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Regional Reaction to Iran: Ohio Valley Lawmakers Split on U.S. Killing of Iranian Commander
Congressional members around the Ohio Valley offered mixed reactions to the U.S. airstrike that killed one of Iran’s top military officers and pushed the two countries closer to war. Most… Read More
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Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison in Iranian Trade Sanctions Case
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man charged with defying U.S. trade sanctions by illegally exporting gas and oil pipeline parts to Iran has been sentenced to 20 months in… Read More
![Among the targets hit in the facility are apparently tanks used to hold flammable gas, and separation towers critical to its operation.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/saudi-strike-2-ap_19258692989788-4db733fce0ff52e2026f8a9de960e71776fb1dc7-e1568732042991-900x422.jpg)
Outside Experts See Iran’s Hand In Attack On Saudi Oil Facility
By: Geoff Brumfiel | NPR
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Independent analysts say the evidence available suggests Iran played a role in the weekend attack. The question is how big that role might be.
![The spy satellite, known as USA 224 or NROL-49, was launched in 2011 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/26248165608_87b356a46f_o-2e7b90d27977123b947d08c855944664fc82680b-e1567519765790-900x422.jpg)
Amateurs Identify U.S. Spy Satellite Behind President Trump’s Tweet
By: Geoff Brumfiel | NPR
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The satellite is believed to be among America’s most advanced. Some believe it’s as large as the Hubble Space Telescope.
![President Donald Trump takes questions from the media before boarding Maine One at the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, en route to Camp David in Maryland.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AP_19242834496195-e1567266966157-900x422.jpg)
Trump Tweets Sensitive Surveillance Image Of Iran
By: Geoff Brumfiel | NPR
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The Friday afternoon tweet had experts picking up their jaws from the floor when they saw a photo of an Iranian space facility.
![The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), seen here in a 2016 U.S. Navy photo, shot down an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump said.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-514530898-7de72ad560392f8537cd124d183766833353ae32-e1563480093913-900x422.jpg)
U.S. Navy Ship Destroys Iranian Drone Over Strait Of Hormuz
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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President Trump says the drone had closed to approximately 1,000 yards of the U.S. warship, “ignoring multiple calls to stand down.”
![An RQ-4 Global Hawk drone conducting tests in Maryland in a U.S. Navy handout from 2017. On Thursday, Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it shot down a similar drone in southern Iran.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/rts1g24k-bf2beca0a95a88c3b630d19aa626d2e6b3a2e2c6-e1561050928773-900x422.jpg)
Iran Shoots Down U.S. Drone; Trump Says ‘You’ll Soon Find Out’ If U.S. Will Strike
By: Scott Neuman | Bill Chappell | Vanessa Romo | NPR
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The U.S. says Iran’s claims that the drone was in its airspace “are false.” On Twitter, President Trump says, “Iran made a very big mistake!”
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Iran Denies U.S. Claim That It Attacked Tankers In Gulf Of Oman
By: Bill Chappell | Peter Kenyon | Scott Neuman | NPR
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Pointing to a U.S. military video, Trump maintained: “Iran did do it.” Meanwhile, the president of the Japanese company operating one of the tankers says he doesn’t believe a mine or torpedo was used.
![Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with a group of the air force staff in Tehran on Friday. An American woman has been charged with allegedly spying for Iran.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ap_19039391681853-b1bb1ad37675e83897c2b94caa38662241d5c477-e1550078916102-900x422.jpg)
Ex-Air Force Counterintelligence Agent Charged With Giving Secrets To Iran
By: Ryan Lucas | NPR
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Monica Witt has been indicted for allegedly providing classified Pentagon information to Tehran. She defected years six ago, the Justice Department says.