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Trump eyes more Iran sanctions; military action still on table
Middle East
June 22, 2019
Trump eyes more Iran sanctions; military action still on table
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will impose additional sanctions against Iran in an effort to…
Iran foreign minister tweets map with detailed coordinates of drone
Middle East
June 22, 2019
Iran foreign minister tweets map with detailed coordinates of drone
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted a map on Saturday with detailed coordinates which he said…
North Korea lauds China ties as Xi wraps up trip
World
June 22, 2019
North Korea lauds China ties as Xi wraps up trip
North Korea lauded its ties with historic ally China on Friday as Xi Jinping wrapped up a highly symbolic two-day…
Trump says he called off Iran strikes at last minute
Middle East
June 22, 2019
Trump says he called off Iran strikes at last minute
President Donald Trump said Friday the United States was “cocked & loaded” to strike Iran but pulled back at the…
Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat: Tasnim
Middle East
June 22, 2019
Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will respond firmly to any US threat against it, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on…
Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order
Middle East
June 21, 2019
Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order
(Reuters) – Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of…
Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT
Middle East
June 21, 2019
Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran on Friday in retaliation for the downing of…
Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes
Middle East
June 21, 2019
Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes
Iran said Friday it had “indisputable” evidence a US drone it downed had violated its airspace, as reports emerged in…
Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold
Middle East
June 20, 2019
Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold
GENEVA (AP) — The gathering on the second floor of the Saudi consulate featured an unlikely collection: a forensic doctor,…
Iran says shot down US drone over its territory
Middle East
June 20, 2019
Iran says shot down US drone over its territory
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US “spy drone” which violated Iranian airspace near the Strait…