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POLITICS8h agoHouse passes Russia and Iran sanctions bill championed by Sen. Lindsey GrahamThe House passed a Russia and Iran sanctions bill championed by late Sen. Lindsey Graham Wednesday night.ABC News
MILITARY9h agoExpert: Images of damaged U.S. bases in Middle East show Iran "getting help from Russia and China"CBS News
POLITICS1d agoAlbania’s High Court Rules Against Tirana Mayor’s ReleaseErion Veliaj suffers major legal setback as High Court rules that he should stay in pre-trial detention on corruption and money-laundering charges – even though he is still Tirana's acting mayor.Balkan Insight
CONFLICT1d agoRussia and Iran deepen weapons partnership amid wars in Ukraine, Middle EastDefense News
CONFLICT1d agoRussia and Iran deepen weapons partnership amid wars in Ukraine, Middle EastMilitary Times
POLITICS1d ago'Putin Is Watching:' US House Panel Advances Russia-Iran Sanctions BillThe US House Rules Committee has advanced legislation imposing tougher sanctions on Russia and Iran, clearing a key procedural hurdle for a possible House vote later this week but exposing deep Democratic concerns over the measure’s expansion of presidential tariff authority.RFE/RL
CONFLICT2d agoOnly China, India, and Russia Can End the Iran WarWashington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf.Foreign Policy
CONFLICT2d agoThe U.S. sanctioned Russia’s VTB Bank over its work with Iran. A former Treasury official says the move is also meant to pressure Chinese banks.The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Russia’s VTB Bank for taking part in efforts to evade sanctions on Iran.Meduza [en]
POLITICS2d agoTrump adds extra sanctions to Russian bank for ties to IranThe Trump administration on Monday added extra sanctions on one of Russia’s largest financial institutions, VTB, over its ties to Iran, layering on penalties first imposed because of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Treasury Department is redesignating VTB as part of the administration’s “Operation Economic Outcast.” The sanctions campaign was launched in August to…The Hill
POLITICS2d agoRussia-Iran Sanctions Bill Could Reach Trump’s Desk Within Days, Says CongressmanThe US House of Representatives could take up a sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions bill as soon as September 15, Republican Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina told RFE/RL.RFE/RL