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Iran, pressured by blackouts and pollution, targets Bitcoin
Middle East

Iran, pressured by blackouts and pollution, targets Bitcoin

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s capital and major cities plunged into darkness in recent weeks as rolling outages left millions…
Amid crippling sanctions, Iran traders seek lifeline in Iraq
Middle East

Amid crippling sanctions, Iran traders seek lifeline in Iraq

DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Piles of plush carpets line the floors of a northern Iraq shopping center hosting traders from…
Iran’s Rouhani says “ball in US court” over nuclear dispute
Middle East

Iran’s Rouhani says “ball in US court” over nuclear dispute

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the incoming US administration on Wednesday to return to a 2015 nuclear…
US exempts UN, aid groups from effort to cut off Yemen’s Houthis
Middle East

US exempts UN, aid groups from effort to cut off Yemen’s Houthis

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday exempted aid groups, the United Nations, the Red Cross and the…
Iran imposes symbolic sanctions on President Trump
Middle East

Iran imposes symbolic sanctions on President Trump

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Tuesday imposed sanctions on President Donald Trump and a number of members of his…
Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast of Gulf of Oman
Middle East

Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast of Gulf of Oman

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s military kicked off a ground forces drill on Tuesday along the coast of the Gulf…
Iran’s Zarif tells France: Avoid ‘absurd nonsense’ about Tehran’s nuclear work
Middle East

Iran’s Zarif tells France: Avoid ‘absurd nonsense’ about Tehran’s nuclear work

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday dismissed a claim by France that Tehran was in…
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran in final days of Trump presidency
Middle East

US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran in final days of Trump presidency

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on companies in Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates…
United States steps up HASM movement’s terror designation, places leaders on terror list
Egypt

United States steps up HASM movement’s terror designation, places leaders on terror list

The United States on Thursday designated Egypt’s “Sawa’d Masr” islamist militant group, known as “HASM” as a foreign terrorist organization, according…
Turkey urges ‘review’ of US sanction decision over S-400s
Middle East

Turkey urges ‘review’ of US sanction decision over S-400s

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top Turkish official is calling on the new US administration to engage in a dialogue…
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