DUBAI / NEW YORK (Reuters) – The fate of a fragile 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers depends on the outcome of the US presidential election in November, not on a planned US bid this week for a return of all UN sanctions on Tehran, several Iranian officials …
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A recently discovered transcript of an interview with a British intelligence officer who played a leading role in the 1953 coup that brought forces back to the shah of Iran claims that Britain was the driving force behind the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh. On the anniversary of …
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VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canada has released as much information as it can legally about the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, government lawyers said on Monday as they sought more confidential documents about their 2018 detention. PHILO PHOTO: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home …
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PHILO PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark Crimean bridge constructors on Kerch Street in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 18, 2020. Alexander Nemenov / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposed summit of world …
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Iran is reportedly paying fines to a Taliban faction for killing US and coalition troops in Afghanistan, leading to six attacks last year, including a suicide bombing at the U.S. air base in Bagram. According to CNN, US intelligence estimates that Iran is paying the fines to the Haqqani network, …
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