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Despite outcry, Iranian minister addresses UN rights body
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Despite outcry, Iranian minister addresses UN rights body

Iran’s justice minister, a sanctioned human rights violator, unapologetically took the podium at the UN’s top human rights body Tuesday…
Russia vetoes UN Yemen resolution targeting Iran
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Russia vetoes UN Yemen resolution targeting Iran

Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have put pressure on Iran for failing to prevent its missiles…
Air strike kills Syrian family of nine in rebel-held Ghouta: monitor
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Air strike kills Syrian family of nine in rebel-held Ghouta: monitor

A family of nine was killed in a Syrian government strike on eastern Ghouta, a war monitor said on Monday,…
Russia sets stage for UN veto of western bid to call out Iran
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Russia sets stage for UN veto of western bid to call out Iran

Russia has laid the groundwork for a likely veto on Monday of a British, US and French bid for the…
Iran says Damascus suburbs assault to continue after UN ceasefire call
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Iran says Damascus suburbs assault to continue after UN ceasefire call

Iran said pro-Damascus forces would press ahead with attacks on an insurgent enclave near the Syrian capital, as ground fighting…
Avant-garde mosque angers hard-liners in Iran
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Avant-garde mosque angers hard-liners in Iran

A newly built avant-garde mosque in the heart of Iran’s capital would have hard-liners shouting from the minarets — if…
At least 15 dead in air strike in northern Yemen: residents
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At least 15 dead in air strike in northern Yemen: residents

At least 15 people were killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition air strike in northern Yemen, residents…
Iranian rescue teams find site, wreckage from plane crash
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Iranian rescue teams find site, wreckage from plane crash

Iranian search and rescue teams on Monday reached the site of a plane crash the previous day that authorities say…
Iran and Saudi Arabia need a ‘fresh security architecture’
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Iran and Saudi Arabia need a ‘fresh security architecture’

At this year’s Munich Security Conference, several Middle Eastern leaders proposed the idea of a new “security architecture” in the Middle…
‘Do not test Israel’s resolve’, Netanyahu warns Iran
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‘Do not test Israel’s resolve’, Netanyahu warns Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran on Sunday over aggressions by Iran and its “proxies” in Syria, saying he…
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