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Mostafa Salem

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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Mostafa Salem

    Iran-backed rebels capture Red Sea port, tightening grip on a key global chokepoint | CNN (opens the original)

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    Iran-backed proxies in Yemen captured strategic locations along the Red Sea on Thursday, potentially expanding Tehran’s influence over another key Middle Eastern waterway. On Thursday, the Houthi fighters captured the town of Mocha, a crucial coastal location some 50 miles to the north of Perim, the information minister of the internationally recognized government told CNN. The news sent shockwaves across the world over the potential impact on global shipping. A gateway to the route between As

  2. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Mostafa Salem

    Trump’s blockade pushes Iran toward military escalation | CNN (opens the original)

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    As Washington abandons talks with Iran for an aggressive economic pressure campaign, a cornered Tehran is now threatening military escalation and a wider war to force negotiators back to the table. US President Donald Trump has dismissed diplomacy with the Islamic Republic, calling a June ceasefire agreement one that “isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” His administration has instead piled pressure on Iran through a global sanctions campaign, military strikes and a maritime blockade

  3. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · Mostafa Salem

    A power struggle in Iran could decide when Trump’s war ends | CNN (opens the original)

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    More than four decades ago, after months of setbacks in the war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, thousands of young Iranian troops launched a surprise offensive that turned the tide. But rather than consolidate victory, the then-supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, wanted more: To topple the Iraqi dictator, who was drawing increasing support from Washington, and demonstrate to future enemies that war with Iran will exact a heavy cost. The Iraq conflict was a pivotal moment in shaping the

  4. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Mostafa Salem

    ‘We will retaliate like an earthquake’: How Iran could respond to Trump’s economic ‘D-Day’ | CNN (opens the original)

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    As Washington launches its latest plan to cripple Iran’s economy, the Islamic Republic has threatened a regional and global response designed to raise the stakes for the United States and the world. In a news conference on Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the US will target a complex network built by Iran over years to allow its entities to evade Washington’s wide-ranging sanctions. The move comes after six months of a war launched by the US and Israel that has since r

  5. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Mostafa Salem, Leila Gharagozlou

    Trump is trying to tighten the screws on an Iran numb to economic pain | CNN (opens the original)

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    Iran, already drained by years of sanctions and a brutal military onslaught from the United States and Israel, now faces another test as President Donald Trump moves to further tighten the economic screws on the Islamic Republic. The US Treasury Department on Monday threatened sweeping new sanctions on countries that refuse to cut economic ties with Iran as part of what it has cast as an “economic D-Day” for the country — though it stopped short of immediately imposing the most severe pena

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