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Al-Monitor — Iranian authorities denied US media reports that Washington and Doha had agreed to hold the release of $6 billion kept in Qatari banks that were expected to be unfrozen as part of a US-Iranian prisoner swap last month. “The U.S. government knows that it can NOT renege on the agreement,” Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations announced on its social …

express – With Israel having mobilised hundreds of thousands of troops close to the Gaza, a UK-based expert has warned military action risks an “escalation spiral” – and a war with Iranian proxies. Israel’s military today told hundreds of thousands of civilians living in Gaza City to evacuate ahead of a likely Israel ground offensive, with the directive came after what the United …

theguardian – The CIA has for the first time acknowledged that the 1953 coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was undemocratic. The admission came in a new podcast revealing details about one of the most famed CIA operations of all times – the effort to spirit six American diplomats out …

iranintl – While Iran’s foreign minister speaks of new battle fronts against Israel, several lawmakers in Tehran boasted of assisting Hamas, echoing the regime’s rhetoric. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday that the continuation of Hamas-Israel war will prompt a response from “the rest of the axis of resistance.” The ‘resistance’ front or axis is the term coined by the …

iranintl – More than 100 House Republicans have backed a bill to refreeze the $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue that was released last month as part of a prisoner swap deal. The deal had many opponents among the Republicans from the onset. Some called it ‘ransom’ and warned that the regime in Iran may use it against US interests. But …