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US and Iran Maintained Secret Channel to Coordinate Deportation Flights, Documents Show

Newly released internal emails indicate that US immigration officials maintained a quiet channel with Iranian authorities in 2025 that allowed Tehran to influence deportation lists and coordinate the return of more than one hundred Iranian nationals despite worsening relations between the two governments.
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Prince Harry and Meghan to Move Back to Britain With Their Children
Here Is What Can Never Happen in Your Country: Taiwan Is Giving Money to All Its People Because It Collected Too Much Tax
NASA Prepares Infrastructure for Upcoming Commercial Space Milestones
Hong Kong Expands AI Automation for Vehicle and Cross-Border Licensing
US Justice Department Defends Prosecution of Former FBI Director James Comey
Trump Nominates Heidi Overton to Lead the Food and Drug Administration
US Agriculture Department Moves to Roll Back Protections for Old-Growth Forests
US FCC Chairman Faces Congressional Scrutiny Over White House Communications Coordination
Evergrande Liquidators Challenge PwC Settlement With Hong Kong Securities Regulator
Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways Expand Aviation and Cargo Cooperation in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Deploys Artificial Intelligence to Cut Cross-Border Permit Processing Times
Justice Department Defends Criminal Case Against Former FBI Director James Comey
US Supreme Court Takes Up Challenges to Executive Actions on Birthright Citizenship
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