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Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi: What to expect
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Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi: What to expect

On Thursday, 60-year-old Ebrahim Raisi will be sworn in before parliament as the Islamic Republic’s sixth president after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
Analysis: Iran strikes hard-line pose ahead of new president
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Analysis: Iran strikes hard-line pose ahead of new president

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Once a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader is sworn in as president this week,…
Syria’s Assad asks PM Arnous to form new cabinet
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Syria’s Assad asks PM Arnous to form new cabinet

AMMAN, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad has tasked Prime Minister Hussein Arnous with forming a new…
Iran says it is holding talks on prisoner exchanges with US
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Iran says it is holding talks on prisoner exchanges with US

DUBAI, July 13 (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it was holding talks on prisoner exchanges with the United States…
EU threatens Lebanese politicians with sanctions over crisis
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EU threatens Lebanese politicians with sanctions over crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief Saturday berated Lebanese politicians for delays in forming a new Cabinet,…
Judge under US sanctions set to win presidency for Iran’s hardliners
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Judge under US sanctions set to win presidency for Iran’s hardliners

DUBAI, June 18 (Reuters) – Iranians voted on Friday in an election expected to hand the presidency to a hardline…
Belarus to cut US diplomatic staff over sanctions
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Belarus to cut US diplomatic staff over sanctions

Belarus on Thursday announced that the United States would have to cut the number of diplomatic and administrative staff at…
Defiant Belarus leader slams EU sanctions on plane diversion
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Defiant Belarus leader slams EU sanctions on plane diversion

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president lashed out Wednesday at Europe for trying to “strangle” his country with sanctions…
US restricting visas, taking other action over Tigray crisis
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US restricting visas, taking other action over Tigray crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has begun restricting visas for people undermining efforts to resolve the deadly fighting in…
US tiptoes through sanctions minefield toward Iran nuclear deal
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US tiptoes through sanctions minefield toward Iran nuclear deal

As the United States searches for a path back to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, it is tiptoeing through a…
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