I came to Greece to escape imprisonment in Iran but now I realise that Europe is worse – The Independent
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I came to Greece to escape imprisonment in Iran but now I realise that Europe is worse - The Independent
- Netanyahu says hes confident hostage deal can be reached, Iran in deep trouble - The Times of Israel - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- In US, Iran strikes afterglow buys Netanyahu time to carry on ineffective Gaza war - The Times of Israel - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- Iran sees chance for nuclear deal with U.S. even after attacks - The Washington Post - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- Israeli F-15 malfunctioned above Iran in war, just avoided emergency landing report - The Times of Israel - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- Iran vows Israel will 'pay the price' for 'assassination' attempt on president - Ynetnews - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- Putin urges Iran to take 'zero enrichment' nuclear deal with US, Axios reports - Reuters - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- Open letter to Thomas Friedman: Calls for diplomacy with Iran have poor timing - opinion - The Jerusalem Post - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- How the 12-day Israel-Iran war could rebuild the Middle East - The Hill - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- Putin said to tell Trump, Iran that he backs deal barring Tehran from enriching uranium - The Times of Israel - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- Iran Says Its Considering US Offer to Restart Nuclear Talks - Bloomberg - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- What will it take to end Iran's nuke program? An army. - The Japan Times - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- Russia Slams Report It Urged Iran To Agree To Zero enrichment As 'defamation' - i24NEWS - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- Iran: Israel Will Pay the Price for Allegedly Trying to Kill Pezeshkian - Algemeiner.com - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- The cost of assumptions: Iran, Oct. 7 and the power of a conceptzia - JNS.org - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- Tehran dreams of a country like Israel, and Tel Aviv fears becoming Iran - The Jerusalem Post - July 14th, 2025 [July 14th, 2025]
- FM Araqchi says Iran to work with IAEA, but inspections may be risky - Reuters - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- Opinion | Whats Trumps Next Move on Iran? - The Wall Street Journal - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- Rep. Omar on Minnesota shootings, Iran and So Called 'Big, Beautiful Bill' - House.gov - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- Why is it easier to defeat a big power like Iran than the Palestinians? - JNS.org - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- Satellite images show damage at the US base Iran attacked with ballistic missiles one of which hit it - Business Insider - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- Pentagon confirms Iran's attack on Qatar air base hit dome used for US communications - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators Results From Iran Strike Will Inform Its Future: Defense Officials - The War Zone - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- Iran threat to UK is significant and rising, lawmakers say - Reuters - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- Emerging from the Israel-Iran war - Al Jazeera - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- Mass arrests and executions: Kurds in Iran bear the brunt of war with Israel - Ynetnews - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- Iran confirms it arrested 16-year-old French-German biker last month - The Times of Israel - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- The war lasted 12 days. The environmental impact on Iran may last decades - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- Iran poses significant threat to United Kingdom, British lawmakers say in new report - The Times of Israel - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the regions conflicts will it be enough? - The Conversation - July 12th, 2025 [July 12th, 2025]
- Trump brushes off Iran's assassination threat with a don't care attitude - Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- Son of couple held in Iran: 'They aren't spies, they're Mum and Dad' - BBC - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- China likely to strengthen backing for Iran as it looks to secure interests - South China Morning Post - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- How Turkey Views the Iran-Israel Confrontation - The Washington Institute - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- How the West Can Ensure Iran Never Gets the Bomb - The Atlantic - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- Who Will Become the Next Supreme Leader of Iran? - NPR - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- Israel Won the War It Fought. But Iran Emerged Victorious in the One That Mattered - Haaretz - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- Russia vows to refill Iran's uranium stocks, as Netanyahu warns that enriched supply was unscathed during the war - New York Post - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- Opinion | The Fallout From the Iran Strikes - WSJ - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- Pakistans ability to thread the needle in relations with the US and Iran tested by the Israel-Iran war - Middle East Institute - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- How Israel tracked down and assassinated scientists involved in Iran's nuclear program - Le Monde.fr - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- The Limits of Russias Friendship: How Moscow Sees the Iran Crisis - CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- After US strikes, Iran is seeking closer ties to Europes pariah states - The Hill - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- A win for Tehran: experts assess Carlson's Iran interview - - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- Time for Iran to make a no-enrichment nuclear deal - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - July 10th, 2025 [July 10th, 2025]
- Israeli officials think Trump could give them green light to attack Iran again - Axios - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- We didnt wipe them out: Why Iran is still dangerous even after key strikes - The Times of Israel - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Iran's president says Tehran open to dialogue with US, accuses Israel of assassination attempt - Reuters - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Israel said to expect US backing for future strikes on Iran if it revives nuclear program - The Times of Israel - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Trump all for Iran peace talks, but ready, willing and able to strike again - The Hill - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Witkoff promises new nuclear talks with Iran within a week; Trump says not sure they have a purpose - The Times of Israel - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Iran demands accountability for Israel and US after war of aggression - Al Jazeera - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Iran gets significant diplomatic boost from BRICS bloc with Russia and China - Newsweek - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- After setback to Iran's nuclear program, Trump expected to leverage military support in Netanyahu meeting - Fox News - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- A timeline of the Iran-Israel war - Tehran Times - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Turkey is the new Iran - www.israelhayom.com - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- US, Iran de-escalate rhetoric, nudge to talks but Tehran wary of Israels influence - The Arab Weekly - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Sen. Steve Daines says regime change is the best long-term plan in Iran - Fox News - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Why Iran emerged victorious in its war with Israel - Tehran Times - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Why has Iran stepped up its deportation of Afghan refugees? - Al Jazeera - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Iran alone in crises: Where were Russia, China in their time of need? - Euronews.com - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- The 12-day conflict is over: What is next for Iran? | Daily Sabah - Daily Sabah - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- Iran President Accuses Israel of Assassination Attempt in Interview with Tucker Carlson - Algemeiner.com - July 8th, 2025 [July 8th, 2025]
- I will never regret coming: Amid Israels devastating strikes on Iran, a woman traveling solo had to find her way out - CNN - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- A text, a Telegram link, then an offer of money: how Iran sought to recruit spies in Israel - The Guardian - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Tucker Carlson says to air interview with president of Iran - Reuters - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- CNN in Iran: Behind the scenes with our team - CNN - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of Los Angeles' huge Iranian community - AP News - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Nuclear Inspectors Leave Iran After Cooperation Halted With U.N. Watchdog - The New York Times - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Israel concealed information about Iran's destruction of five military sites, satellite images show - Tehran Times - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Only diplomacy will stop the atomic bomb: Reflections following the war against Iran - EL PAS English - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Readers sound off on what Iran achieved, Diddys jurors and Sen. Lisa Murkowski - New York Daily News - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- American Solo Traveler Was in Iran When It Was Bombed. She Documents How She Fled the Country (Exclusive) - People.com - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Iran hit five Israeli military bases in 12-day war The Telegraph - - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Why Hamas can keep fighting without Iran, and what that means for Israel - opinion - The Jerusalem Post - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Iran's uranium supply chain must be thwarted as nuclear program grows - The Jerusalem Post - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Why Im banned from Iran, Israel and the US despite breaking no rules - The Telegraph - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Why Trump stopped calling on Iran to surrender - The Spectator World - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- A week into the fragile Israel-Iran peace agreement, heres what we still dont know - AP News - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Dont look away from whats happening in Iran - The Boston Globe - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]
- Its offensive: voices from Iran as fans face 2026 World Cup travel ban - The Guardian - July 6th, 2025 [July 6th, 2025]