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Pak Attempts To Act Mediator In Iran War, US-Tehran Talks Likely In Islamabad
Pakistan has the second-largest Shia Muslim population after Iran, and it also maintains close relations with Gulf states, including a mutual defence pact signed last year with Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Prince Lobbied Trump To Strike Iran, Called Him Multiple Times Privately
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made multiple private phone calls to US President Donald Trump last month pushing for a strike on Iran despite favouring diplomacy publicly, the Washington Post reported.
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Donald Trump Orders Government To 'Substantially Increase' Iran Sanctions
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced what he said would be substantial new sanctions against Iran in the first response to what US officials say was likely Iranian involvement in an attack on Saudi oil facilities.
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In A Rare Breakthrough, Saudi Arabia Grants Entry To Iranian Diplomat
Saudi Arabia has agreed to admit an Iranian diplomat to head an office representing Iranian interests in the kingdom, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, in a rare move after the rivals broke off relations in 2016.
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China Is Eyeballing A Major Strategic Investment In Saudi Arabia's Oil
Since the election of Donald Trump, relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States have seemingly returned to their halcyon days. Saudi officials have been energized by Trump's desire to roll back Iranian influence and his support for Saudi economic reforms, and they are enthusiastic about the two countries' newfound unity of purpose.
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The Saudi Prince, A Sheikh And The Quarantining Of Qatar
The choreographed statements by Saudi Arabia and three allies to quarantine Qatar at just after 6 a.m. on June 5 were not signed, but there was no mistake about who was behind them.
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Iran Not To Send Pilgrims To Mecca, Blames Saudi Arabia
Iranians will not take part in this year's Mecca pilgrimage because of "obstacles" raised by Saudi Arabia, custodian of Islam's holiest sites, Iran's Culture Minister Ali Jannati said on Sunday.
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Iran Won't Attend Hajj In Saudi Arabia This Year
Iran will not send pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year for the annual hajj pilgrimage, an Iranian official announced Thursday, the latest sign of tensions between the two Mideast powers after a disaster during the event last year killed at least 2,426 people.
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Pak Attempts To Act Mediator In Iran War, US-Tehran Talks Likely In Islamabad
Pakistan has the second-largest Shia Muslim population after Iran, and it also maintains close relations with Gulf states, including a mutual defence pact signed last year with Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Prince Lobbied Trump To Strike Iran, Called Him Multiple Times Privately
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made multiple private phone calls to US President Donald Trump last month pushing for a strike on Iran despite favouring diplomacy publicly, the Washington Post reported.
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Donald Trump Orders Government To 'Substantially Increase' Iran Sanctions
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced what he said would be substantial new sanctions against Iran in the first response to what US officials say was likely Iranian involvement in an attack on Saudi oil facilities.
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In A Rare Breakthrough, Saudi Arabia Grants Entry To Iranian Diplomat
Saudi Arabia has agreed to admit an Iranian diplomat to head an office representing Iranian interests in the kingdom, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, in a rare move after the rivals broke off relations in 2016.
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China Is Eyeballing A Major Strategic Investment In Saudi Arabia's Oil
Since the election of Donald Trump, relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States have seemingly returned to their halcyon days. Saudi officials have been energized by Trump's desire to roll back Iranian influence and his support for Saudi economic reforms, and they are enthusiastic about the two countries' newfound unity of purpose.
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The Saudi Prince, A Sheikh And The Quarantining Of Qatar
The choreographed statements by Saudi Arabia and three allies to quarantine Qatar at just after 6 a.m. on June 5 were not signed, but there was no mistake about who was behind them.
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Iran Not To Send Pilgrims To Mecca, Blames Saudi Arabia
Iranians will not take part in this year's Mecca pilgrimage because of "obstacles" raised by Saudi Arabia, custodian of Islam's holiest sites, Iran's Culture Minister Ali Jannati said on Sunday.
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Iran Won't Attend Hajj In Saudi Arabia This Year
Iran will not send pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year for the annual hajj pilgrimage, an Iranian official announced Thursday, the latest sign of tensions between the two Mideast powers after a disaster during the event last year killed at least 2,426 people.
