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January 5, 2020

Iran to finalise its next nuclear step on Sunday

Iran will decide on Sunday about its next step to further roll back its commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted...

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January 5, 2020

The 'Great Game' is afoot: Killing Soleimani reflects US desperation in the Middle East

By killing top Iranian military commander, Qasem Soleimani, American and Israeli leaders demonstrated the idiom ‘out of the frying pan into the fire.’ US President Donald Trump and Israeli...

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January 5, 2020

Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel 'nuclear power'

In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an embarrassed...

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January 5, 2020

Gulf stock markets plunge on US-Iran tensions; Aramco at lowest since IPO

Kuwaiti and Saudi stocks led Gulf stocks sharply lower in late afternoon trade on Sunday, reports Reuters, in the wake of a US drone strike in Baghdad that killed...

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January 5, 2020

China: US is abusing its force in Middle East

China on Sunday voiced opposition to the abuse of military force by the US in Iraq, days after a US drone strike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad...

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January 5, 2020

Iraq parliament passes resolution to expel US troops

The Iraqi parliament called on the government on Sunday to work to end all foreign troop presence as a backlash grew after the killing of a top Iranian military...

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January 5, 2020

Libya government calls for halting Haftar attacks in Tripoli

Libya’s UN-recognised government on Sunday called for international action to halt attacks by eastern Libyan forces on civilians in the capital Tripoli. At least 30 students were killed and...

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January 5, 2020

British navy to escort UK-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz

Britain’s navy will accompany UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to provide protection after the US killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani inflamed tensions in the region,...

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January 5, 2020

Iran FM: Trump's attack threat 'war crime'

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has described US President Donald Trump’s threat to attack dozens of Iranian sites as a “war crime” amid rising tensions in the wake of...

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January 5, 2020

Iran Parliament Speaker: Soleimani's killing is violation of UN Charter

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Sunday the killing of senior military commander Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike was an “outright violation” of the United Nations Charter. “US...

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