Category: 1. Iran
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Dear Ayatollah: Trump makes politics personal with Khamenei letter
US President Donald Trump’s letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei urging nuclear talks may represent a bid to engage directly with the country’s veteran strongman and cut out technocrats who shepherded a previous agreement. “The main aim… Continue Reading
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China, Iran, Russia hold joint naval drills in Middle East
TEHRAN, IRAN — China, Iran and Russia conducted joint naval drills Tuesday in the Middle East, offering a show of force in a region still uneasy over Tehran’s rapidly expanding nuclear program and as Yemen’s Houthi rebels threaten new… Continue Reading
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UK moots triggering UN sanctions over Iran’s uranium enrichment
Britain could trigger a so-called snapback mechanism to restore United Nations sanctions on Iran if Tehran does not curb its uranium enrichment, a UK ambassador to the UN said on Wednesday. “We will take any diplomatic measures to prevent Iran… Continue Reading
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Iran has high-purity lithium reserves: study
TEHRAN, March 12 (Xinhua) — Iran has confirmed the existence of high-purity lithium reserves in the country, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Wednesday. The confirmation was made in a report by Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and… Continue Reading
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US sanctions Sweden-based gang with links to Iran
WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions against the Foxtrot Network, a Sweden-based gang accused of carrying out attacks against Israeli interests in Europe on behalf of Iran. Describing Foxtrot as one of Sweden’s… Continue Reading
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Talks with US will ramp up pressure
TEHRAN – As a senior Emirati diplomat arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to deliver a letter from the U.S. President to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said for the third time in recent weeks that Iran will not… Continue Reading
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Trump Backs Off Plans to Double Canada Metal Fee
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US order to Lebanon: Normalization with Israel, first and last
SOUTH LEBANON — Following her previous provocative statement in Beirut that Hezbollah should have no share in the government, Morgan Ortagus, the deputy presidential special envoy to the Middle East, has said the outcome of current events is… Continue Reading
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Iran’s Khamenei rejects idea of nuclear talks with US
DUBAI — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected the idea of holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter arrived from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for such talks. Trump said… Continue Reading