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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Gaza’s lone power plant has been shut down, less than a week after Israel suspended fuel shipments to the Palestinian enclave over the launching of incendiary balloons causing fires in southern Israel. Gaza, ruled by Hamas, relies on Israel for most of its energy needs. The population of two million …
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The head of Israel’s foreign intelligence service has visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for security talks, only days after the countries agreed to establish diplomatic ties in a move that angered Palestinians. Mossad boss Yossi Cohen discussed “security cooperation” with UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al …
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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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LEIDSCHENDAM, The Netherlands (Reuters) – A UN-backed tribunal on Tuesday condemned a member of Iran-backed Hezbollah for plotting to assassinate former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in a 2005 bombing that set the stage for years of confrontation between the political forces of Lebanon. People wave Lebanese flags at the …
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