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‘From bad to worse’: Dashed hopes may deter many Iranians from polls
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‘From bad to worse’: Dashed hopes may deter many Iranians from polls

DUBAI (Reuters) – Confrontation with America, economic hardship and an airline tragedy have battered Iranians’ confidence in their leaders, posing…
Snubbed by Gulf, Lebanon’s PM Diab hosts Iranian official
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Snubbed by Gulf, Lebanon’s PM Diab hosts Iranian official

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, who is getting the cold shoulder from Gulf Arab states, on Monday…
Khamenei loyalists may tighten grip at Iran elections
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Khamenei loyalists may tighten grip at Iran elections

DUBAI (Reuters) – Hardliners are set to tighten control of Iran this week in a parliamentary election stacked in their…
Syrian forces seize most of Aleppo province, on eve of Turkey-Russia talks
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Syrian forces seize most of Aleppo province, on eve of Turkey-Russia talks

AMMAN/BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces made significant advances on Sunday in the country’s northwestern Aleppo province, seizing most of…
Warring parties in Yemen agree on major prisoner trade: UN
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Warring parties in Yemen agree on major prisoner trade: UN

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s warring sides have agreed to implement a long-delayed and major prisoner swap, the United Nations said…
No dialogue for now as Saudis, Iranians camp on positions
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No dialogue for now as Saudis, Iranians camp on positions

MUNICH (Reuters) – Iran and Saudi Arabia appeared no closer to bridging their differences on Saturday with both sides sticking…
Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Iraq capital: US military source
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Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Iraq capital: US military source

Multiple rockets hit near the US embassy in Iraq’s capital early Sunday, an American military source said, the latest in…
White House memo says strike on Iranian commander responded to past attacks
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White House memo says strike on Iranian commander responded to past attacks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in…
AP Explains: Why Syria’s M5 is Assad’s highway to victory
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AP Explains: Why Syria’s M5 is Assad’s highway to victory

BEIRUT (AP) — It is arguably one of the most coveted prizes in Syria’s civil war, and after eight years…
US gives Iraq sanctions waiver for vital Iranian gas imports
Middle East

US gives Iraq sanctions waiver for vital Iranian gas imports

BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to continue importing vital…
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