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Khamenei Isolation Complicates Iran-US Contacts Amid Security Crackdown

Dubai-Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is operating from an undisclosed location and communicating through a network of trusted intermediaries because

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Israeli Far-Right Ministers Press for Lebanon Offensive as Border War Intensifies

Jerusalem-Two senior far-right ministers in Israel’s governing coalition on Monday called for a major escalation of military operations in Lebanon,

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Attrition and Devastation Define South Lebanon War as Diplomatic Window Narrows

Beirut-Israel and Hezbollah are increasingly locked in a war of attrition across southern Lebanon, with the Iran-backed group shifting toward

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Turkish Police Storm Opposition HQ as Leadership Battle Deepens Political Crisis

Ankara-Turkish riot police entered the headquarters of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in Ankara on Sunday, firing tear

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Israeli Strike Kills Parents and Infant in Gaza as Ceasefire Erodes

Gaza-An Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment in central Gaza killed a Palestinian couple and their six-month-old son on Sunday,

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Iran Says It Downed Israeli Surveillance Drone Amid Diplomatic Push for U.S. Accord

Dubai-Iran’s military said it shot down an Israeli surveillance drone in the southern province of Hormozgan, state-affiliated media reported on

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Bahrain Hands Life Sentences to Nine Over Alleged IRGC Collaboration

Manama-A Bahraini court sentenced nine people to life imprisonment and two others to three-year prison terms for collaborating with Iran’s

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Iran Signals Continued Backing for Hezbollah Amid Push for Broader Ceasefire

Beirut-Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah said on Saturday that a message from Iran reaffirmed Tehran’s commitment to supporting the group and

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US-Iran Breakthrough Appears Near as Mediators Push Framework Deal

Tehran-Senior officials from the United States and Iran signaled on Saturday that negotiations aimed at ending months of conflict in

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Flotilla Detainees Allege Abuse After Israeli Interception as Authorities Reject Claims

Istanbul-Activists and journalists deported from Israel after the interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have accused Israeli security forces of

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