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"If You Harm An American...": Biden Warns Amid US Strikes On Iraq, Syria
Following strikes in Iraq and Syria, US President Joe Biden released a statement saying that the US does not seek a conflict in the Middle East but if any American is harmed, the country will respond.
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5 US Detainees Freed By Iran Land In Qatar Under Prisoner Swap Deal
Five US citizens freed by Iran landed in Qatar on Monday in a prisoner exchange facilitated by the release of $6 billion in frozen oil proceeds, an AFP reporter said.
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Iran Briefly Seizes 2 US Navy Drone Vessels In Red Sea: Report
An Iranian naval flotilla briefly seized two American military unmanned research vessels in the Red Sea before releasing them, Iranian state media reported on Friday.
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US Denies Reports Iran Poised To Free Four Americans
A senior White House official on Sunday denied reports from Tehran that an agreement had been reached with Iran for the release of four Americans detained there.
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Donald Trump Thanks Iran As American Freed In Prisoner Swap
President Donald Trump had rare positive words for Iran on Saturday, thanking the US foe for a "very fair" negotiation to successfully pull off a prisoner swap that saw an American released from Iranian detention amid soaring tensions.
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US Rejects Iran Foreign Minister's Hospital Visit Unless American Freed
The State Department said Saturday that it would only allow Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit the country's ambassador in a US hospital if Tehran releases a detained American citizen.
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US Secretary Of State Gets Math Wrong On When Americans Freed By Iran
There is no country Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasts more than Iran, by speech or by tweet. But his point got lost Sunday in a shower of blowback after he incorrectly calculated the date that American diplomats held hostage in Iran were released from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
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Tom Cruise's Mena Renamed American Made. Here's the Release Date
American Made is based on the real-life exploits of Barry Seal, a hustler for drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in US history, one that almost brought down President Ronald Reagan through the Iran Contra scandal
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Barack Obama Denies That $400 Million Payment To Iran Was Ransom
President Barack Obama vigorously denies that a $400 million cash payment to Iran was ransom to secure the release of four Americans jailed in Tehran. He defended the transaction as evidence that the nuclear accord with Iran has allowed for progress on other matters.
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Barack Obama Defends Iran Payment, Says Was Not 'Some Nefarious Deal'
President Barack Obama on Thursday strongly pushed back against criticism that the administration's payment of $400 million in cash to Iran amounted to ransom in exchange for the release of American prisoners.
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Was $400 Million In Cash Handed Over To Iran A Ransom For Four Americans?
Reports of $400 million paid in cash to Iran soon after four Americans were released from prison in January has breathed new life into charges that Washington paid a ransom for their freedom.
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White House Denies Iran Ransom Payment
The White House on Wednesday denied renewed accusations that it paid Iran ransom for the release of four American prisoners, parrying a tidal wave of condemnations from Republicans.
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'$400 Million Airlifted' To Iran By US As 4 Prisoners Were Freed: Report
The US secretly organised an "airlift of USD 400 million" in hard cash to Iran that coincided with the release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to a media report.
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2 Americans Held In Iran Arrive Home After Prisoner Swap
A Christian minister and a former US Marine who were released by Iran in a prisoner swap returned to the United States on Thursday after years behind bars in the Islamic Republic.
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US 'Stuck To Its Guns' On Iran Prisoner Release: Freed Detainee's Brother
Iranian authorities "continued to manipulate" Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian until the moment he was released with four other Americans in a prisoner swap over the weekend, his brother said on Monday.
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"If You Harm An American...": Biden Warns Amid US Strikes On Iraq, Syria
Following strikes in Iraq and Syria, US President Joe Biden released a statement saying that the US does not seek a conflict in the Middle East but if any American is harmed, the country will respond.
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5 US Detainees Freed By Iran Land In Qatar Under Prisoner Swap Deal
Five US citizens freed by Iran landed in Qatar on Monday in a prisoner exchange facilitated by the release of $6 billion in frozen oil proceeds, an AFP reporter said.
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Iran Briefly Seizes 2 US Navy Drone Vessels In Red Sea: Report
An Iranian naval flotilla briefly seized two American military unmanned research vessels in the Red Sea before releasing them, Iranian state media reported on Friday.
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US Denies Reports Iran Poised To Free Four Americans
A senior White House official on Sunday denied reports from Tehran that an agreement had been reached with Iran for the release of four Americans detained there.
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Donald Trump Thanks Iran As American Freed In Prisoner Swap
President Donald Trump had rare positive words for Iran on Saturday, thanking the US foe for a "very fair" negotiation to successfully pull off a prisoner swap that saw an American released from Iranian detention amid soaring tensions.
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US Rejects Iran Foreign Minister's Hospital Visit Unless American Freed
The State Department said Saturday that it would only allow Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit the country's ambassador in a US hospital if Tehran releases a detained American citizen.
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US Secretary Of State Gets Math Wrong On When Americans Freed By Iran
There is no country Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasts more than Iran, by speech or by tweet. But his point got lost Sunday in a shower of blowback after he incorrectly calculated the date that American diplomats held hostage in Iran were released from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
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Tom Cruise's Mena Renamed American Made. Here's the Release Date
American Made is based on the real-life exploits of Barry Seal, a hustler for drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in US history, one that almost brought down President Ronald Reagan through the Iran Contra scandal
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Barack Obama Denies That $400 Million Payment To Iran Was Ransom
President Barack Obama vigorously denies that a $400 million cash payment to Iran was ransom to secure the release of four Americans jailed in Tehran. He defended the transaction as evidence that the nuclear accord with Iran has allowed for progress on other matters.
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Barack Obama Defends Iran Payment, Says Was Not 'Some Nefarious Deal'
President Barack Obama on Thursday strongly pushed back against criticism that the administration's payment of $400 million in cash to Iran amounted to ransom in exchange for the release of American prisoners.
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Was $400 Million In Cash Handed Over To Iran A Ransom For Four Americans?
Reports of $400 million paid in cash to Iran soon after four Americans were released from prison in January has breathed new life into charges that Washington paid a ransom for their freedom.
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White House Denies Iran Ransom Payment
The White House on Wednesday denied renewed accusations that it paid Iran ransom for the release of four American prisoners, parrying a tidal wave of condemnations from Republicans.
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'$400 Million Airlifted' To Iran By US As 4 Prisoners Were Freed: Report
The US secretly organised an "airlift of USD 400 million" in hard cash to Iran that coincided with the release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to a media report.
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2 Americans Held In Iran Arrive Home After Prisoner Swap
A Christian minister and a former US Marine who were released by Iran in a prisoner swap returned to the United States on Thursday after years behind bars in the Islamic Republic.
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US 'Stuck To Its Guns' On Iran Prisoner Release: Freed Detainee's Brother
Iranian authorities "continued to manipulate" Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian until the moment he was released with four other Americans in a prisoner swap over the weekend, his brother said on Monday.
