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Japanese PM calls on nations to avoid further escalation in ME
Date: 2020-01-06 09:05:54 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8257625
TOKYO, Jan 6 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on nations involved to make diplomatic efforts to ease tensions and avoid further escalation in the Middle East region, Kyodo news agency reported. Abe repeated his plans to deploy ....
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S.Korea launches team on ME tensions in wake of US airstrike killing top Iranian general
Date: 2020-01-06 07:56:52 GMT - south korea - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:8257564
SEOUL, Jan 6 (MENA) - The South Korean foreign ministry launched a team of relevant officials to discuss measures to protect South Korean nationals and businesspeople in the Middle East, where tensions spiked after last week's US airstrike that ....
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Pompeo: US targeting 'actual decision-makers' in Iran instead of proxies
Date: 2020-01-05 22:51:21 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:8257362
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that the US is targeting “actual decision-makers” in Iran rather than Tehran's proxy forces, the Hill reported. Pompeo noted the Trump administration’s approach is ....
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Iran abandons 2015 nuclear deal
Date: 2020-01-05 21:23:02 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:83 - ID:8257287
TEHRAN, Jan 5 (MENA) - Iran has taken the fifth and last step in reducing commitments to the nuclear deal (JCPOA), removing the last operational restriction on the development of its nuclear program. "As such, the Islamic Republic of Iran's ....
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EU calls on Iran for de-escalation of tensions
Date: 2020-01-05 13:55:13 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:8256781
BRUSSELS, Jan 5 (MENA) - High Representative Josep Borrell spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about recent developments in Iraq, the need for de-escalation of tensions in the region and the importance of preserving the Iran ....
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SOHR: Nearly 585,000 people have been killed since the beginning of the Syrian Revolution
Date: 2020-01-05 09:53:26 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:8256164
LONDON, Jan 5 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has documented the death of 380,636 persons across Syria since the start of the Syrian Revolution on March 15, 2011 to the 1st of January 2020. A report released by SOHR ....
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US Speaker: Killing of Soleimani Was ‘Provocative and Disproportionate’
Date: 2020-01-05 07:14:40 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8256084
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi described the killing of Iran Military Commander Qasem Soleimani as "provocative and disproportionate" act as it endangers the lives of American soldiers, diplomats and ....
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Trump warns Iran if it hits any Americans or American assets 'we have targeted 52 Iranian sites'
Date: 2020-01-05 05:39:46 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:1 - ID:8256034
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Saturday drew what may come to be seen as the most significant red line of his presidency in a three-part tweet, vowing specific military action against Iran if it "strikes any Americans, or ....
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IRGC chief commander: 'strategic revenge' to end US presence in region
Date: 2020-01-04 22:43:55 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:8255873
TEHRAN, Jan 4 (MENA) - The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said a “strategic revenge” would follow the US assassination of commander of Quds Force Qasem Soleimani that will put an end to the US’ presence in the ....
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Rouhani describes Soleimani's assassination as 'big mistake'
Date: 2020-01-04 19:52:52 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:8255875
TEHRAN, Jan 4 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday the US assassination of commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Qassem Soleimani was a "big mistake", IRNA reported. "Great danger threatens the ....
