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Tehran
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Feds Seize $584K From Iranian Drone Maker Linked To Terror Attack That Killed US Soldiers
Federal prosecutors are moving to take more than half a million dollars in cryptocurrency tied to an Iranian man accused of supplying weapons technology to a US-designated terror group. The US Attorney for Massachusetts said agents seized about $584,741 in Tether coin from a digital wallet allegedly controlled by Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, also known as Mohammad Abedini, 39, of Tehran. Court documents say Abedini is the founder of San’at Danesh Rahpooyan Aflak Co. (SDRA), a company that makes navigation systems for drones and missiles. Prosecutors allege those systems are used by the Isla…
Greenwich, CT
News
Trump Declares Ceasefire Between Israel, Iran As Both Issue New Threats
President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, even as officials in both countries were issuing evacuation alerts and warning of additional strikes. Trump posted the statement on Truth Social at 6 p.m. Eastern on Monday, June 23. “CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED!” he wrote. The mess…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Inside 'Operation Midnight Hammer:' Timeline Of US Strike On Iran's Nuclear Sites
U.S. officials have revealed new details behind the top-secret B-2 mission that destroyed three of Iran's nuclear facilities, just more than a week after Israel started the mission. The overnight operation, named "Operation Midnight Hammer", involved stealth bombers, submarine-launched missiles, and more than 125 aircraft in a multi-stage strike that U.S. leaders are calling one of the most successful in recent military history. In a Pentagon briefing on Sunday, June 22, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the mission was “a deliberate and precise strike against three Iranian nuclear f…
White Plains, NY
News
Israel Launches Air Strikes Against Iran Targeting Nuclear Sites
In a significant escalation that could mark the start of a new phase of conflict, Israel has conducted what it terms “preemptive strikes” against Iran, prompting it to declare a nationwide state of emergency early Friday morning, June 13, Middle East time. The strikes are the latest effort by Israel to destroy Iran's nuclear program. The scale, scope, and duration of the attacks are unclear, but an Israeli source told CNN, “This is not a one-day attack." The declaration comes as Iranian state media report multiple explosions heard in Tehran, heightening fears of a broader conflict. Th…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Obituaries
Memorial Set For Edgewater Teen Killed In Tragic Accident While In Iran For Family Wedding
Jahnan Rahimpour was wise beyond his years. At just 14 years old, the Edgewater native was already an activist who was passionate about volunteering and did so often. His most recent volunteer work was at the Leonia Library and at the Bergen County Rowing Academy, developing skills of newcomers at Overpeck Park. Fluent in Farsi, Jahnan was proud of his Persian heritage and was thrilled to visit his parents' native country of Iran this summer for his aunt's wedding. It was during that trip, though, that joy turned to tragedy for Jahnan's family. Or as his mother, Asal, says: "The weddi…
