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Analysis-US, Iran and inertia, an axis to dampen France’s Lebanese dreams
Middle East
December 18, 2020
Analysis-US, Iran and inertia, an axis to dampen France’s Lebanese dreams
PARIS (Reuters) – During a visit to Paris last month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Washington…
Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions
Middle East
December 18, 2020
Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo…
Saudis pushing for Gulf dispute breakthrough at summit – sources
Middle East
December 17, 2020
Saudis pushing for Gulf dispute breakthrough at summit – sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – An annual Gulf Arab summit has been put off to January while parties locked in a rancorous…
Iran’s Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Iran’s Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday used his first public appearance in weeks to suggest the…
Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws: Canada report
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws: Canada report
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Iran is not conducting its investigation into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and…
US designates Bahrain-based group as terrorist, accusing it of having Iran backing
Middle East
December 16, 2020
US designates Bahrain-based group as terrorist, accusing it of having Iran backing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday designated the Bahrain-based Saraya al-Mukhtar group as a terrorist organization, accusing it…
With eye on Iran, Israel tests missile defense system
Middle East
December 16, 2020
With eye on Iran, Israel tests missile defense system
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday it conducted a series of successful live fire drills with its multi-range…
Iran president says Israel was behind killing of scientist
Middle East
December 15, 2020
Iran president says Israel was behind killing of scientist
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Monday claimed that Israel was behind the killing of a scientist…
Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident – police
Middle East
December 14, 2020
Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident – police
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has detained 11 people involved in the abduction and smuggling to Iran of an Iranian dissident…
Iran jails British-Iranian researcher for nine years for subversion: report
Middle East
December 14, 2020
Iran jails British-Iranian researcher for nine years for subversion: report
DUBAI (Reuters) – A court in Iran has handed a nine-year jail sentence to British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady, after convicting…