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Analysis-US, Iran and inertia, an axis to dampen France’s Lebanese dreams
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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