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For buoyant Assad, Syrian war enters tricky phase
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For buoyant Assad, Syrian war enters tricky phase

BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s path to a final victory in the war in Syria is strewn with diplomatic…
Iran: Trump needs to rejoin nuclear deal if he wants talks
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Iran: Trump needs to rejoin nuclear deal if he wants talks

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials reacted skeptically on Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s comments that he’s willing to negotiate…
Trump says he would ‘certainly meet’ with Iran’s Rouhani
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Trump says he would ‘certainly meet’ with Iran’s Rouhani

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he’d “certainly meet” with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and without preconditions,…
Iran currency extends record fall as U.S. sanctions loom
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Iran currency extends record fall as U.S. sanctions loom

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s currency hit a new record low on Sunday, dropping past 100,000 rials to the U.S. dollar…
Witnesses: Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills dozens
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Witnesses: Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills dozens

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy fighting along Yemen’s west coast between pro-government forces and Shiite rebels in recent days has…
Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran
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Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran

  The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with…
Iranian general warns Trump: ‘War will destroy everything you own’
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Iranian general warns Trump: ‘War will destroy everything you own’

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani warned U.S. President Donald Trump against war on Thursday, saying it…
With economy faltering, Iran appoints two new heads of key agencies
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With economy faltering, Iran appoints two new heads of key agencies

(Reuters) – Iran’s cabinet appointed new heads at two of the government’s top economic institutions, as the country grapples with…
Just tough Trump tweeting? US ratchets up Iran pressure
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Just tough Trump tweeting? US ratchets up Iran pressure

  President Donald Trump’s explosive Twitter threat to Iran’s leader comes as his administration is ratcheting up a pressure campaign…
Security forces end attack on Erbil governorate by suspected Islamic State militants
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Security forces end attack on Erbil governorate by suspected Islamic State militants

  Kurdish security forces killed gunmen who had stormed a government building in the Kurdish city of Erbil on Monday…
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