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OpenAI Blocks Iranian Group’s ChatGPT Accounts For Targeting US Election

August 16, 2024 admin

OpenAI said the operation did not appear to have achieved meaningful audience engagement. Washington: OpenAI said on Friday it had taken down accounts of an Iranian group for using its ChatGPT chatbot to generate content meant for influencing the U.S. presidential election and other issues. The operation, identified as Storm-2035, used ChatGPT to generate content…

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West Tells Iran To “Stand Down” Israel Attacks Threats As War Fears Mount

August 12, 2024 admin

Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah have vowed revenge for the killing of Hamas chief. Washington: The United States and European allies called on Iran to “stand down” Monday, as fears mounted of an imminent attack on Israel that could spark an all-out war in the Middle East. Tensions are soaring in the region, with…

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Five pro-Iran fighters killed in drone strike in Eastern Syria

August 11, 2024 admin

Five Iran-backed fighters were killed on Sunday (August 11, 2024) in a drone strike in Syria’s east, near the Iraqi border, a war monitor said, adding it was not clear yet who was behind the attack. “Five pro-Iranian fighters were killed and others were injured, some severely… after an unknown drone targeted the military vehicle…

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Iran President presents cabinet to parliament for approval

August 11, 2024 admin

The President presented the names of the new 19-member cabinet including one woman. File | Photo Credit: AP Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian presented his Cabinet to parliament on Sunday (August 11, 2024), notably including a woman and a Western-friendly diplomat as the country’s Foreign Minister. Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announced the names of the…

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US troops attacked in Syria, no initial reports of injuries, official says

August 10, 2024 admin

“Initial reports do not indicate any injuries, however, medical evaluations are ongoing. We are currently conducting a damage assessment,” the U.S. official said. File | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. troops in northeastern Syria were attacked by a drone, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, although there were no injuries according to initial reports. This…

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Pak Citizen Arrested In Alleged Iran Plot To Kill US Official, Politician

August 6, 2024 admin

A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate a US official. Washington: A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate a US official in retaliation for the US killing of Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Asif…

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Why The Killing Of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Is Shocking But Not Unexpected

August 2, 2024 admin

While Hamas Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination in Iran’s capital Tehran mere hours after the swearing-in ceremony of President Masoud Pezeshkian has created shockwaves across the world, the response to the killing is expected to be imminent, and, possibly, tectonic. Haniyeh was, after all, the political chief of a group labelled a terror entity by…

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Benjamin Netanyahu Warns As Iran, Hezbollah Vow Revenge

August 1, 2024 admin

Netanyahu said that Israel is at a very high level of preparation for any scenario. Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel was prepared for any “aggression” against it following threats of retaliation for the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures. “Israel is at a very high level of preparation for…

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Iran Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei To Lead Funeral Prayers For Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh

August 1, 2024 admin

The Hamas leader was in Tehran for the inauguration ceremony of newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian Tehran: Iran was set to hold funeral processions on Thursday for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh ahead of his burial in Doha after he was killed in a strike in Tehran blamed on Israel. The Islamic Republic’s supreme leader…

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US Expresses Concern Over Escalating Middle East Conflict Risk

July 31, 2024 admin

The White House official declined to say whether the U.S. was urging restraint by Israel. Washington: The White House on Wednesday voiced concern about the increased risk of an escalation into a broader Middle East war after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran drew threats of retaliation against Israel. Speaking to reporters…

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