The Iranian armada of 'ghost' ships carrying Russian oil is growing, evading the intensifying Western sanctions on Moscow crude

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Oil and gas tankers are anchored off the Marseille harbour, southeastern France, October 27, 2010.

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Paul Krugman says not to worry about the dollar weakening despite recent challenges to its dominance

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Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman.

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Here's what the stock market is facing down this week, from Fed moves to earnings that will set the tone for the rest of 2023

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VIDEO: Iran reports that drones attacked a military factory in Isfahan

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  • Iran says that several drones targeted a military factory in Isfahan.
  • US media outlets reported that Israel was behind the attacks, citing senior US officials.
  • The attacks come as Iran supplies Russia with arms in its war on Ukraine.

Russia and Iran are combining their banking systems to get around being banned from SWIFT

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is pictured on the left while Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is pictured on the right.

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Ukraine official gloats after drone strike on weapons facility in Russian-allied Iran: 'Ukraine did warn you'

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A still from cellphone footage showing what is reported to be a defense manufacturing facility in Isfahan, Iran, on Jan 28, 2023, viewed from across a highway. It is dark and a large glowing explosion can be seen on the roof of a nondescript building.
A still from cellphone footage showing what is reported to be a defense manufacturing facility in Isfahan, Iran, on Jan 28, 2023, viewed from across a highway.

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Bomb-carrying drones targeted a defense factory in central Iran

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A Hawk surface-to-air missile is launched during military exercises in Isfahan province, some 300 kms south of the capital Tehran, on November 25, 2009.
A Hawk surface-to-air missile is launched during military exercises in Isfahan province, some 300 kms south of the capital Tehran, on November 25, 2009.

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3 men arrested after attempting to kidnap an Iranian-American journalist and activist who is critical of the country's human rights abuses, feds say

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Masih Alinejad, Iranian journalist and women's rights activist, poses for a picture in New York City, New York, U.S., September 27, 2022.
Masih Alinejad, Iranian journalist and women's rights activist, poses for a picture in New York City, New York, U.S., September 27, 2022.

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For the 2nd year in a row, Iran is sailing its biggest warship around the world to show off its growing navy

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The Iranian-made warship Makran takes part in an exercise in the Gulf of Oman, in this picture obtained on January 14, 2021
Iranian warship Makran in the Gulf of Oman.

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