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Iraqis worry US-Iran tensions are eclipsing their protests
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Iraqis worry US-Iran tensions are eclipsing their protests

BAGHDAD (AP) — Young Iraqis who drove mass protests demanding sweeping political reforms are worried that the conflict between the…
Europeans to trigger Iran nuclear deal dispute mechanism
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Europeans to trigger Iran nuclear deal dispute mechanism

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain, France and Germany will trigger the dispute resolution mechanism in the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran,…
Under pressure, Iran makes first arrests over airliner downing
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Under pressure, Iran makes first arrests over airliner downing

Iran announced Tuesday its first arrests over the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner last week, as it struggles to…
Trudeau cites US ratcheting up tensions with Iran in plane’s downing
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Trudeau cites US ratcheting up tensions with Iran in plane’s downing

Victims of an Iran-downed jetliner would still be alive if not for a recent escalation of tensions partly triggered by…
Iran’s only female Olympic medalist says she has defected
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Iran’s only female Olympic medalist says she has defected

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s only female Olympic medalist has said on social media she had left her homeland because she…
Esper says he’s seen no hard evidence embassies under threat
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Esper says he’s seen no hard evidence embassies under threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper explicitly said Sunday that he had seen no hard evidence that four American…
Video: Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown
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Video: Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian police and security forces fired both live ammunition and tear gas to disperse…
Iran’s handling of plane disaster sparks new challenge to rulers
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Iran’s handling of plane disaster sparks new challenge to rulers

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s clerical rulers risk a legitimacy crisis as popular anger has boiled up at the way the…
Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as protests erupt over jetliner downing
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Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as protests erupt over jetliner downing

US President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was monitoring Iranian demonstrations closely, warning against any new “massacre” as…
Merkel, Putin discuss Middle East flashpoints at Kremlin meeting
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Merkel, Putin discuss Middle East flashpoints at Kremlin meeting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday for talks set to focus on…
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