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Both countries have refuted the allegations and accused the agency of bias.

US imposes fresh sanctions targeting Iranian entities The US imposed new counterterrorism sanctions on Friday targeting Iranian individuals and entities, according to a notice published on the Treasury Department's website.
May 29 (Reuters) - The United States issued new counter-terrorism sanctions on Friday targeting Iranian individuals and entities, among others, a notice on the Treasury Department website showed. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Daphne Psaledakis)
Bessent insists on Iran: We did not have regime change, but we changed the regime. The first-level leaders decapitated, the second-level leaders decapitated. So, we're dealing with the third level.

The news agency dismissed as untrue US President Donald Trump’s earlier remarks that Washington, in cooperation with Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, will extract enriched uranium and dispose of it
Bessent: So, for the 150th, there was a Calvin Coolidge coin with his image on it. We are going to have the image of President Trump on a coin. And there is a proposed legislation in the House to put President Trump on the $250 bill. Look, I think that if you were the president, just like Calvin Coolidge was for the 150th, if you're the president for the 250th, President Trump should be on there.

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Having outlined some agreements regarding Iran’s nuclear program, the Strait of Hormuz and other issues, the US leader added that "other items, of far less importance, have been agreed to"
Reza Pahlavi: If Europe can have its own union, why can't we have a union in the Middle East? Why can't we cooperate on shared projects involving national security, intelligence, and even military cooperation? Why should we spend so much of our budgets on weapons and arms races, instead of spending those resources on welfare, pension funds, healthcare, and education?
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US says it seized $1bn in Iranian cryptocurrency assets US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington has seized $1bn worth of Iranian cryptocurrency assets as part of its economic campaign against the Islamic Republic. The claim could not be independently verified. Speaking at the Reagan National Economic Forum, Bessent said the asset seizures formed part of the financial pressure strategy pursued by President Donald Trump during its war on Iran.
Reza Pahlavi admits: Why do we say that the world should support the people of Iran in their pursuit of freedom? They are not going to do it because of my beautiful eyes or yours. They will do it because it serves their own interests. We need to convince them that supporting the Iranian people is in their interest.
May 29 (Reuters) - The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization warned on Friday that the war in the Middle East was straining global energy supplies and hitting vulnerable economies hardest. The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has disrupted trade, rattled financial markets and raised concerns over global energy supplies, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for oil and gas shipments.

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US Treasury secretary says any easing of Iran sanctions will be gradual US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has signalled that any rollback of US economic pressure on Iran would happen in stages rather than all at once. Speaking on Friday, Bessent suggested that any relief from the financial and economic measures imposed on Tehran would be introduced gradually. "We'll see ... It will be - anything that's taken off is taken off slowly," he said.
Bessent on Iran: We have seized about $1 billion of Iran's crypto — just outright grabbed the wallets. Some of them may be typing in right now and might not realize their wallet has been grabbed. This is money that's stolen from the Iranian people.

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It’s been a week where, 90 days into the conflict and ceasefire stand-off with Iran, both Tehran and Washington are insisting time is on their side — each claiming the other needs a deal more urgently. Pressure is growing on the Trump administration with soaring energy prices and midterm elections approaching, while Iran is reportedly losing huge oil revenues with tankers backed up in port. Reports suggested a temporary agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was close, before the US struck I
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: One people, one partnership, one destiny, one mission, and above all, one love—the love of family.
A U.S. judge ordered the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, ruling that the venue cannot be renamed without congressional approval. The ruling requires the Trump administration to remove Trump-related signage and references within 14 days.

It was two o’clock in the morning when the explosion hit — a Russian drone smashing into the tenth floor of an apartment block in the Romanian town of Galati, just 11 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter, while emergency alerts were sent to residents across the affected region. Two people were injured and the apartment building was swiftly evacuated. The incident has sparked condemnation across NATO capitals and raised fresh

Khamenei, who led the Islamic republic for more than three decades, was killed in the first wave of US-Israeli strikes that launched the war on February 28.

Several PTI leaders, including party president in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MNA Junaid Akbar, were expelled from Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday while they were campaigning for upcoming elections. Accounts from the PTI and its leaders also suggested Akbar and his companions were also briefly detained by the authorities before being expelled. However, an official statement by the GB government said that no arrests were made and the leaders had only been expelled over violating of the election code of conduct

New report says nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year.

NATO is developing a new quality assurance system for counter-drone and other defence technologies, designed to give nations a reliable way to identify which systems have been properly tested and are worth procuring. The NATO Innovation Badge first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

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According to the ministry, at least 150 airstrikes were delivered during the day

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Trump met for about two hours in the Situation Room but made no decision on a new Iran deal. Source: NYT

The devastation that Israel's campaign has wreaked in Gaza has helped fuel an increase in marriages of young girls.
The Pentagon is recruiting hundreds of junior troops to attend Trump’s June 14 UFC event on the White House lawn. Internal memos show attendees must pay their own travel costs, wear dress uniforms, and meet current fitness standards, including height-to-waist requirements. Source: WaPo

The threats began after the U.S. strikes against Iran and have included identifying details about troops, their spouses and children.

Israel says it rejects allegations in a new report by the office of the UN secretary general.

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Yousif C was arrested near Copenhagen by Danish police after German prosecutors issued a warrant, following the alleged Hamas member's providing five pistols and ammunition to another member.

According to the Russian leader, both sides worked on this for a long time