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Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A recording of Iran’s foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the…
Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack
Middle East
April 25, 2021
Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack
Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery after…
Iran cuts number of centrifuges enriching uranium to 60% purity, IAEA report says
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Iran cuts number of centrifuges enriching uranium to 60% purity, IAEA report says
Iran has reduced the number of centrifuges enriching uranium to up to 60 percent purity at an above-ground plant at…
Israel says Syrian missile was not aimed at nuclear reactor
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Israel says Syrian missile was not aimed at nuclear reactor
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that a Syrian missile that reached deep into Israeli territory and set…
Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
Middle East
April 22, 2021
Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As Iran faces what looks like its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic yet, Tehran commuters…
Israel hits Syria after missile sets off sirens near reactor
Middle East
April 22, 2021
Israel hits Syria after missile sets off sirens near reactor
JERUSALEM (AP) — A missile launched from Syria was fired into southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens…
Iran, Saudis hold talks in Baghdad, few expect quick results
Middle East
April 21, 2021
Iran, Saudis hold talks in Baghdad, few expect quick results
BAGHDAD (AP) — A first round of direct talks between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran signaled a possible de-escalation…
Report: Mideast countries top 2020 global executioners list
Middle East
April 21, 2021
Report: Mideast countries top 2020 global executioners list
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Apart from China and despite a worldwide drop in death sentences, countries in the…
Some progress in nuclear talks, interim deal possible -Iranian officials
Middle East
April 20, 2021
Some progress in nuclear talks, interim deal possible -Iranian officials
Iran and world powers have made some progress on how to revive the 2015 nuclear accord later abandoned by the…
Delegate: Progress in Iran nuclear talks but end ‘far away’
Middle East
April 19, 2021
Delegate: Progress in Iran nuclear talks but end ‘far away’
BERLIN (AP) — High-level talks in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States back into the 2015 nuclear deal with…