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Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts
BySanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon August 22, 2025

Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.

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Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts
BySanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon August 22, 2025August 22, 2025

Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.

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Saudi Arabia Pledges to Invest More Than $6 Billion in Syria
ByChristina Goldbaum and Ismaeel Naar July 24, 2025

The deals highlight the countries’ deepening relationship under the new Syrian government, and a wave of investment in a country squeezed by war and sanctions.

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Saudi Arabia Pledges to Invest More Than $6 Billion in Syria
ByChristina Goldbaum and Ismaeel Naar July 24, 2025

The deals highlight the countries’ deepening relationship under the new Syrian government, and a wave of investment in a country squeezed by war and sanctions.

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Iran Says It Could Exit Nuclear Treaty if Europe Reimposes Sanctions
ByFarnaz Fassihi July 23, 2025

The warning from Iran’s deputy foreign minister came days before he is set to travel to Istanbul for nuclear talks with European counterparts.

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Iran Says It Could Exit Nuclear Treaty if Europe Reimposes Sanctions
ByFarnaz Fassihi July 23, 2025

The warning from Iran’s deputy foreign minister came days before he is set to travel to Istanbul for nuclear talks with European counterparts.

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Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks With France, Germany and U.K. After Sanctions Threat
ByAmelia Nierenberg and Sanam Mahoozi July 21, 2025July 21, 2025

Iranian representatives will meet with negotiators from Britain, France and Germany on Friday, days after they threatened to restore economic restrictions.

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Europeans Threaten to Reimpose Tough U.N. Nuclear Sanctions on Iran
BySteven Erlanger July 16, 2025

“Snapback” sanctions will be triggered by the end of August if Tehran fails to make concrete progress to limit its nuclear program.

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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
ByFrancesca Regalado July 10, 2025July 10, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced Francesca Albanese, a special rapporteur, for calling for international investigations of Americans and Israelis over the war in the enclave.

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Wildfires Scar Syria Anew
ByEuan Ward July 9, 2025

The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the size of Washington, D.C.

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