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Iran's Clerical Leaders Face Existential Crisis After UN Sanctions
The UN reimposed sanctions on Iran after last-ditch talks between Tehran and European powers failed to resolve the latest of decades of standoffs over Iran's nuclear program.
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Iran's Dilemma: How To Stay Out Of Israel's War On Hamas
Iran, a longtime backer of Gaza's rulers Hamas, finds itself in a quandary as it tries to manage the spiralling crisis.
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Saudi Prince, Iran President Hold Call On Israel-Hamas War
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler and Iran's president spoke by phone about the war between Israel and Hamas, Saudi state media said early Thursday, their first call since a surprise rapprochement in March.
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Explained: What Has Changed In Iran One Year Since Mahsa Amini's Death
Iran's rulers have intensified a clampdown on dissent one year since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini sparked protests that spiralled into some of the worst political turmoil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Shops Across Iran Shut Amid Protests Demanding Fall Of Rulers
Iranian shops shut their doors in several cities on Monday, following calls for a three-day nationwide general strike from protesters seeking the fall of clerical rulers, with the head of the judiciary blaming "rioters" for threatening shopkeepers.
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Ebrahim Raisi Sworn In As Iran President Amid Tensions With West
Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi took the oath of office before parliament on Thursday, with the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers facing growing crises at home and abroad.
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"Clerics Get Lost," Shout Iranian Protestors Over Ukrainian Plane Crash
Protesters denouncing Iran's clerical rulers took to the streets and riot police deployed to face them on Monday, in a third day of demonstrations after authorities acknowledged shooting down a passenger plane by accident.
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From Travels With Bin Laden To Sparring With Princes: Khashoggi's Journey
Perhaps nowhere in the world was the news of Donald Trump's election as president greeted with greater joy than in Saudi Arabia, whose rulers had chafed at his predecessor's outreach to their arch-foe Iran and welcomed the prospect of a Republican president more in line with Saudi thinking.
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In Mideast Power Plays, Saudi Prince's Enemies Not Sweating, Allies Are
Trending on Saudi social media last week was a clip of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman promising to go on the offensive against his country's biggest rival and take the fight "inside Iran." The eight-month-old TV interview had taken on a new significance: Violent protests were spreading across Iran. It's not clear whether Saudi Arabia helped stir ...
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Pakistani Lawmaker Seeks Probe Into Musharraf-Era Nuke Proliferation
A Pakistani lawmaker has called for "thorough investigation" into the country's nuclear proliferation to Iran and North Korea during former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's regime. Pakistan Peoples Party senator Farhatullah Babar said yesterday that the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme AQ Khan had been singled out for nuclear proliferation a...
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Global anger as North Korea fires long-range rocket
North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Wednesday days before its young ruler marks 12 months in power, intensifying the threat posed by the nuclear-armed state and provoking global condemnation.
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Iran frees two US hikers
Two Americans jailed in Iran as spies left Tehran on Wednesday, closing a high-profile drama with arch foe Washington that brought more than two years of hope then heartbreak for the families as the Islamic Republic's hard-line rulers rejected international calls for their release.
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Iran's Clerical Leaders Face Existential Crisis After UN Sanctions
The UN reimposed sanctions on Iran after last-ditch talks between Tehran and European powers failed to resolve the latest of decades of standoffs over Iran's nuclear program.
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Iran's Dilemma: How To Stay Out Of Israel's War On Hamas
Iran, a longtime backer of Gaza's rulers Hamas, finds itself in a quandary as it tries to manage the spiralling crisis.
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Saudi Prince, Iran President Hold Call On Israel-Hamas War
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler and Iran's president spoke by phone about the war between Israel and Hamas, Saudi state media said early Thursday, their first call since a surprise rapprochement in March.
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Explained: What Has Changed In Iran One Year Since Mahsa Amini's Death
Iran's rulers have intensified a clampdown on dissent one year since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini sparked protests that spiralled into some of the worst political turmoil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Shops Across Iran Shut Amid Protests Demanding Fall Of Rulers
Iranian shops shut their doors in several cities on Monday, following calls for a three-day nationwide general strike from protesters seeking the fall of clerical rulers, with the head of the judiciary blaming "rioters" for threatening shopkeepers.
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Ebrahim Raisi Sworn In As Iran President Amid Tensions With West
Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi took the oath of office before parliament on Thursday, with the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers facing growing crises at home and abroad.
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"Clerics Get Lost," Shout Iranian Protestors Over Ukrainian Plane Crash
Protesters denouncing Iran's clerical rulers took to the streets and riot police deployed to face them on Monday, in a third day of demonstrations after authorities acknowledged shooting down a passenger plane by accident.
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From Travels With Bin Laden To Sparring With Princes: Khashoggi's Journey
Perhaps nowhere in the world was the news of Donald Trump's election as president greeted with greater joy than in Saudi Arabia, whose rulers had chafed at his predecessor's outreach to their arch-foe Iran and welcomed the prospect of a Republican president more in line with Saudi thinking.
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In Mideast Power Plays, Saudi Prince's Enemies Not Sweating, Allies Are
Trending on Saudi social media last week was a clip of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman promising to go on the offensive against his country's biggest rival and take the fight "inside Iran." The eight-month-old TV interview had taken on a new significance: Violent protests were spreading across Iran. It's not clear whether Saudi Arabia helped stir ...
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Pakistani Lawmaker Seeks Probe Into Musharraf-Era Nuke Proliferation
A Pakistani lawmaker has called for "thorough investigation" into the country's nuclear proliferation to Iran and North Korea during former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's regime. Pakistan Peoples Party senator Farhatullah Babar said yesterday that the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme AQ Khan had been singled out for nuclear proliferation a...
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Global anger as North Korea fires long-range rocket
North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Wednesday days before its young ruler marks 12 months in power, intensifying the threat posed by the nuclear-armed state and provoking global condemnation.
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Iran frees two US hikers
Two Americans jailed in Iran as spies left Tehran on Wednesday, closing a high-profile drama with arch foe Washington that brought more than two years of hope then heartbreak for the families as the Islamic Republic's hard-line rulers rejected international calls for their release.
