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UN watchdog: Iran defying nuclear deal with uranium enrichment
Middle East
September 10, 2021
UN watchdog: Iran defying nuclear deal with uranium enrichment
The UN atomic watchdog on Tuesday said Iran has increased its stockpile of enriched uranium in breach of the 2015 accord intended to…
Iran-Afghanistan water dispute to test Tehran’s ties to Taliban
Middle East
September 10, 2021
Iran-Afghanistan water dispute to test Tehran’s ties to Taliban
“The situation on the border isn’t about to get any better with the Taliban in power,” according to Nik Kowsar,…
As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation
Middle East
September 7, 2021
As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation
HALABJA, Iraq, Sept 6 (Reuters) – “Where we are standing right now, there should be a river,” says Nabil Musa,…
Raisi says Iran ready for talks but not with Western ‘pressure’
Middle East
September 5, 2021
Raisi says Iran ready for talks but not with Western ‘pressure’
DUBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday Iran was ready to hold talks with world…
Syria says it has shot down Israeli missiles near capital
Middle East
September 3, 2021
Syria says it has shot down Israeli missiles near capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says it shot down Israeli missiles as they approached the capital Damascus on Friday, saying…
Iranian fuel will be delivered by truck to Lebanon via Syria -sources
Middle East
September 3, 2021
Iranian fuel will be delivered by truck to Lebanon via Syria -sources
Beirut, Sept 2 (Reuters) – The first Iranian fuel oil cargo secured through Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah will be delivered…
Mini-bus plunges off road into a valley in Iran, killing 16
Middle East
September 2, 2021
Mini-bus plunges off road into a valley in Iran, killing 16
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says 16 people were killed and 12 injured in the country’s west when…
Lebanese state’s permission not sought for Iranian fuel, minister says
Middle East
September 1, 2021
Lebanese state’s permission not sought for Iranian fuel, minister says
BEIRUT, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The Lebanese government has received no request for fuel to be imported from Iran, the…
Syrian army steps up offensive on rebel redoubt in southwestern city
Middle East
September 1, 2021
Syrian army steps up offensive on rebel redoubt in southwestern city
AMMAN, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Syrian elite forces aided by pro-Iranian militias stepped up an offensive on Tuesday against a…
Hezbollah hammered with criticism amid Lebanon’s crises
Middle East
September 1, 2021
Hezbollah hammered with criticism amid Lebanon’s crises
BEIRUT (AP) — Driving back to base after firing rockets toward Israeli positions from a border area last month, a…