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US sanctions squeeze Iran middle class, upend housing sector
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US sanctions squeeze Iran middle class, upend housing sector

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Stay-at-home mom Maryam Alidadi used to lead a comfortable middle-class life. The 35-year-old and her husband,…
British vessel transits strait where Iran seized tanker
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British vessel transits strait where Iran seized tanker

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A large British-flagged vessel has transited the Strait of Hormuz in the first such…
Iran warns new British PM it will ‘protect’ Gulf waters
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Iran warns new British PM it will ‘protect’ Gulf waters

Iran warned Britain’s next prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday that it will “protect” waters of the oil-rich Gulf, amid…
Iran reassures Iraq over freedom of maritime navigation: ministry
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Iran reassures Iraq over freedom of maritime navigation: ministry

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iran has reassured Iraq that there will be freedom of international maritime navigation in the Strait of…
Iran says to meet nuclear deal parties on Sunday
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Iran says to meet nuclear deal parties on Sunday

Iran said it will attend a meeting in Vienna on Sunday of diplomats from countries still party to the 2015…
British PM to hold emergency meeting on seized tanker
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British PM to hold emergency meeting on seized tanker

Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a meeting of Britain’s emergencies committee on Monday to discuss Iran’s seizure of a…
Britain urges Iran to free seized tanker
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Britain urges Iran to free seized tanker

Britain on Saturday urged Iran to de-escalate tensions in the Gulf by releasing a UK-flagged ship it said had been…
Saudi-led alliance launches airstrikes on Yemen’s rebel capital
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Saudi-led alliance launches airstrikes on Yemen’s rebel capital

The Saudi-led coalition on Saturday unleashed airstrikes on rebel positions in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, Saudi state television reported…
Britain says Iran seizes two oil tankers in Gulf, Iran says captured one
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Britain says Iran seizes two oil tankers in Gulf, Iran says captured one

LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Britain said Iran seized two oil tankers in the Gulf on Friday and told Tehran to return…
Iran FM not giving up hope tensions with US can be resolved
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Iran FM not giving up hope tensions with US can be resolved

NEW YORK (AP) — Iran and the United States were only “a few minutes away from a war” after Iran…
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