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Israel warns Iran of military response if it closed key Red Sea strait
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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
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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
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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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Iranian forces have withdrawn their heavy weapons to a distance of 85 km (53 miles) from the…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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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