US ‘concerned’ over Iran rocket launch

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The U.S. is concerned about Iran’s development of space launch vehicles, saying there is a serious risk Tehran is building up its ballistic missile program and one could someday be used to carry a nuclear warhead, a State Department spokesperson … Read More

Will US troops leave Iraq?

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As the date set for the withdrawal of US troops nears, no fundamental change is observed regarding their number but merely their status. Is this merely another US-concocted scheme to subjugate Iraq? AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): As we are nearing … Read More

Stakes too high for US to underestimate Iran threat – opinion

Iran should not be rewarded with its demanded incentives. It needs to prove itself as something other than an active threat to America and its only proven ally in the Middle East – Israel. I have been a loyal American … Read More

Government collapse in Afghanistan marked by ‘repeated war crimes and relentless bloodshed’ – New Report

The Taliban, United States military, and Afghan security forces were all responsible for attacks that resulted in extensive civilian suffering before the country’s government collapsed earlier this year, Amnesty International said in a new report today. The report, No Escape: … Read More

Afghans face “avalanche of hunger and destitution” – UN agency

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GENEVA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Almost all Afghans do not have enough to eat and a failing economy could tip Afghanistan’s increasingly dire situation under Taliban rule into catastrophe next year, the U.N.’s World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. … Read More

Syria FM tells Iran it will respond to Israeli attacks

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Iran denies it is enriching uranium to 90 percent in meeting with Syrians. Syria’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad was in Iran this week and told his counterparts that Syria will respond to Israeli attacks on Syria. “We are responding to … Read More

Congressional Republicans vow to block US sanctions relief for Iran

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Letter signed by 25 Republican representatives on Monday accuses Biden administration of withholding information on Iran A group of 25 Republican members of Congress wrote a letter to US President Joe Biden this week pledging to block any sanctions relief … Read More

Iran’s Military Gears Up for Vienna Talks by Vowing to Annihilate Israel

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JNS.org – Renewed negotiations over a return to or revision of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers from which former President Donald Trump withdrew in 2018—kicked off in Vienna on Monday … Read More

Saudi stocks sees biggest fall in over a year after drone attacks

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Nov 21 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s stock market posted its biggest one-day drop in more than a year on Sunday, a day after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they had fired 14 drones at several Saudi Arabian cities, including at Saudi … Read More

Iranian General: Israel ‘Doomed to Termination’ as Tel Aviv Threatens to Strike Nuclear Sites

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A new government in Israel, elected earlier this year, has begun mulling strikes against nuclear sites in Iran in anticipation of upcoming talks between Tehran and Washington, and a new agreement to reinstitute the 2015 Iran nuclear deal – a … Read More

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