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Nine dead as Kabul car bombing targets Afghan lawmaker
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A car bombing in Kabul targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed at least nine people, officials…
Iran started construction on site at underground nuclear facility – report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid…
Turkey-backed fighters clash with Kurdish forces in north Syria town
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Syrian fighters backed by Turkey waged battles on Friday against Kurdish forces near the town…
Turkey has evacuated seven Syrian military posts – source
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkey has evacuated seven military observation posts in northwest Syria, pulling back troops from territory…
Iran’s Supreme Leader hits out at U.S. in his first public appearance
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday used his first public appearance in weeks…
Turkey says U.S. sanctions have ‘shaken’ values of alliance
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday U.S. sanctions over Ankara’s purchase of Russian…
U.S. condemns ‘unjust, barbaric’ execution of Iranian journalist: Pompeo
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States strongly condemned Iran’s…
France, other European countries withdraw from business forum in Iran
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — France said on Sunday its ambassador to Iran would not participate in an online business…
Iran executes journalist dissident Ruhollah Zam – report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during the 2017 anti-government…
Israel, Morocco agree to normalize relations in latest U.S.-brokered deal
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Israel and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalize relations in a deal brokered with the…
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon – U.N.
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A United Nations analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that…
U.S. blacklists Iranian envoy, possibly to pressure Yemen’s Houthis
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States imposed terrorism sanctions on Iran’s envoy to the Houthis, a step possibly…