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Adviser to Iran’s leader: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war’
Middle East
November 20, 2020
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
Middle East
November 19, 2020
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…
Iran’s Zarif says Biden can lift sanctions with ‘three executive orders’
Middle East
November 18, 2020
Iran’s Zarif says Biden can lift sanctions with ‘three executive orders’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran would fully implement its 2015 nuclear deal if US…
Rockets fall inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, child killed: military
Middle East
November 18, 2020
Rockets fall inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, child killed: military
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Four Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone and security officials said the attack targeted…
Israel strikes Syria after bombs found, killing 3 soldiers
Middle East
November 18, 2020
Israel strikes Syria after bombs found, killing 3 soldiers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck Iran-linked targets in Syria overnight after troops uncovered roadside bombs along the frontier in…
Iran says US move against it would face ‘crushing’ response
Middle East
November 17, 2020
Iran says US move against it would face ‘crushing’ response
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Any US attack on Iran would face a “crushing” response, an Iranian government spokesman said on Tuesday,…
Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off – source
Middle East
November 17, 2020
Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, with two months left in office, last week asked for options on attacking Iran’s…
OPEC+ starts meetings to weigh further steps to support market
Middle East
November 16, 2020
OPEC+ starts meetings to weigh further steps to support market
LONDON (Reuters) – The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies started meetings on Monday that will look at further…
Iran could harbor false hopes after Biden victory
Middle East
November 16, 2020
Iran could harbor false hopes after Biden victory
Tehran seems to think that the departure of its archenemy, Donald Trump, could give it more diplomatic scope for its…
Ukraine says Iran dragging its feet in plane crash investigation
Middle East
November 14, 2020
Ukraine says Iran dragging its feet in plane crash investigation
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has said Iran is dragging its feet on investigating the downing of a Ukrainian airliner near…