Tehran said last August it had arrested dozens of spies who worked in state military and nuclear bodies. Iran said in June that it had executed a former contract employee of the defense ministry aerospace body for spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said that other suspects who were arrested last year could also get death sentences in military tribunals, according to Reuters. “Two of the defendants, who were not military, have received long prison terms,” Esmaili said on state television of the suspects, the agency reported....

Asked what sort of timeline Tehran would like to see for the Pentagon and other allied international forces to exit Afghanistan, an Iranian official speaking on condition of anonymity told Newsweek, “the sooner the better.” The official said only then could Afghans truly find peace among themselves. “When we reach that moment, all issues related to Afghanistan should be dealt with by the people of Afghanistan,” the Iranian official said, adding that Tehran was prepared to play a role in supporting the war-torn country....

Israel remains staunchly opposed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which it says is inadequate and will only embolden Tehran in its weapons programs, and has threatened military action against Iran’s nuclear program. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last month that his country would stop Iran’s nuclear program “with or without” the JCPOA, while Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Israel Defense Forces chief Aviv Kohavi have both said their troops are drawing up attack plans....

Before Beiranvand became an international soccer star, he worked as a street cleaner and slept outside his local team’s stadium. World Cup 2018: Round of 16 qualifying scenarios for every team Ahead of the 2018 World Cup, The Guardian wrote a detailed profile piece about Beiranvand, explaining how his family didn’t approve of his choice to play soccer. “My father didn’t like football at all and he asked me to work,” said Beiranvand to The Guardian....

Large anti-government protests took place in Iran’s capital Tehran during the weekend, with smaller demonstrations reported in other cities across the country. Demonstrators expressed anger after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) admitted to mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian International Airlines flight, killing all 176 passengers, after the government had denied for three days that the aircraft was downed by a rocket. “They are lying that our enemy is America, our enemy is right here,” protesters chanted on Sunday....

The contents of the report may have been foreshadowed in a recent series of closed-door briefings given to Congress by the Defense Intelligence Agency. The Pentagon’s intelligence arm painted a scenario in which Iraq could dissolve into civil war if Iraqi security forces don’t soon get their act together. One official familiar with the briefing, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitive subject matter, said that the picture it painted was dire, although another official–who requested anonymity for the same reason–insisted it was not entirely despairing, since Iraqi security forces were beginning to improve....

U.S. officials say that this account of Saddam’s misunderstanding of American intentions–he was surrounded by sycophants–could explain the haphazard way in which the regime defended itself and fell apart early in the American onslaught. It might also shed light on why Saddam’s Information Minister “Baghdad Bob” continued to deny the regime was in peril even as U.S. forces entered Baghdad. U.S. analysts are also taking more seriously stories detained Iraqi leaders are telling about what happened to Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction....

Evidence of an ongoing missile project to develop an ICBM after the gulf war at 12 facilities around Iraq Chemical weapons, including at least 550 mustard-filled artillery shells and 1.5 tons of VX nerve agent Bio weapons, including enough yeast to grow 26,000 liters of anthrax

Landon Copeland, an Iraq War veteran, was arrested on April 29 and charged with assaulting a police officer at the January 6 Capitol riot. Angry about a proposed psychological evaluation, he told a courtroom at a May hearing, “f*** all of you,” part of an outburst that prompted his attorney to question his competence to participate in the hearing. Copeland told WRC-TV’s Scott MacFarlane he interrupted the court proceedings in an attempt to defend himself and other defendants against the accusations they face....

Iron chelators (medications that remove iron from the body) are typically used in people with thalassemia or other forms of anemia that require multiple red blood cell transfusions. People with hereditary hemochromatosis are treated with serial phlebotomy (physical removal of blood). Iron Chelation Options Currently, in the United States, there are three different Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved iron chelators available. Each has its own pros and cons. Multiple factors are weighed when deciding which medication to use....

The award-winning actress is scheduled to host the upcoming Season 46 episode of SNL on Saturday, marking her first time at the famous Studio 8H set inside of Net York City’s Rockefeller Center. Mulligan’s appearance arrives in advance of the 93rd annual Academy Awards, airing on ABC on April 25. The 35-year-old actor is among the leading ladies nominated in the Oscar’s best actress category for her role in Emerald Fennell’s critically acclaimed film, Promising Young Woman, which picked up a best picture nomination as well....

Chance’s big return marks his third appearance on SNL’s Studio 8H set in New York City’s iconic Rockefeller Center. He first visited the show back as a musical guest in December 2015. He returned as host in November 2017 and had SNL audience members doubled over with laughter after watching his comedic performances alongside the SNL cast. During his time as host, Chance appeared in a number of sketches and skits, including the ever-popular musical parody “Come Back, Barack....

This issue’s emotional tug is strong, especially for the millions of people caring for relatives who are frail, confused or ill. Formal long-term-care services cost $115 billion in 1997, of which the government paid two thirds. Medicaid handled the lion’s share (that’s custodial care for older people who can’t afford it themselves). Medicare picks up skilled nursing, in limited amounts. Voters want much more help than this but, as usual, haven’t thought about how it should be financed....

On January 4, the U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory stating that Aruba, a Caribbean island, had been issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice due to “a very high level of COVID-19 in the country.” “Do not travel to Aruba due to COVID-related conditions,” the department added. On the same day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its own notice urging people to “avoid travel to Aruba” and raised its travel health notice for the island to level 4—the highest level....

Los Blancos’ best player earlier on in the season, the 28-year-old received fresh flak last week for his muted celebrations on the bench during Real’s 3-0 win at Juventus and was criticised again at the weekend despite setting up a goal for Cristiano Ronaldo in the 1-1 draw with Atletico on Sunday. “Nothing that Bale does is worth €100 million,” former Real forward and coach Jorge Valdano said on Spanish radio station Onda Cero this week....

Unfortunately for the frontmen of the world, their chosen position places them under the brightest of spotlights and under the greatest threat of being written off at the drop of a hat. At the focal point of an attack, those who make a living out of finding the back of the net take to the field every week knowing that their standing in the eyes of a global audience can shift dramatically between hero and no-hoper....

You might be wondering what Higgins has been up to since the end of his own Bachelor season. Fans will remember that he held the roses in 2016, for The Bachelor Season 20, and that he left the show happily engaged to Lauren Bushnell. But they’re no longer together at this point in time. Higgins actually went on to have a spinoff reality show with Bushnell before they split in May 2017, about a year after their season ended....

NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) The trade deadline deal saw Brooklyn send James Harden to Philadelphia in exchange for Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and draft picks. Simmons will finally get to play some hoops again after a 54-game holdout in Philadelphia until the trade. The 6-foot-10 point guard hasn’t logged a minute in an NBA game since that infamous Game 7 of the 2021 Eastern Conference Semifinals on June 20, 2021....

But is it appropriate, or constructive, to classify the president himself—or any of his predecessors, for that matter—as the very essence of “evil?” That’s the uncomfortable question raised by a longtime friend of mine and a thoughtful patriot who sent an email newsletter to his thousands of subscribers, using Biden to illustrate the malevolent power of wickedness. In the context of sharing “what I’m pondering and exploring,” this distraught commentator flatly declared:...

According to a recent article from Politico’s “West Wing Playbook,” the vice president is cautious about certain forms of technology. The report cites former aides, who allege that Harris favors texting over email and is reluctant to let others wait alone in her office before meetings. However, the claim that has attracted the most attention is that the vice president is “Bluetooth-phobic.” The article contends that Harris will use only wired headphones, because she believes Bluetooth devices are vulnerable to attacks from malicious hackers....