk, with mediators organizing meeting in Ankara report - The Times of Israel - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Iran and U.S. to hold nuclear talks on Friday as Trump warns Tehran - The Japan Times - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Trump tells Iran to drop nuclear aims and stop killing protesters to avoid military action - BBC - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- Iran orders talks with US as Trump warns of 'bad things' if no deal reached - The Mountaineer - February 2nd, 2026 [February 2nd, 2026]
- The War Room newsletter: Three ways Donald Trump could strike Iran - The Economist - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Aircraft carrier reaches Middle East, bolstering Iran options for Trump - The Washington Post - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30,000, According to Local Health Officials - Time Magazine - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Iran offline: How a government can turn off the internet : Short Wave - NPR - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Lebanon's Hezbollah chief says group concerned with confronting US threat against Iran - Reuters - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- New Iran videos show bodies piled in hospital and snipers on roofs - BBC - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- US Official says Washington is open for business if Iran wishes to contact them - Reuters - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Trump warned off Iran strikes in 'you will reap the whirlwind' threat - Sky News - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Airlines Are Suspending Flights to Dubai, Iran, and IsraelHere's What to Know - Cond Nast Traveler - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Pools of blood, hundreds of gunshots: I am a surgeon in Iran - this is the horror Ive witnessed in the crackdown - The Guardian - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in the Middle East as Tensions With Iran Remain High - Military.com - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Italy pushes for EU clampdown on Iran's Revolutionary Guard over 'heinous acts - Reuters - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- After mass killings, bodies of Iran's slain leveraged to quash dissent - - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Iran tensions: US aircraft carrier, warships arrive in Middle East - Times of India - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Italy urges EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terror group - Euronews.com - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- USS Abraham Lincoln returns to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran - Task & Purpose - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- US warships arrive in Middle East amid fears Trump will finally order Iran strike - The Independent - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Trump: Iran wants to talk, situation in flux after US sent big armada to Mideast - timesofisrael.com - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- US Official Says Washington Is Open for Business if Iran Wishes to Contact Them - U.S. News & World Report - January 26th, 2026 [January 26th, 2026]
- Scale of Iran's nationwide protests and bloody crackdown come into focus even as internet is out - ABC News - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei moves to underground bunker amid fears of US strike - report - jpost.com - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Iran-US tensions LIVE: Trump gets new trigger ready threat from Tehran, India gets a thank you note - Hindustan Times - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- 'A moment like no other': US-based think tank urges Trump to sap Iran - - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Scale of Iran's nationwide protests and bloody crackdown come into focus even as internet is out - AP News - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Iran offers first government-issued death toll from protest crackdown, one far lower than activists - AP News - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- An exiled crown prince says he can lead Iran to democracy, but Trump hasn't endorsed him - NBC News - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Iran Warns Middle East Will Collapse If Government Falls Amid US Threats - Newsweek - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- As Iran Grieves, Accounts Emerge of Disrespectful Treatment of Protest Victims - The New York Times - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Iran is not a major oil producer, but it still moves prices. Here's why - CNBC - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Trump sends 'massive' armada to Middle East in warning to Iran - Fox News - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Trump warns U.S. 'armada' heading to Iran; death toll in protest crackdown tops 5,000, activists say - NBC News - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Iran adopts military posture against free flow of information, report says - - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Turkey's FM says Israel still seeking chance to attack Iran - jpost.com - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- The night Iran went dark: Witness accounts and video reveal violence inflicted during Irans internet blackout - CNN - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Trump Says U.S. Armada Is Heading to Iran, Raising Pressure on Regime - The New York Times - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander warns the US, says his force has its 'finger on the trigger' - The Independent - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Trump says US still watching Iran as massive fleet heads to Gulf region - Al Jazeera - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- European air carriers scuttle Middle East service in face of US-Iran tensions - Anadolu Ajans - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Iran warns it will regard any attack as all-out war after Trump moves armada to Middle East - The Independent - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Why Qatar is betting on diplomacy with Iran - Al Jazeera - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Trump threatens Iran with crushing response as Tehran denies halting protest executions - Fox News - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- US carrier strike group not within striking distance of Iran yet - Fox News - - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Inside Trumps Iran warning and the unexpected pause that followed - Fox News - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Iran's top prosecutor criticizes Trump's announcement that 800+ executions were halted: 'Completely false' - Fox News - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- I am in Iran watching the protests and desperate for change. But I dont believe the regime will fall | Anonymous - The Guardian - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Western media is silent on Iran, and ignores democracy - jpost.com - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- IRGC leader warns Iran has 'finger on the trigger' as it awaits US 'armada': 'More ready than ever' - New York Post - January 24th, 2026 [January 24th, 2026]
- Trump says all meetings with Iran are off until crackdown on protesters ends - CNN - January 14th, 2026 [January 14th, 2026]
- At least 2,571 killed in Iran's protests, Trump says 'help is on the way' - Reuters - January 14th, 2026 [January 14th, 2026]
- Heres What to Know About the Protests in Iran - The New York Times - January 14th, 2026 [January 14th, 2026]
- More than 2,000 people reported killed at Iran protests as Trump says 'help is on its way' - BBC - January 14th, 2026 [January 14th, 2026]
- Column | Could Iran go the way of Venezuela? - The Washington Post - January 14th, 2026 [January 14th, 2026]