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Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker in strait
Middle East
January 4, 2021
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker in strait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Monday began enriching uranium up to 20 percent at an underground facility…
Washington orders US aircraft carrier to remain in Middle East amid Iranian threats
Middle East
January 4, 2021
Washington orders US aircraft carrier to remain in Middle East amid Iranian threats
Days after ordering a United States aircraft carrier out of the Middle East, the country’s acting Secretary of Defense Christopher…
Chanting anti-US slogans, Iraqi militia supporters mark year since Soleimani’s killing
Middle East
January 4, 2021
Chanting anti-US slogans, Iraqi militia supporters mark year since Soleimani’s killing
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups chanted anti-American slogans in central Baghdad on Sunday…
Israel dismisses ‘nonsense’ Iran charge it seeks to trick US into war
Middle East
January 3, 2021
Israel dismisses ‘nonsense’ Iran charge it seeks to trick US into war
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli official on Sunday dismissed as “nonsense” an allegation by the Iranian foreign minister that Israel…
Yemen’s PM says airport attack aimed to ‘eliminate’ Cabinet
Middle East
January 3, 2021
Yemen’s PM says airport attack aimed to ‘eliminate’ Cabinet
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s prime minister on Saturday said that a missile attack on the airport in Aden was meant…
Iraq explosives experts working to defuse mine on oil tanker
Middle East
January 2, 2021
Iraq explosives experts working to defuse mine on oil tanker
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi explosives experts were working to defuse a large mine discovered on an oil tanker in the…
Iran tells inspectors it plans up to 20% enrichment at Fordo
Middle East
January 2, 2021
Iran tells inspectors it plans up to 20% enrichment at Fordo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran plans to enrich uranium up to 20 percent at its underground Fordo nuclear…
US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension
Middle East
January 1, 2021
US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has decided to send home the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East,…
Iran commander vows ‘resistance’ a year after Soleimani killing
Middle East
January 1, 2021
Iran commander vows ‘resistance’ a year after Soleimani killing
(Reuters) – The US killing of top general Qassem Soleimani will not deter Iranian resistance, a senior commander said on…
Iran’s foreign minister says Trump trying to fabricate pretext to attack Iran
Middle East
January 1, 2021
Iran’s foreign minister says Trump trying to fabricate pretext to attack Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday accused US President Donald Trump of attempting to fabricate a…