Relations between Iran and the United States – once strong allies – have often been mistrustful and sometimes openly hostile since Iran’s 1979 revolution. Here are some key dates: 1953 – The US Central Intelligence Agency helps orchestrate the overthrow of Iran’s popular Prime Minister Mohammed…
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US Alleges Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil ‘Covered Up’ Working For UN Rights Body
Washington: The US government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a United Nations Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation. The UN agency known as UNRWA provides food and…
Mahmoud Khalil Calls Himself “Political Prisoner” After US Arrest
Washington: Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests, called himself a political prisoner on Tuesday, in his first direct comments since his detention. The detention of Khalil, a US permanent resident,…