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Israel warns Iran of military response if it closed key Red Sea strait
Middle East
August 2, 2018
Israel warns Iran of military response if it closed key Red Sea strait
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel would deploy its military if Iran were to try to block the Bab al-Mandeb strait that…
Iran’s parliament to question president over economic woes
Middle East
August 1, 2018
Iran’s parliament to question president over economic woes
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament announced Wednesday it would hold a special session to question President Hassan Rouhani about…
Iranian forces pulled back from Golan Heights: Russian news agency
Middle East
August 1, 2018
Iranian forces pulled back from Golan Heights: Russian news agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Iranian forces have withdrawn their heavy weapons to a distance of 85 km (53 miles) from the…
Where is Trump headed with his tougher policy toward Iran?
Middle East
August 1, 2018
Where is Trump headed with his tougher policy toward Iran?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s offer of dialogue with Tehran belies a hardening of U.S. policy that intensifies economic…
Oil to hold steady into 2019 as OPEC, U.S. compensate for supply hitches: Reuters poll
Middle East
July 31, 2018
Oil to hold steady into 2019 as OPEC, U.S. compensate for supply hitches: Reuters poll
Oil prices are likely to hold fairly steady this year and next as increased output from OPEC and the U.S.…
For buoyant Assad, Syrian war enters tricky phase
Middle East
July 31, 2018
For buoyant Assad, Syrian war enters tricky phase
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s path to a final victory in the war in Syria is strewn with diplomatic…
Iran: Trump needs to rejoin nuclear deal if he wants talks
Middle East
July 31, 2018
Iran: Trump needs to rejoin nuclear deal if he wants talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials reacted skeptically on Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s comments that he’s willing to negotiate…
Trump says he would ‘certainly meet’ with Iran’s Rouhani
Middle East
July 31, 2018
Trump says he would ‘certainly meet’ with Iran’s Rouhani
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he’d “certainly meet” with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and without preconditions,…
Iran currency extends record fall as U.S. sanctions loom
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Iran currency extends record fall as U.S. sanctions loom
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s currency hit a new record low on Sunday, dropping past 100,000 rials to the U.S. dollar…
Witnesses: Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills dozens
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Witnesses: Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills dozens
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy fighting along Yemen’s west coast between pro-government forces and Shiite rebels in recent days has…