Tag: Iran

Kraken, a U.S. Crypto Exchange, Is Suspected of Violating Sanctions

Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is under federal investigation, suspected of violating U.S. sanctions by…

Russia Taps Iran and Turkey as Allies Against the U.S.

BRUSSELS — Commenting on the visit of Vladimir V. Putin to Iran, a member of the Russian Parliament…

As Russia Runs Low on Drones, Iran Plans to Step In, U.S. Officials Say

WASHINGTON — The White House disclosure last week that Russia is seeking hundreds of armed and unarmed surveillance…

Griner Case Draws Attention to ‘Wrongful Detentions’

WASHINGTON — Brittney Griner. Austin Tice. The Citgo 6. And now, potentially, three American military veterans who were…

After Israel’s Spies Hit Iran Hard, an Intelligence Official Loses His Job

For more than a decade, he was a feared presence in Iran, presiding over a vast intelligence apparatus.…

Trump’s Shadow Looms Over Fading Iran Nuclear Talks

WASHINGTON — Many factors are to blame for the dying prospects of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.…

Fears Grow Over Iran’s Nuclear Program as Tehran Digs a New Tunnel Network

The deal, which President Donald J. Trump abandoned in 2018, limited Tehran’s ability to install new centrifuges and…

Iran Begins to Dismantle Nuclear Program Cameras After Western Criticism

Iran began dismantling the U.N. monitoring system of its nuclear program this week, partly blinding nuclear inspectors in…

Biden Has ‘Only Bad Options’ for Bringing Down Oil Prices

HOUSTON — When President Biden meets Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia, he will be following…

Putin’s Threats Highlight the Dangers of a New, Riskier Nuclear Era

WASHINGTON — The old nuclear order, rooted in the Cold War’s unthinkable outcomes, was fraying before Russia invaded…

Israel Tells U.S. It Killed Iranian Officer, Official Says

At the funeral in Tehran for a colonel in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, thousands of mourners packed the…

Yemen’s Houthis Went From Ragtag Militia to Force Threatening Gulf Powers

BEIRUT, Lebanon — When a band of scrappy rebels known as the Houthis stormed out of the mountains…