The move potentially ends a months-long saga that raised tensions between Iran and the West.
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Saudi oil attacks could raise U.S. gas prices rise 10-25 cents a gallon, experts say
The attacks have crippled the world’s second-largest oil producer and sparked new geopolitical tensions.
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It looks like Iran hit Saudis, Trump says, but no military option yet
The president, who has repeatedly stressed avoiding new Middle East wars, seems intent on preserving room to maneuver in the crisis.
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Gibraltar releases Iranian supertanker that U.S. sought to seize
The move potentially eases tensions between London and Tehran, which still holds a British-flagged vessel.
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Iran test-launches a medium-range missile as it continues to defy U.S.
Iran has responded to stepped-up American economic sanctions with a variety of military moves as tensions mount in the region.
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Trump denies Iran’s claims it broke up U.S. spy ring
Iran says it has arrested 17 Iranians suspected of spying for the CIA, and some of them have been sentenced to death.
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Navy downed Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says
The disclosure comes hours after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was responsible for seizing a tanker that was reported missing over the weekend in the strait.
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Some Iranian women take off hijabs as hard-liners push back
A few daring women are removing their mandatory headscarves, risking arrest by Iran’s morality police, whose job is to enforce the strict dress code imposed after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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House votes to restrain Trump on war with Iran
The action sets up a showdown with the Senate over the annual defense authorization bill.
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Iran threatens to enrich uranium to 20% purity as tensions rise
The country has abandoned its cap on enrichment in response to President Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal and his imposition of sanctions.