Iran
US strikes Iran-backed militias in Syria in Biden first
In its first military action against Iran-linked groups since Joe Biden became president five weeks ago, the Pentagon said it had carried out air strikes at a...
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US says patience on Iran talks not 'unlimited'
The United States on February 18 offered to meet with Iran under the auspices of the European Union in a bid to revive a nuclear deal trashed by former president Donald Trump.
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US accepts talks with Iran, backtracks on Trump sanctions claim
Former president Trump withdrew from the nuclear accord and instead imposed sweeping sanctions aimed at bringing Iran to its knees.
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Merkel voices 'concern' over Iran deal in Rouhani call
"She expressed her concern that Iran continues to fail to meet its obligations under the nuclear agreement," spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement.
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Yemen rocked by heavy clashes amid stark UN starvation warning
The country is engulfed in a bloody power struggle that erupted in 2014 between its government, supported by Saudi Arabia, and Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who control the capital Sanaa and most of the north.
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Gulf leaders, Kushner, converge on Saudi Arabia for crisis talks
Saudi Arabia led a coalition of countries in the Gulf and beyond that cut ties and transport links with Qatar in June 2017, charging that it was too close to Iran and backed radical Islamist groups.
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Iran enriched its uranium beyond its 2015 deal - but says it's fully reversible
Iran's foreign minister said Tehran took the step "after years of non-compliance" by other parties and that "our measures are fully reversible upon FULL compliance by ALL".
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Iran says Israel, exiled group killed scientist in complex operation
Fakhrizadeh died Friday after his car and bodyguards were targeted in a bomb and gun attack on a major road outside the capital, heightening tensions once more between Tehran and its foes.
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Saudi king urges 'firm stance' against Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency warned on Wednesday that Iran's explanations over the presence of nuclear material at an undeclared site in the country were "not credible."
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Mockery, bias & admiration: How the world has reacted to US vote
The hotly contested US election race between US President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden has elicited a range of reactions from other nations.
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Iran's supreme leader mocks US democracy
"What a spectacle!" supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted late Wednesday as the battle for the White House remained undecided over 24 hours after the last polling stations closed in the US state of Alaska.
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Pompeo warns of sanctions for any arms sales to Iran
The embargo on the sale of conventional arms to Iran was due to begin expiring progressively from 18 October under terms of the UN resolution that confirmed the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
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Iran COVID-19 deaths top 30,000 - health ministry
The latest deaths raised the overall toll to 30,123 for the eight months since Iran reported its first fatalities from the novel coronavirus.
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Iran cries 'victory' over Trump in UN Security Council
"The Iranian nation has achieved great political, legal and diplomatic success at the United Nations," Rouhani told a televised weekly meeting of his cabinet.
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Iran says US faces 'maximum isolation' as world powers dismiss sanctions
As other signatories cast doubt on the move having any legal effect, Washington threatened to 'impose consequences' on states failing to comply.
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Israel establishes full ties with Bahrain, UAE at White House
Hundreds of guests attended the event, which US President Donald Trump is hoping will boost his reelection chances in November, but there were no handshakes to cement the historic agreements in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran warns US against 'strategic mistake' after Trump threat
A US media report, quoting unnamed officials, said that an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the US ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks, was planned before the US presidential election in November.
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SSA: Ramaphosa to be updated on probe into plot to kill US Ambassador Lana Marks
According to American publication 'Politico', the Iranian government has been planning an assassination attempt on Marks.
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Trump vows '1,000 times greater' response to any Iran attack
A US media report, quoting unnamed officials, said that an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the US ambassador to South Africa was planned before the presidential election in November.
