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Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted
Middle East

Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted

When the Iraqi army and Iranian-backed Shi‘ite militia entered a key oil processing facility in Iraq’s north to retake it…
Iran says defense capabilities not negotiable amid US pressure
Middle East

Iran says defense capabilities not negotiable amid US pressure

Iran’s defense capabilities are not negotiable, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday in remarks made previously but which now…
Iran opens border crossing with Iraqi Kurdistan region: state media
Middle East

Iran opens border crossing with Iraqi Kurdistan region: state media

Iran opened a border crossing with the Kurdistan region of Iraq Wednesday which was closed after a referendum on independence…
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
Middle East

US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday promoted a Trump administration goal of uniting Saudi Arabia and Iraq in…
Tillerson’s Mideast aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran
Middle East

Tillerson’s Mideast aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran

As US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the Middle East this weekend, he’ll hope to achieve something that has…
US will not interfere in EU trade with Iran: Tillerson
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US will not interfere in EU trade with Iran: Tillerson

The United States does not aim to impede European trade and business transactions with Iran despite President Donald Trump’s decision…
EU leaders talk up Iran nuclear deal hoping to save it from Trump
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EU leaders talk up Iran nuclear deal hoping to save it from Trump

European Union leaders on Thursday reaffirmed their full commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, hoping…
Ending Iran nuclear deal would worsen North Korea situation: Kerry
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Ending Iran nuclear deal would worsen North Korea situation: Kerry

US President Donald Trump risks driving Iran towards nuclear proliferation and worsening a standoff with North Korea if Washington ends…
Uncertainty as Mideast turns a page with IS defeat in Raqqa
Middle East

Uncertainty as Mideast turns a page with IS defeat in Raqqa

The Middle East may have turned a page with the defeat of the Islamic State group in its self-declared capital…
Iran’s Guards say missile program will accelerate despite pressure: agency
Middle East

Iran’s Guards say missile program will accelerate despite pressure: agency

Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday that the country’s ballistic missile program would accelerate despite pressure from the…
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