Iran
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Sports
The World Cup continues for the U.S. Will Christian Pulisic be part of it?
DOHA, Qatar — The job for the United States soccer team was simple, really: Win. The stakes and the stage and the politics all made things harder going in to their game against Iran on Tuesday night at the World Cup. The own goal by their federation ...
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World
Your Tuesday Briefing: Anxiety in China
Plus Ukraine updates, a U.S.-Iran World Cup preview and a “She Said” interview.
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News
U.S. Crypto Exchange Kraken Settles With Treasury Dept.
Kraken, a U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, agreed on Monday to pay more than $360,000 to the Treasury Department to settle accusations of sanctions ...
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World
A U.S.-Iran Soccer Showdown Intensifies With Protests as a Backdrop
When players representing Iran and the United States take the field at the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday, millions of fans will be dissecting ...
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Sports
Iran Calls for U.S. to Be Expelled From World Cup
A representative of Iran’s soccer federation on Sunday called for the United States to be expelled from soccer’s World Cup over social media ...
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Sports
How can the United States advance? Here are the scenarios.
Iran’s 2-0 win over Wales on Friday lifted one team, damaged another and brought more clarity to what the United States must do to advance out of ...
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US
United States Enters a New Era of Direct Confrontation With Iran
Over the past few days, Iran has told international inspectors that it plans to begin making near bomb-grade nuclear fuel deep inside a mountain ...
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Sports
Amid Disruptions, England’s Win Over Iran Was the Easy Part
DOHA, Qatar — England opened the first full day of the World Cup with an easy rout of Iran, but tensions tightened everywhere else, off the field ...
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World
2 Iranian Actresses Are Arrested on Protest Charges
The security forces in Iran have arrested two prominent actresses, Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi, for removing their head scarves and ...
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World
In Iraq’s Mountains, Iranian Opposition Fighters Feel the Squeeze
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq — Sitting under an oak tree on a mountainside in the Kurdish region of Iraq, Mohammad Kurd said he recently fled neighboring ...