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US, Iran battle over sanctions at world court
Tehran dragged Washington to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague in 2018 after Trump pulled the US out of a landmark international nuclear deal with Iran.
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Iran says Bahrain partner to 'crimes' of Israel after deal
The Friday announcement by US President Donald Trump made Bahrain the second Arab country in a month, after the United Arab Emirates, to normalise ties with Israel under US sponsorship.
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Iran's Khamanei says UAE 'betrayed' Muslim world with Israel deal
In the agreement, only the third such deal it has struck with an Arab country, Israel pledged to suspend annexation of Palestinian lands.
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Israel and UAE to normalise ties in 'historic' US-brokered deal
The deal would make the United Arab Emirates only the third Arab country Israel has diplomatic relations with after its peace deals with Egypt and Jordan.
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Iran's coronavirus death toll continues to resurge, nears 10,000
There were 2,531 new coronavirus infections reported in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of cases to 212,501, along with 9,996 deaths in all, the ministry said on Wednesday.
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Jailed UK-Iranian pleads with PM Johnson to help inmates
Anoosheh was visiting his mother in Tehran in August 2017 when he was arrested, accused of spying for Israel, and later jailed for 10 years, his family says.
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Iran warns against UN nuclear watchdog resolution
Diplomats say the resolution will call on Iran to provide access to two locations where past nuclear activity may have occurred - sites to which the IAEA has been trying to gain access for months.
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Pompeo welcomes new Iraq government, extends Iran sanctions waiver
Recognising Iraq's fragility, the Trump administration has given Iraq a series of waivers on US sanctions to let it keep buying gas from Iran.
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Iran to reopen many mosques as lockdown eases - Rouhani
The new coronavirus has killed more than 6,150 and infected over 96,440 in Iran since it announced its first cases in mid-February.
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Iran coronavirus death toll rises to 1,934
Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said a record 1,762 new cases have been confirmed in Iran over the past 24 hours and 24,811 people are now known to have been infected.
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for lifting of Iran sanctions
Khan's comments came after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrote to him asking for help in dealing with the novel coronavirus outbreak that has now killed at least 1,433 people in Iran.
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US sanctions Chinese, SA companies over Iran, petrochemicals
The United States has targeted a number of Chinese, Hong Kong and South African companies in a fresh round of Iran-related sanctions regarding petrochemicals, according to the US State Department said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Iran reports 97 new virus deaths, taking total to 611
Tehran province had the highest number of new cases with 347, followed by Isfahan with 155 and the northern region of Alborz with 134.
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UN nuclear watchdog asks Iran to 'immediately' cooperate
Grossi said the IAEA had raised questions "related to possible undeclared nuclear material and nuclear-related activities at three locations that have not been declared by Iran".
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US braces for coronavirus spread as outbreaks worsen in Italy, Iran
Worsening infections in Iran, Italy and South Korea are of particular concern, world health officials said. South Korea and Italy stepped up emergency measures to help curb the virus’ global spread.
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Global spread of coronavirus raises pandemic fears
Shares and oil prices tumbled while gold soared to a seven-year high. The Korean won fell 0.8% to its lowest since August.
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Three new coronavirus cases in Iran after two deaths
The pair who died were elderly Iranian citizens and residents of the city of Qom. They were the first confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus in the Middle East.
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Pompeo says prepared to talk to Iran 'anytime', pressure to continue
“We are not rushed, the pressure campaign continues. It’s not just an economic pressure campaign... it’s isolation through diplomacy as well."
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Iran not sharing evidence from airline crash with Ukraine after audio leak
The audio file was part of the evidence that was given to Ukrainian experts as part of the joint investigative team’s examination of the crash.
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US soldiers hurt in Iran missile strike up to 64: Pentagon
US President Donald Trump had initially said no Americans were hurt by the missiles fired on a base housing US soldiers in the country's west on 8 January.
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US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
Last week the US military said 11 US troops had been treated and transferred out of Iraq for concussion symptoms after the attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase.
