Siamak Namazi, an American wrongfully detained in Iran for seven years, has launched a hunger strike to call on President Joe Biden to take notice of US detainees in the country. Namazi has asked Biden to devote one minute of his day for the next seven days to thinking about the tribulations of the U.S. hostages in Iran. The Biden administration has yet to comment on Namazi's hunger strike, but the US State Department has said it is "deeply concerned" about the welfare of all US citizens detained in Iran and committed to securing their release.
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Iran executed a dual Iranian-British national on Saturday, sparking immediate anger from the U.S., UK and other countries who have sanctioned Iran over the protests. This execution is believed to be part of an ongoing power struggle within Iran's theocracy, and has further escalated tensions with the West. The U.S. and UK have condemned the execution and demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners in Iran, highlighting the human rights violations committed by the Iranian government.
Key takeaways: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that the U.S. is projected to reach its borrowing limit of $31.4 trillion on January 19th. The Treasury…
Michael Schmidt's book "Donald Trump v. the United States" reveals previously unknown details about the former President's administration, including his suggestion to use a nuclear weapon against North Korea and his refusal to heed John Kelly's warnings about the potential consequences of such an action. The book provides an extensive examination of Kelly's life and tenure as Trump's chief of staff and offers a unique insight into the inner workings of the Trump administration.
On Nov. 2, the White House confirmed the discovery of roughly 10 documents from the Obama administration at the Penn Biden Global Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed former U.S. Attorney Robert Hur as special counsel to investigate the classified documents and determine their implications. The documents were found after President Biden's lawyers searched locations where files from his vice-presidential office may have been shipped.
An American Navy veteran who had been detained in Russia for nearly a year was released from Russian custody on Thursday, according to a family…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is still trying to determine the cause of a system outage that led to a nationwide ground stop on Wednesday.…
Aides to President Joe Biden have discovered more classified documents from his time as vice president in a second location, according to multiple reports. The…