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Saudi Foreign Minister, Pakistani Counterpart Discuss Efforts to Restore Regional Security and Stability

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call Thursday from Deputy Prime Minister…

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Iran Publishes Chart Showing It May Have Put Sea Mines in Strait of Hormuz as Shaky Ceasefire Holds

Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the…

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Trump Announces Temporary Halt to War

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States had held “good and constructive” talks with Iran, and…

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Trump Gives Iran 48 Hours to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Threatens to Destroy Energy Facilities

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to bomb and destroy Iran’s energy infrastructure unless the Strait of Hormuz is…

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Iran’s New Supreme Leader: Revenge for the Blood of the Martyrs Will Be Comprehensive

Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has pledged a comprehensive retaliation for the blood of the martyrs, particularly over what…

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Israel Says Iran’s New Supreme Leader a ‘Tyrant’ Who Will Continue ‘Regime’s Brutality’

Israel’s foreign ministry said Monday that Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was a “tyrant” like his slain father, and…

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EU Ready to ‘Enhance’ Operations Protecting Middle East Shipping

The European Union said on Monday it was ready to bolster its maritime operations in the Middle East to protect…

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Appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has announced the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s leader. The Tasnim News Agency…

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Senior Iranian Official: New Talks with US Planned in Early March, Interim Deal Possible

Iran and the United States have differing views over the scope and mechanism to lift sanctions on Tehran in exchange…

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Afwerki Receives Senior Saudi Delegation in Asmara

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki held talks with Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji, who is visiting the capital…

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