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International Atomic Energy Organization, IAEA, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, arrives for a meeting with head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami as he is welcomed by the spokesman for Iran's atomic agency Behrouz Kamalvandi in Tehran, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

As Iran’s nuclear program accelerates, U.N. tries to ease fears, but U.S. and Israel remain wary

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Russian's Air Force Mikoyan MiG-31K jets carrying Kh-47M2 Kinzhal nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missiles fly over Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 7, 2021. Russian President Vladimir Putin's threats to use &quot;all the means at our disposal&quot; to defend his country as it wages war in Ukraine have cranked up global fears that he might use his nuclear arsenal, with the world's largest stockpile of warheads. (AP photo) **FILE**

White House warns that Russia could arm Iran with fighter jets

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Iranian demonstrators carry posters of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and their national flag during the annual rally commemorating Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Iran on Saturday celebrated the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid nationwide anti-government protests and heightened tensions with the West. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran marks anniversary of Islamic Revolution amid protests

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An Iranian woman holds a portrait of the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone attack in 2020, in a pro-government demonstration in front of the United Nation's office in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. The demonstrators condemned calls for the Islamic Republic to be expelled from the UN Commission on the Status of Women by other member countries, following Iranian security forces' continued crackdown on anti-government protests sparked by the death of a women after she was arrested by the country's morality police in September. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

‘Women, life, freedom’: Chants of protest in Iran

By Claudia Bennett

Iran arming terrorists illustration by The Washington Times

Iran’s arsenal of tyranny

By Clifford D. May

In this photo released Thursday, June 10, 2021, by the Iranian army, Iranian warships seen in the Atlantic Ocean. Iran has dispatched two warships to the Atlantic Ocean, a rare mission to demonstrate the country's maritime power, state TV reported Thursday, without specifying the vessels' final destination. (Iranian Army via AP) **FILE**

Iran will send ships to Panama Canal in military mission

By Ben Wolfgang and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this picture released by the official website of the Iranian Army on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, an army member flashes a victory sign from his tank in an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. (Iranian Army via AP)

Iran holds military exercises near strategically vital Strait of Hormuz

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Iraqi Parliament Media Office, shows Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, then a candidate for Iraq's prime minister position, speaks during the parliamentary session to vote on the new government in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct.27, 2022. (Iraqi Parliament Media Office via AP, File)

Saudi-Iran talks said to have stalled over protests in Iran

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra - Associated Press

In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)

Iran to execute top soccer player charged with killing security force members, rights group says

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

In this handout photo taken and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, Russian troops attend a artillery and combat training at a Belarusian military firing range. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Sanctions, war demands leave battered Russian defense industry struggling to catch up

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE — Voria Ghafouri, right, fights for the ball with Iraqi midfielder Hussein Ali, during the AFC Asian Cup soccer match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 16, 2019. Iranian authorities said Ghafouri, a former member of the national soccer team arrested last week over his criticism of the government, has been released on bail. The announcement Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, came hours before Iran was set to play the U.S. at the World Cup in a match that authorities are heavily promoting as they grapple with nationwide protests that are well into their third month. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Iran releases soccer player ahead of match against U.S.

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Two anti-riot police officers wave the Iranian flags during a street celebration after Iran defeated Wales in Qatar's World Cup, at Sadeghieh Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Iran's political turmoil has cast a shadow over Iran's matches at the World Cup, spurring tension between those who back the team and those who accuse players of not doing enough to support the protests that started Sept. 16 over the death of a 22-year-old woman in the custody of the morality police. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. displays Iran flag minus the Islamic Republic emblem

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

This undated photo made available by Nabeel Hashmi shows Liberian-flagged oil tanker Pacific Zircon, operated by Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping in Jebel Ali port, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Aug. 16, 2015. An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman amid heightened tensions with Iran. (AP Photo/Nabeel Hashmi)

Drone hits Israeli-linked tanker; Iran frees 2 Greek tankers

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden listens to a speech from Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen during the ASEAN - U.S. summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Biden scrambles for a Plan B with Iran nuclear deal on life support

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Iranian Army on Aug. 24, 2022, drones are prepared for launch during a military drone drill in Iran. The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week have produced hand-wringing and consternation in Israel, complicating the country’s balancing act between Russia and the West. (Iranian Army via AP)

‘Terror weapon’: With starring role in Ukraine, Iran’s drones poised to become even more lethal

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Iran demonstrators flash the victory sign in front of an anti-U.S. banner during an annual demonstration in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Iran on Friday marked the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran as its theocracy faces nationwide protests after the death of a 22-year-old woman earlier arrested by the country's morality police. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran marks 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover amid nationwide protests

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police last month, in Tehran, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)

American university professors demand Biden take ‘urgent action’ amid Iran’s protest crackdown

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during their talks at the Saadabad palace, in Tehran, Iran, Iran, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Sergei Savostyanov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

A dangerous alliance: Iran sides with Russia in Ukraine war, raising stakes for West

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, protesters chant slogans during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sept. 21, 2022. (AP Photo. File)

Widespread protests mark end of ‘status quo’ for Iranian regime, dissident group says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi competes during the women's Boulder & Lead final during the IFSC Climbing Asian Championships, in Seoul, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. Rekabi left South Korea on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering, authorities said. Farsi-language media outside of Iran warned she may have been forced to leave early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home, which Tehran quickly denied. (Rhea Khang/International Federation of Sport Climbing via AP)

Worry grows for Iran woman athlete who climbed without hijab

By Hyung-jin Kim and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press