Authorities in Iran have put on a show of strength to mark the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, weeks after they used unprecedented force to put down anti-government protests.
The BBC is visiting Tehran for the first time since the…
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Qatar’s role in peace process criticized by opposition
“Qatar is not a peaceful mediator, Qatar is a problem maker,” the president of Qatar’s National Democratic Party, Khalid Al-Hail, told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday night, adding that Doha has “created, supported, [and] helped the…
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Russia says US restrictions on its role in Venezuela’s oil business are discrimination
By Dmitry Antonov and Vladimir Soldatkin
MOSCOW, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that new U.S. restrictions on the role of Russia and other countries in Venezuela’s oil business were blatant discrimination and…
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Trump expressed confidence in Iran’s readiness to conclude a nuclear deal
Iran wants to strike a deal with the US to abandon its nuclear programme. This was stated by US President Donald Trump in an interview with Fox Business.
‘They haven’t talked to anyone else, but they talk to…
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Israel bars entry of 5-year-old from West Bank for cancer care, citing Gaza address
The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday rejected a petition to allow a five-year-old Palestinian boy to enter Israel for life-saving cancer treatment, citing policy that prevents Gaza residents from entering the country, despite the family…
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Iran displays Israeli drones on revolution anniversary
Several “downed Israeli drones” were among the military hardware on show during Iran’s anniversary celebrations for the Islamic Revolution on Wednesday, according to state media in Iran.A number of Israeli drones shot down by Iran during…
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Iran regime carries out extrajudicial killings in hospitals
The Islamic regime has carried out extrajudicial killings of injured protesters inside hospitals and arrested countless medical personnel suspected of treating those wounded by Tehran, an Iranian doctor told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.Medical…
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US President Donald Trump, Qatar discuss Iran de-escalation
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and US President Donald Trump discussed efforts to de-escalate the region and promote stability in a phone call, the Emiri Diwan said on Wednesday, as Washington and Tehran pursue diplomatic solutions…
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Entire Communities Fled: ‘The West Bank’s Area C Is Almost Completely Ethnically Cleansed’
The Netanyahu government may not have officially annexed the West Bank, but the ongoing settler violence expelling Palestinian communities from their land – plus the changes in regulation imposing Israeli authority and areas meant for…
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