During a five-decade career in politics, Biden developed extensive personal relationships with multiple foreign leaders that none of the potential replacements on the Democratic ticket can match.
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U.S. says Iran moving forward on key aspect of developing nuclear bomb
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan said separately the situation was being watched for any signs Iran had decided to pursue actual weaponization of its nuclear program.
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Iran’s new president vows balance with all countries but warns U.S. his country won’t be pressured
Iran has long supported the militant group Hamas, and Pezeshkian on Wednesday expressed his all-out support of ‘the Plastesinan resistance’ in a message to the group’s chief Ismail Haniyeh.
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Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels
Iran has maintained its nuclear program is peaceful, but the IAEA chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, has already warned that the capital has enough uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels to make ‘several’ nuclear bombs.
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Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president, others killed in helicopter crash
President Ebrahim Raisi had been discussed as a possible successor for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Helicopter carrying Iran’s hard-line president apparently crashes in foggy, mountainous region
Rescuers were attempting to reach the site, state TV said, but had been hampered by poor weather conditions in the area. There had been heavy rain reported with some wind.
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Iran’s supreme leader tacitly acknowledges Tehran hit little in its massive attack on Israel
Analysts believe both Iran and Israel, regional archrivals locked in a shadow war for years, are trying to dial back tensions following a series of escalatory attacks between them.
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Biden avoids further Mideast spiral as Israel, Iran show restraint. But for how long?
The situation remains a delicate one for Biden as he gears up his reelection effort in the face of headwinds in the Middle East, Russia and the Indo-Pacific.
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Apparent Israeli attack in Iran draws anti-aircraft fire as tensions high in Mideast
Analysts said the relatively limited scope of the Israeli attack and the subdued response by Iran seemed to indicate the threat of an immediate escalation had diminished.
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Biden, U.K. issue new sanctions on Iran in response to weekend attack on Israel
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill also have been quickly pushing forward legislation that would financially punish the Islamic Republic and its leaders.