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Iran sees foreign firms returning if US lifts sanctions
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Iran sees foreign firms returning if US lifts sanctions

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran expects foreign companies to return to the country if US sanctions are lifted under President-elect Joe…
European powers see hope for Iran accord in US transition
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European powers see hope for Iran accord in US transition

BERLIN (AP) — The German, French and British foreign ministers were meeting Monday to discuss the future of the international…
Veteran Syrian diplomat Mekdad named foreign minister, state media says
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Veteran Syrian diplomat Mekdad named foreign minister, state media says

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s President Bashar al Assad named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday to replace…
Pompeo touts Iran policy in Gulf ahead of Biden presidency
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Pompeo touts Iran policy in Gulf ahead of Biden presidency

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended his tour of Gulf Arab…
Iran vows to crush any Israeli attempt to hit its ‘advisory’ role in Syria
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Iran vows to crush any Israeli attempt to hit its ‘advisory’ role in Syria

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Sunday vowed to defeat any Israeli attempt to harm its role in Syria, saying the…
Iran closes businesses, curtails travel amid virus surge
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Iran closes businesses, curtails travel amid virus surge

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday shuttered businesses and curtailed travel between its major cities, including the capital of…
Iran’s allies on high alert in Trump’s final weeks in office
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Iran’s allies on high alert in Trump’s final weeks in office

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran has instructed allies across the Middle East to be on high alert and avoid provoking tensions…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches aircraft-carrying ship
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches aircraft-carrying ship

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it launched a heavy warship Thursday capable of carrying helicopters, drones…
Adviser to Iran’s leader: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war’
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Adviser to Iran’s leader: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war’

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader who is a possible 2021 presidential candidate is warning that…
Iraq-Saudi Arabia border crossing opens for trade, first time since 1990
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Iraq-Saudi Arabia border crossing opens for trade, first time since 1990

AL-NUKHAIB, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq and Saudi Arabia opened the Arar border crossing for trade for the first time in…
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