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Iran resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow plant in new stepback from deal
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Iran resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow plant in new stepback from deal

Iran resumed uranium enrichment at its underground Fordow plant south of Tehran on Thursday in a new step back from…
Iran bans cooperation with British Council, warns of prosecution
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Iran bans cooperation with British Council, warns of prosecution

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s intelligence ministry on Tuesday said any cooperation with the British Council was banned and would result…
US slaps sanctions as Iran marks 1979 embassy siege
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US slaps sanctions as Iran marks 1979 embassy siege

Still-raw tensions flared anew Monday on the 40th anniversary of Iranian zealots’ storming of the US embassy, with thousands in…
Iran announces new violations of nuclear deal on anniversary
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Iran announces new violations of nuclear deal on anniversary

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced on Monday its latest violations of the nuclear deal with world powers, saying that…
Iran, US still captive to 1979 hostage crisis
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Iran, US still captive to 1979 hostage crisis

The 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran may have ended after 444 days, but both America and Iran still remain…
Unemployment fuels unrest in Arab states: IMF
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Unemployment fuels unrest in Arab states: IMF

Unemployment and sluggish economic growth are fueling social tension and popular protests in several Arab countries, the International Monetary Fund…
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria
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Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria

President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in “blood-stained” Syria, as Turkish…
Iran sends US list of names for proposed prisoner swap
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Iran sends US list of names for proposed prisoner swap

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign ministry says it has sent a list of names it is demanding in a…
Syrian Kurds defend key town as Pence, Pompeo sent to press Turkey
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Syrian Kurds defend key town as Pence, Pompeo sent to press Turkey

Kurdish fighters battled to defend a key Syrian border town from Turkish-backed forces in a flare-up of violence Tuesday as…
Syria Kurds defend key town as Turkey ignores US
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Syria Kurds defend key town as Turkey ignores US

Kurdish forces held out in a key border town Tuesday seven days into a deadly Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria…
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