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US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base: Pentagon
Middle East
March 13, 2020
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
Middle East
March 12, 2020
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
Middle East
March 12, 2020
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
Middle East
March 12, 2020
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
Middle East
March 12, 2020
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
Middle East
March 12, 2020
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
Middle East
March 11, 2020
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
Middle East
March 10, 2020
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
Middle East
March 10, 2020
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
Middle East
March 9, 2020
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…