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UK says Iran tanker will be freed after guarantees on destination

UK says Iran tanker will be freed after guarantees on destination

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt sought to ease tensions with Iran on Saturday, saying a tanker held by Gibraltar would…
UK envoy said Trump ditched Iran deal to spite Obama: report

UK envoy said Trump ditched Iran deal to spite Obama: report

Britain’s ambassador to Washington believed US President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal because it was associated…
Agony of Yazidi women torn between IS kids, or return home

Agony of Yazidi women torn between IS kids, or return home

Freed after years in jihadist captivity, Jihan faced an agonizing ultimatum: abandon her three small children fathered by an Islamic…
Iranian foreign minister heads to New York for UN conference: IRNA

Iranian foreign minister heads to New York for UN conference: IRNA

GENEVA (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif traveled to New York on Saturday to a United Nations conference,…
Stalled Idlib campaign shows limits of Syrian, Russian power

Stalled Idlib campaign shows limits of Syrian, Russian power

BEIRUT (AP) — Two months of intensive airstrikes by Syrian government forces and their Russian allies, coupled with a fierce…
UK says sending second warship to Gulf

UK says sending second warship to Gulf

Britain will send a second warship to the Gulf, officials said Friday, temporarily deploying two vessels near Tehran’s waters as…
Hezbollah cut down its forces in Syria: Nasrallah

Hezbollah cut down its forces in Syria: Nasrallah

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran-backed Hezbollah has reduced its forces in Syria as fighting died down though it still has fighters…
As waters warm, lionfish invasion strains Lebanon’s seas

As waters warm, lionfish invasion strains Lebanon’s seas

SARAFAND, Lebanon (Reuters) – Lebanese fisherman Hassan Younes has been diving the same waters off his coastal hometown for three…
Two shops near Champs-Elysees looted after Algeria football win

Two shops near Champs-Elysees looted after Algeria football win

Two stores near the Champs-Elysees in Paris were looted on Thursday night, on the sidelines of celebrations marking Algeria’s latest…
Can an enhanced INSTEX really work for Iran?

Can an enhanced INSTEX really work for Iran?

INSTEX, a plan to circumvent American sanctions on Iran and facilitate international trade with the Islamic Republic, was branded a damp squib…
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