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Iranian Leader Ali Khamenei speaks at service for Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran on August 1, 2024.
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Hamas political chief buried in Qatar as Iran vows retaliation
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA—JULY 26: Former President Donald Trump speaks during a Turning Point USA Believers Summit conference at the Palm Beach Convention Center on July 26, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Fact check: Trump, who approved multiple prisoner exchanges, falsely claims he gave up ‘nothing’ to get Americans back
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: U.S. President Joe Biden, delivers remarks on the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan from Russian captivity, in the State Dining Room at the White House on August 01, 2024 in Washington, DC. The two, along with Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen and Radio Free Europe journalist, and Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Washington Post columnist, and others were released in a prisoner exchange with Russia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Biden weighs more US defenses for Israel as the region prepares for Iranian retaliation
Iranians gather for the memorial procession of assassinated Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran, August 1.
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August 1, 2024 Middle East conflict
Ismail Haniyeh, pictured at a press conference in Tehran in March, was killed in the city after attending the inauguration of the new Iranian president.
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran by bomb planted months before blast, source says
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, center, sits prior to the start of the swearing-in ceremony of newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Iranian parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
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July 31, 2024 - Hamas political leader killed, Israel strikes Beirut
Ismail Haniyeh arriving for the inauguration of the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday.
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Iran has no good options after two deadly strikes on senior allies
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, center, sits prior to the start of the swearing-in ceremony of newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Iranian parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
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Hamas political leader Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, plunging Middle East conflict into dangerous new phase
Oil tanks burn at the port in Hodeidah on Saturday.
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Israel strikes Yemen for the first time following deadly Houthi drone attack. Here’s what we know
Jul 22, 2024
Oil tanks burn at the port in Hodeidah, Yemen, Saturday, July 20, 2024. The Israeli army said it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. (AP Photo)
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At least 6 killed, Houthis say, as Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen day after Tel Aviv drone attack
Jul 21, 2024
Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on June 24.
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Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks
Jul 20, 2024
A Secret Service officer is seen in Washington D.C., on July 8th, 2024.
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Three former Trump officials say they requested protection from increased Iranian threats in 2023
Jul 18, 2024

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Video CNN reporter explains why assassination of Hamas political leader is ‘huge embarrassment’ for Iran 2:14
Jul 31, 2024
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, center, sits prior to the start of the swearing-in ceremony of newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Iranian parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
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Video Analyst on how Hamas political leader’s death could impact ceasefire negations 3:01
Jul 31, 2024
Israeli officials respond after rockets were launched across Lebanon?s border with Israel which, according to Israel?s ambulance services critically injured multiple people at a soccer pitch in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, July 27 2024. REUTERS/Gil Eliyahu ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL
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Video ‘It’s time that we hit back’: Former Israeli PM on deadly rocket strike 1:12
Jul 27, 2024
<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Iran’s breakout time – the amount of time needed to produce enough weapons grade material for a nuclear weapon – “is now probably one or two weeks” as Tehran has continued to develop its <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/24/middleeast/iran-raisi-fareed-zakaria-interview-intl/index.html">nuclear program</a>.</p>
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Video US says Iran has sped up it’s nuclear weapon breakout time 1:40
Jul 20, 2024