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Iran Swaps Jailed Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert With Iranians Held Abroad
Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the department secured her release through diplomatic engagement.
By Parisa Hafez, Reuters

Trump's Transition Chaos Is A National Security Nightmare
The outgoing president is purging agencies to expand his influence, and Biden's team can do little to limit Trump's behaviour toward Iran, Afghanistan and more.
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British-Australian Academic Moved To Notorious Iran Jail
Kylie Moore-Gilbert has reportedly been moved to Qarchak prison in the desert for "punishment"
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WHO: Number Of New Coronavirus Cases Outside China Exceed Country Of Origin
About 81,000 people around the globe have been sickened by the coronavirus that kept finding new targets.
By Kim Tong-Hyung and Matt Sedensky, AP

Iranians Defy Police, Protest Over Ukranian Plane Shootdown
The plane crash killed all 176 people on board, mostly Iranians and Iranian-Canadians.
By Joseph Krauss and Jon Gambrell, AP

Iran May Have Downed Passenger Plane Killing 176 People, US Officials Say
The Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's airport on Wednesday morning.
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Trump Opts Not To Escalate Iran Conflict, Announces New Sanctions
The US president addressed the nation for the first time since ordering the killing of Iran's top general last week.
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Iran Plane Crash: Ukrainian Boeing 737 With At Least 170 Aboard
A Ukrainian airliner crashed on Wednesday due to technical problems after taking off from Tehrans Imam Khomeini airport.
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Iran Strikes Back: US Facilities In Iraq Attacked
The strike on the al-Asad and Erbil bases represent the first known retaliation to Trump's killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.
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Trump Doubles Down On Threats To Strike Iranian Cultural Sites
Destroying cultural property during armed conflict is considered a war crime under international law, one the U.S. has decried in the past.
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