Stunned Iranian Officials Try to Distance Their Country From Assad
A reckoning emerged in Iran on Sunday as officials and commentators swiftly moved to distance the government from a tyrant it had supported.
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Mystery drones not from Iranian 'mothership' - Pentagon
Dozens of drone sightings have been reported over New Jersey, so far leaving the FBI baffled.BBC News - 3h -
Syrian rebels capture Damascus as President Assad flees the country
The Assad family’s decadeslong reign in Syria came to an abrupt end Sunday when rebel forces captured Damascus after a stunning lightning-strike rout across the country.NBC News - 3d -
Syria's Assad resigns and leaves the country after stunning rebel blitz, Russia says
Rebel forces in Syria said they have captured four cities in the past 24 hours and entered the capital Damascus.ABC News - 3d -
Russia says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left the country
Russia says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left the countryABC News - 3d -
Amnesty International’s Israel branch distances itself from ‘genocide’ claim
But local branch of rights group says ‘serious crimes’ were potentially taking place that needed investigation. Amnesty International’s Israel branch has distanced itself from the rights group’s ...The Guardian - 6d -
Iranian Nobel Laureate Released From Prison for 21 Days on Medical Grounds
The temporary suspension of Narges Mohammadi’s sentence comes amid an intensified crackdown on women’s freedoms in Iran.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
Iranian fighter jet crashes in the country's south, killing 2 pilots
An Iranian fighter has jet crashed in the south of the country, killing the two pilotsABC News - Dec. 4 -
U.S. distances itself from Syrian civil war resurgence
Syria's government forces are fighting to gain back control of Aleppo after an Islamist rebel group seized the city last week. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has the latest.CBS News - Dec. 3 -
What are the BRICS countries — and are they really trying to leave the dollar like Trump says?
In his latest trade-related tirade, President-elect Donald Trump has set his sights on a group of emerging-market countries collectively known as the “BRICS.”MarketWatch - Dec. 3
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