The apparent hackers targeted Kash Patel's communications, but whether they succeeded and how much access they had to the data is still being investigated, the sources said.

Iranian hackers accessed some of Patel's communications, CNN reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

The F-14 Tomcat first entered service more than five decades ago. While this fighter platform, infamous for its role in the blockbuster hit Top Gun, has been replaced by next-generation successors in the U.S., it remains in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Now a top adversary of Washington, Tehran first

Turkey and Iran, which support opposing sides in Syrias civil war, said they have agreed to resume diplomatic efforts along with Russia to restore calm.

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The U.S. Treasury Department announced a new wave of sanctions on Irans energy sector, focusing on oil exports and financial networks that enable Tehran to bypass existing restrictions. These measures are aimed at addressing the countrys continued "destabilizing behavior" in the Middle East, according to a new statement made Tuesday by the U.S. Treasury Department. In Tuesdays statement, ...

The Treasury announced the sanctioning of 35 entities and vessels on Tuesday that have shipped oil from Iran to foreign markets despite sanctions levied by the United States.

The latest US sanctions are part of an effort to disrupt Iran's use of oil revenue to finance its nuclear programme.

Iran has released dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi more than two years after his backing of women's rights protests over Mahsa Amini's death landed him in prison.

Strengthening winter demand from China and higher prices of Irans crude has pushed the spot premiums of Russias ESPO blend from the Far East to its highest level against ICE Brent since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, anonymous trading sources told Reuters. Cargoes of the ESPO Blend set to load in January are now trading at a premium of between $1.30 and $1.50 per barrel over the IC...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched strikes against Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon on Monday after the terrorist group violated a ceasefire agreement that went into effect last week. Hezbollah violated the ceasefire agreement when it launched two projectiles that struck Mount Dov on Monday. The IDF responded quickly to the attack as the Israeli ...

A fuel oil smuggling network in Iraq has generated some $1 billion in profits for Iran, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources. According to the sources, $1 billion is the size of the annual profits from the operation, which began after Mohammed Shia al-Sudani became Prime Minister of Iraq. The smuggling mechanism essentially involves diverting fuel oil from Iraqi asphalt plants and sending ...

India’s Cinevesture International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced its return for a second edition, set to run March 20-23, 2025 in Chandigarh, alongside its rebranded market component CinV-CHD. The festival, which drew industry heavyweights like Karan Johar, Boman Irani, Sudhir Mishra, Shekhar Kapur, and Richa Chadha in its first outing, is expanding through a new […]

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