Russia has been sending captured US Javelins and Stingers from Ukraine to Iran, which may be able to reverse-engineer the weapons: report

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Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.
In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

A wave of suspected mass poisonings of schoolgirls in Iran remains shrouded in mystery

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A young woman lies in hospital after reports of poisoning at an unspecified location in Iran on March 2, 2023.
A young woman lies in hospital after reports of poisoning at an unspecified location in Iran on March 2, 2023.

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UK navy seizes anti-tank missiles being smuggled out of Iran, adding to a mountain of weapons intercepted by the US and its partners at sea

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Anti-tank guided missiles and medium-range ballistic missile components seized by the United Kingdom Royal Navy sit pierside during inventory at a military facility in the US 5th Fleet area of operations, Feb. 26, 2023.
Anti-tank guided missiles and medium-range ballistic missile components seized by the United Kingdom Royal Navy sit pierside during inventory at a military facility in the US 5th Fleet area of operations, Feb.

A nuclear watchdog says it found uranium in Iran that's less than 7% away from bomb-making levels in enrichment purity

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Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi attends the joint meeting of the European Parliament.
Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi attends the joint meeting of the European Parliament.

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CIA director says Russia is offering to help Iran's advanced missile program in exchange for military aid

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Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns speaks at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va., July 8, 2022
CIA Director William Burns at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va., July 8, 2022.

AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File

Iran rations euros as fights break out at foreign-exchange offices amid rial's plunge to record lows

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FILE PHOTO: Iranian rial currency notes are seen at a market in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf, Iraq September 22, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani - RC1A4B48AE60/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Iranian rial currency notes are seen at a market in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf

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Here's what happens to the thousands of weapons the US military seizes from smugglers and gunrunners

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dozens of rifles laid out on deck of boat
The US Navy said it had seized more than 2,100 "AK-47" assault rifles.

US Navy

US military weighs sending Ukraine weapons and ammo seized from gunrunners in repeated raids on smuggling boats

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Sailors from patrol coastal ship USS Chinook (PC 9) transfer weapons seized from a fishing vessel in international waters of the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 6. U.S. naval forces seized 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles from a fishing vessel transiting along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen.
Sailors from patrol coastal ship USS Chinook (PC 9) transfer weapons seized from a fishing vessel in international waters of the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 6. U.S.

Western forces are raiding gunrunners at sea and throwing wrenches into Iran's plans

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Guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and patrol coastal ship USS Hurricane (PC 3) sail in the background as Sailors inventory a large quantity of urea fertilizer and ammonium perchlorate discovered on board a fishing vessel intercepted by U.S. naval forces while transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman, Nov.

The explosive warheads in the suicide drones Russia is using against Ukraine are built to shred targets for maximum damage: report

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Destruction from a drone attack in Kyiv
Firefighters work after a drone attack on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022.

Roman Hrytsyna/Associated Press

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