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Iran to launch satellite; US says program linked to missiles
Middle East
February 9, 2020
Iran to launch satellite; US says program linked to missiles
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will launch a satellite on Sunday, a government minister said, as part of a fledgling program…
Top commander sees increased Iran threat in Afghanistan
Middle East
February 1, 2020
Top commander sees increased Iran threat in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — There has been an increase in Iranian activity in Afghanistan that poses a risk to American…
US will not lift sanctions to negotiate with Iran: Trump
Middle East
January 26, 2020
US will not lift sanctions to negotiate with Iran: Trump
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States will not lift sanctions on Iran in order to negotiate, US President Donald Trump…
Pope backs Iraqi call for its sovereignty to be respected
Middle East
January 25, 2020
Pope backs Iraqi call for its sovereignty to be respected
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis met Iraq’s president on Saturday and the two agreed that the country’s sovereignty must…
Iranian FM: Tehran still willing to negotiate with US
Middle East
January 25, 2020
Iranian FM: Tehran still willing to negotiate with US
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is not ruling out negotiations with the United States even after an American…
Trudeau cites US ratcheting up tensions with Iran in plane’s downing
Middle East
January 14, 2020
Trudeau cites US ratcheting up tensions with Iran in plane’s downing
Victims of an Iran-downed jetliner would still be alive if not for a recent escalation of tensions partly triggered by…
Iran’s handling of plane disaster sparks new challenge to rulers
Middle East
January 12, 2020
Iran’s handling of plane disaster sparks new challenge to rulers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s clerical rulers risk a legitimacy crisis as popular anger has boiled up at the way the…
Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as protests erupt over jetliner downing
Middle East
January 12, 2020
Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as protests erupt over jetliner downing
US President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was monitoring Iranian demonstrations closely, warning against any new “massacre” as…
From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
Features/Interviews
January 5, 2020
From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — At the midway point of his annual Christmas vacation, President Donald Trump huddled at…
Trump stirs Mideast tensions despite talk of ‘endless wars’
Middle East
January 4, 2020
Trump stirs Mideast tensions despite talk of ‘endless wars’
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a single drone strike, President Donald Trump did more than just take out an avowed enemy…