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US strikes make it difficult to reach a political solution in the region, Iran tells UN
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US strikes make it difficult to reach a political solution in the region, Iran tells UN

Recent strikes by the US military in the Middle East make it difficult to reach a political solution in the…
Biden’s balancing act with Iran aims for deterrence, not a wider war
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Biden’s balancing act with Iran aims for deterrence, not a wider war

CNN  —  President Joe Biden’s decision to strike 85 targets in Iraq and Syria on Friday in response to the…
US sees signs Iran is worried about escalating proxy attacks amid heightened tensions
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US sees signs Iran is worried about escalating proxy attacks amid heightened tensions

CNN  —  US officials believe there are signs that Iranian leadership is nervous about some of the actions of its proxy groups in Iraq,…
White House formally assigns blame for drone strike in Jordan that killed 3 American service members
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White House formally assigns blame for drone strike in Jordan that killed 3 American service members

Washington CNN  —  The US believes an umbrella group of militants called Islamic Resistance in Iraq was behind the drone…
Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region
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Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region

CNN  —  In a surprise move, the most powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, announced on Tuesday the suspension…
Biden has to deal with a second war he didn’t want. His task is to contain it
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Biden has to deal with a second war he didn’t want. His task is to contain it

CNN  —  US policy in the Middle East can no longer be described as an attempt to stop the Israel-Gaza…
The US and Iran are dangerously close to confrontation in the Middle East. Here’s where they both operate
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The US and Iran are dangerously close to confrontation in the Middle East. Here’s where they both operate

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…
US carries out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq
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US carries out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq

CNN  —  The US carried out airstrikes in Iraq targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militias in the country on Tuesday following repeated attacks…
Iran executes protester with mental health condition, judiciary says
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Iran executes protester with mental health condition, judiciary says

CNN  —  An Iranian protester with a mental health condition has been executed over the death of a local official…
Iran says attacks by its allies won’t stop until Israel’s war in Gaza ends
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Iran says attacks by its allies won’t stop until Israel’s war in Gaza ends

CNN  —  Attacks by Iranian-backed groups in the Middle East won’t stop until Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza ends,…
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