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U.S. Department of Justice headquarters. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

US files civil forfeiture actions over seized Iranian missiles

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday the filing of two complaints to forfeit two shipments of Iranian missiles that the U.S. Navy seized in transit from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...
General cargo vessel Rhosus passing Istanbul on July 30, 2011. The vessel was later abandoned in Beirut and sank in 2018. The cargo, stowed in a nearby warehouse, caused the 2020 Beirut explosion. Photo: Frank Behrends via Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Ammonium nitrate behind Beirut blast traced to Hezbollah-linked bank

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The massive explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4 has been traced back to a cargo ship, the Rhosus, that arrived in the city’s port in 2013 carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate. The owner...
A view of the water cooling towers at the Haifa oil refinery on June 12, 2020, after one of them collapsed. Photo by Meir Vaknin/Flash90.

In wake of Beirut explosion, Israeli scientists urge closure of Haifa petrochemical facilities

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The explosion in Beirut on Tuesday that killed at least 100 people and injured thousands, revived concern among residents of the greater Haifa area that a similar fate could befall them if the petrochemical...
Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei on March 13, 2018. Credit: Mahmood Hosseini via Wikimedia Commons.

Iran warns Israel against creating ‘narratives’ regarding Natanz incident

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Iran on Tuesday warned Israel against creating “norm-breaking narratives” regarding attacks on its nuclear facilities, saying that doing so crossed a “red line.” Referring to the recent explosion at its underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility,...