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Senator Chris Coons of Delaware talks to the journalists during a press briefing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 3, 2021. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
May 3, 2021, 7:33 pm
US officials in Gulf to reassure jittery allies over effort to rejoin Iran deal
Biden administration envoys and US senators say they plan to consult, engage with Mideast allies, as indirect talks in Vienna over nuclear program progress
By Isabel Debre
File: Seagulls fly over the Red Sea port city of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 11, 2019 (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
April 27, 2021, 3:22 pm
Saudi Arabia says it destroyed explosives-laden attack boat targeting port
Private security firms suggest commercial maritime traffic may have been hit in assault on remote-controlled, ‘booby-trapped’ vessel
By Jon Gambrell and Isabel Debre
A member of the Muslim Brotherhood waves his hand from a defendants cage in a courtroom in Torah prison, southern Cairo, Egypt, August 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
April 21, 2021, 8:20 am
Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia top 2020 global executioners list
Amnesty says while numbers dropped due to pandemic, Middle East figures show region is ‘truly out of sync with the rest of the world’; China executes thousands, but classifies info
By Isabel Debre
An undated promotional handout still from the Iranian state TV series, 'Gando,' shows actor Payam Dehkordi, center, who plays a character apparently based on Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, among other actors. (Mohammad Bagheri/TV series, 'Gando,' via AP)
April 4, 2021, 5:06 pm
Iranians say TV spy thriller partially censored by regime
Hardliners and other fans of ‘Gando,’ which valorizes Revolutionary Guards and criticizes diplomats, accuse the government of pulling the 2nd season off the air prematurely
By Isabel Debre and Amir Vahdat
The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is pulled by one of the Suez Canal tugboats, in the Suez Canal, Egypt, March 29, 2021. (Suez Canal Authority via AP)
March 29, 2021, 4:57 pm
Ever Given finally set free in Suez, with tugboats helped by high tide
Giant cargo ship that has been blocking traffic in vital waterway wrenched clear after nearly a week, canal service provider says
By Isabel Debre and Samy Magdy
This picture taken on March 29, 2021 from a nearby tugboat in the Suez Canal shows a view of the Panama-flagged MV 'Ever Given' (operated by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine) container ship as it begins to move. (AFP)
March 29, 2021, 7:44 am
Massive container ship blocking Suez Canal freed, partially afloat
Maritime traffic tracking sites say stern of the boat has moved away from the canal’s western bank; unclear when channel will reopen
By Isabel Debre and Samy Magdy
Fuel installations on the Suez Canal burn after an attack by aircraft of the Sea Venom Squadron from HMS Eagle as Britain, France and Israel intervened militarily and occupied the canal zone following Egypt nationalizing the canal, November 11, 1956. (AP Photo, File)
March 28, 2021, 6:54 pm
Not only grounded ships: A look at past crises that closed Suez
Key waterway has previously been shuttered by military conflicts involving Egypt and Israel, including for years after 1967 Six Day War
By Isabel Debre
Smoke rises after Saudi-led airstrikes on an army base in Sanaa, Yemen, March 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
March 22, 2021, 5:39 pm
Saudi Arabia offers ceasefire plan to Yemen rebels
Announcing proposal, Saudi FM says the Houthis ‘must decide whether to put their interests first or Iran’s interests first’
By Jon Gambrell and Isabel Debre
Performers play folklore music welcoming Persian New Year, or Nowruz, meaning 'New Day,' in northern Tajrish Square, Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
March 20, 2021, 10:24 am
A New Year in Iran, but country’s viral, economic crises remain the same
Citizens have been hit hard by the pandemic, coupled with economic hardship exacerbated by US sanctions
By Amir Vahdat and Isabel Debre
Illustrative: A damaged silo at the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah, November 24, 2020. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)
March 19, 2021, 7:00 pm
Saudi Arabian oil facility struck in drone attack
State media says no injuries or damage in assault, which sparked blaze; Iran-backed Houthi rebels say they fired 6 drones at Riyadh
By Isabel Debre
An undated file photo provided by the family of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian dual national detained in Iran. (Family of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe via AP, File)
March 14, 2021, 1:21 pm
British-Iranian woman back in Tehran court for fresh trial after 5 years in jail
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces new charges of spreading ‘propaganda against Iran’ following completion of prison sentence on widely refuted spying indictment
By Isabel Debre
Sasy and Alexis Texas in the clip for "Tehran Tokyo." (Screen capture: YouTube)
March 11, 2021, 11:11 pm
Iran carries out arrests over racy pop music video
US-based Sasy’s producer defends video that included porn star, as authorities in the Islamic Republic crack down on those linked to clip
By Isabel Debre
An undated file photo provided by the family of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian dual national detained in Iran. (Family of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe via AP, File)
March 7, 2021, 4:34 pm
After 5 years, Iran frees UK-Iranian woman accused of spying, but sets new trial
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 42, still faces a new trial for ‘spreading propaganda’ and other charges, and cannot return home to the UK
By Amir Vahdat and Isabel Debre
lllustrative: A group of Iranian border guards march at the eastern border of Iran shared with Pakistan and Afghanistan near Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, July 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
February 28, 2021, 6:32 am
Iran shuts down internet in southeast province amid protests, harsh crackdown
Rights groups say Iranian government disrupting mobile data network in impoverished area to conceal unrest after several killed in clashes over border shootings
By Isabel Debre
The Helios Ray, which was sailing from Saudi Arabia to Singapore, shown (in a white circle, center-right) on the Marine Traffic website's live shipping tracker soon after it was hit in the Gulf of Oman, February 26, 2021 (MarineTraffic.com screenshot)
February 26, 2021, 4:44 pm
Explosion hits Israeli-owned cargo ship in Gulf of Oman, no injuries
Maritime intelligence firm says blast likely stemmed from ‘asymmetric activity by Iranian military’; ship identified as MV Helios Ray owned by Israeli shipping magnate Rami Ungar
By Jon Gambrell and Isabel Debre
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