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US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base: Pentagon
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US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base: Pentagon

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the…
Iran asks for billions in loans as virus deaths climb to 429
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Iran asks for billions in loans as virus deaths climb to 429

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Thursday it had asked for an emergency $5 billion loan from the International Monetary…
Iraq fears escalation after deadly rocket attack, air strike
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Iraq fears escalation after deadly rocket attack, air strike

Iraqi and United Nations officials scrambled Thursday to contain the fallout from an unprecedented rocket attack that killed three US-led…
Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections
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Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spike in cases in the Gulf Arab states helped push infections in the…
Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus: news agency
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Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus: news agency

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s senior vice president and two other Cabinet members have contracted the new coronavirus, a semiofficial…
US, UK troops among 3 dead in Iraq rocket attack as US-led coalition responds
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US, UK troops among 3 dead in Iraq rocket attack as US-led coalition responds

Two American soldiers and a British soldier were killed Wednesday, a US official said, in the deadliest rocket attack in…
Iran says virus kills 63 more, death toll climbs to 354
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Iran says virus kills 63 more, death toll climbs to 354

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says the new coronavirus has killed 63 more people, raising the death toll to 354 amid…
Iran says new virus kills 54, death toll climbs to 291
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Iran says new virus kills 54, death toll climbs to 291

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday that the new coronavirus killed 54 more people, raising the death toll to…
Iran temporarily releases 70,000 prisoners as coronavirus cases surge
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Iran temporarily releases 70,000 prisoners as coronavirus cases surge

DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran has temporarily freed about 70,000 prisoners to combat the spread of the coronavirus in jails, the…
UN watchdog: Iran providing access to active nuclear sites
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UN watchdog: Iran providing access to active nuclear sites

VIENNA (AP) — Iran continues to provide international inspectors access to its active nuclear facilities, even after its announcement it…
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