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Israel launches strikes against Syrian army, Quds Force: military
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Israel said on Wednesday it had launched air strikes against the Syrian army and Iranian…
Iran says any U.S. attack on it would face ‘crushing’ response
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran said on Tuesday that any U.S. attack on the country would face a “crushing”…
Pentagon signals troop drawdown in Iraq and Afghanistan – officials
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Pentagon has told U.S. commanders to prepare for a further withdrawal of troops from…
Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off – source
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. President Donald Trump, with two months left in office, last week asked for options…
Syria’s veteran foreign minister Walid Moalem dies
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Syria’s foreign minister Walid al-Moalem, a staunch of Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s crackdown on…
Iran’s Rouhani calls for national mobilization against COVID-19 as cases surge
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday declared “the general mobilization of the nation and the…
Iran pounds rebels in northwestern border area – report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iranian forces launched an artillery barrage on armed rebels in a northwestern border area, a…
Iran to tighten COVID-19 restrictions next Saturday, says Rouhani
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iran would impose stricter restrictions from next Saturday, as the…
Iran denies report al Qaeda operative killed in Iran
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran on Saturday denied a New York Times report that al Qaeda’s second-in-command was killed…
Iran blames U.S. sanctions for vaccine payment problems
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. sanctions are preventing Iran from making advance payment to the global COVAX facility set…
Saudi King Salman urges world to take ‘decisive stance’ against Iran
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdulaziz urged the world to take “a decisive stance” to…
France says ‘cowardly’ Remembrance Day attack in Saudi city Jeddah wounds several
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A blast at a World War One remembrance ceremony in Jeddah wounded several people on…