GCC Warns Iran of Grave Consequences Because of Proxy Wars in Region

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(AFP/ File Photo) Iran faces grave consequences if it continues to indulge in proxy wars with neighboring Arab countries, threatening the peace and stability in the Middle East, representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have warned. In statements issued … Read More

Iran lists tough conditions for Europe to save nuclear deal

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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has given tough terms to Britain, France and Germany if they want to save the 2015 nuclear deal. Pledging not to seek new talks on Iran’s ballistic missiles is one of them. Iranian leader … Read More

ANALYSIS: Muslim Leaders Seek ‘Islamic Army’ to Protect ‘Palestine’

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Turkish dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other Muslim leaders want to create an Islamic army to ‘protect’ the Palestinian Arabs after 62 of them died last Monday during attempts to invade Israel from Gaza. Hamas and Islamic Jihad later admitted 53 of … Read More

Coalition led by anti-U.S. cleric wins Iraq election

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Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a news conference in Najaf, Iraq, on Thursday. (Alaa al-Marjani/Reuters) ​A political bloc led by populist Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq, has … Read More

Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog confirms chlorine gas attack in Saraqeb

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The Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons has said samples show a high probability that chlorine gas was used in an attack in Syria. It did not say who had used the banned weapons. Chlorine gas “was likely used … Read More

Palestinians recall envoys to four EU nations after US embassy move

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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas gestures as he chairs a Palestinian National Council meeting in Ramallah on April 30, 2018ABBAS MOMANI (AFP) The Palestinian Authority (PA) has recalled its envoys to Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria after their ambassadors attended … Read More

With Demise of Nuclear Deal, Iran’s Foes See an Opportunity. Others See Risk of War

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The Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, gave a televised speech to supporters this month in Baalbek, Lebanon. Iran has used Hezbollah to project power in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and elsewhere. CreditDiego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times   BEIRUT, Lebanon … Read More

Khamenei: Iran won’t uphold nuke deal without ‘solid’ European guarantees

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A handout picture provided by the office of Iran’s supreme leader on April 30, 2018, shows Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waving to a crowd on Labour Day HO (Iranian Supreme Leader’s Website/AFP) The reactions to Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal … Read More

‘Iranian soldiers killed’ in Israeli airstrike on Syrian army base

Syrian TV reported the attack CREDIT: GETTY Iranian soldiers were killed in an Israeli strike in Syria carried out just hours after Donald Trump’s announcement that the US was pulling out of the Iran nuclear agreement, according to monitors. The Syrian Observatory … Read More

Iran deal has been a lie all along

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“The sanctions lifting will only occur as Iran takes the steps agreed, including addressing possible military dimensions.” That was State Department spokesman John Kirby in June 2015, speaking as negotiations for the Iran nuclear deal were wrapping up. But Tehran … Read More

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