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Israel successfully tests naval air defense system
Middle East
February 21, 2022
Israel successfully tests naval air defense system
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday said it successfully tested a new naval air defense system, intercepting a series of…
Iran MPs put forth conditions for reviving nuclear deal
Middle East
February 20, 2022
Iran MPs put forth conditions for reviving nuclear deal
DUBAI, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Iranian lawmakers have laid out six conditions for the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear…
Germany’s Scholz says now is ‘moment of truth’ for Iran deal
Middle East
February 19, 2022
Germany’s Scholz says now is ‘moment of truth’ for Iran deal
MUNICH (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday that “now is the moment of truth” to determine whether Iran’s…
Iran nuclear deal could be agreed very soon, EU official says
Middle East
February 19, 2022
Iran nuclear deal could be agreed very soon, EU official says
BRUSSELS, Feb 18 (Reuters) – A senior European Union official said on Friday that a U.S.-Iranian deal to revive Iran’s…
Iranian president says Tehran ‘never has hope’ in Vienna nuclear talks
Middle East
February 12, 2022
Iranian president says Tehran ‘never has hope’ in Vienna nuclear talks
Feb 11 (Reuters) – Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday Tehran “never” pins hope on ongoing talks in…
Alleged leader of US-based Iran militant group goes on trial
Middle East
February 6, 2022
Alleged leader of US-based Iran militant group goes on trial
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The alleged leader of the militant wing of a U.S.-based Iranian opposition group went…
Iran welcomes US sanctions relief but says it’s too little
Middle East
February 6, 2022
Iran welcomes US sanctions relief but says it’s too little
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday welcomed U.S. sanctions relief intended to entice Iran back to the…
Rights group: Iran executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges
Middle East
February 1, 2022
Rights group: Iran executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has executed two gay men who were convicted on charges of sodomy and…
Blinken discusses Palestinian Authority reform with Mahmoud Abbas
Middle East
February 1, 2022
Blinken discusses Palestinian Authority reform with Mahmoud Abbas
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority…
Iran’s state broadcaster says it was hacked for 10 seconds
Middle East
January 27, 2022
Iran’s state broadcaster says it was hacked for 10 seconds
DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB was hacked for 10 seconds on Thursday, state media reported, as…