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Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it ‘trade war’
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Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it ‘trade war’

US President Donald Trump grudgingly signed new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale…
Iranian pilgrims return to haj in Saudi Arabia after boycott last year
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Iranian pilgrims return to haj in Saudi Arabia after boycott last year

Nearly 90,000 Iranians are expected to attend the haj in Medina this year, and were due to start arriving on…
Iran says US Navy fires warning shots near its vessels
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Iran says US Navy fires warning shots near its vessels

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said Saturday a US Navy aircraft carrier fired a warning shot in an “unprofessional” confrontation with…
US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel
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US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel

A US Navy ship fired warning shots toward an Iranian vessel near the northern Arabian Gulf on Tuesday, after the…
Upset with US, Iranian lawmakers to draft anti-American bill
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Upset with US, Iranian lawmakers to draft anti-American bill

Iranian lawmakers have agreed to fast-track an anti-American bill meant to confront allegedly “adventurist and terrorist” US actions in the…
American scholar jailed in Iran is innocent, professor says
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American scholar jailed in Iran is innocent, professor says

A Chinese-American graduate student at Princeton sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran for allegedly “infiltrating” the country and…
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
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UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN envoy for the nation, called on all parties “to act for the sake of peace,”…
Iranian cancer researcher denied entry to US despite visa
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Iranian cancer researcher denied entry to US despite visa

An Iranian cancer researcher was detained at Boston’s Logan International Airport and put on a return flight, according to US Customs…
Iran appoints female CEO to lead national airline
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Iran appoints female CEO to lead national airline

Iran has appointed a female CEO to lead its national airline for the first time since it was established in…
After Iran move, Total seen in pole position to snap up Qatar gas deals
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After Iran move, Total seen in pole position to snap up Qatar gas deals

Total is well placed to take a lead role in helping Qatar expand output from the world’s largest gas field,…
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