The United States and about 20 other nations will hold a major anti-mine operation near the Gulf in September, the Pentagon said Tuesday, after Iran threatened it could block oil shipments.
Talks in Baghdad concerning Iran’s controversial nuclear programme will go into a second day after diplomats fail to reach agreement.
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A mooted deal between the IAEA and Iran got a cool reception Tuesday on the eve of talks with world powers aimed at defusing the dangerously escalating crisis over Tehran's nuclear programme.
“… ”The West is already caving in to Iran,” said one official. The prime minister’s comments reflect a fear…that the talks…will result in an intermediate agreement that would not satisfy Israel …”
An Iranian man convicted of killing one of the country’s nuclear scientists two years ago is hanged, Iranian state media say.
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Iran on Friday held a parliamentary election run-off to decide 65 seats still outstanding in its 290-member legislature following a March 2 first round.
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