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Explainer: How close is Iran to producing a nuclear bomb?
World
November 29, 2020
Explainer: How close is Iran to producing a nuclear bomb?
VIENNA (Reuters) – A 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is being eroded and efforts to revive the…
Three killed in clashes in Iraq after cleric’s followers storm protest camp
Middle East
November 28, 2020
Three killed in clashes in Iraq after cleric’s followers storm protest camp
NASIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) -Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed an anti-government protest camp in the southern Iraqi city of…
Iran’s president vows revenge over slain military scientist
Middle East
November 28, 2020
Iran’s president vows revenge over slain military scientist
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president vowed Saturday to exact revenge over the killing of a scientist linked to Tehran’s…
Facing terror charges, Iran diplomat skips trial opening day
Middle East
November 27, 2020
Facing terror charges, Iran diplomat skips trial opening day
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — An Iranian diplomat suspected of masterminding a thwarted bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group…
Iran shuts gov’t offices, tightening virus restrictions
Middle East
November 27, 2020
Iran shuts gov’t offices, tightening virus restrictions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Friday announced that all government offices will effectively close and operate with only essential…
Freed British-Australian academic was detained in Iran due to Israeli partner: media
Middle East
November 27, 2020
Freed British-Australian academic was detained in Iran due to Israeli partner: media
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A British-Australian academic who was freed from Iranian jail on Thursday was detained in 2018 on espionage…
US envoy to Iran says more sanctions coming, urges Biden to maintain leverage
Middle East
November 26, 2020
US envoy to Iran says more sanctions coming, urges Biden to maintain leverage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to tighten sanctions on Tehran during its final months in power, the top…
Iran diplomat on trial over plot to bomb opponents in France
Middle East
November 25, 2020
Iran diplomat on trial over plot to bomb opponents in France
BRUSSELS (AP) — The bomb was meant to explode in a Paris suburb during a huge rally being held by…
Iran: President Rouhani hopes for ‘easy’ return to pre-Trump relations with US
Middle East
November 25, 2020
Iran: President Rouhani hopes for ‘easy’ return to pre-Trump relations with US
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani expressed his hope for a normalization of relations between Iran and…
Syrian army says Israel hits southern Damascus in second strike in week
Middle East
November 25, 2020
Syrian army says Israel hits southern Damascus in second strike in week
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army said early Wednesday that Israel launched air strikes on an area in the southern…