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Second Post-Sanctions Airbus Joins Iran Fleet

Iran received its second new Airbus plane Saturday under an order that Tehran placed last year after a partial lifting...

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White House Presses Iran For Info On Ex-FBI Agent

The White House on Thursday expressed its "unwavering" commitment to locate and return ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson,...

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Iranian Biker Blazes Trail For Women

Behnaz Shafiei, Iran's path-breaking female motorbike champion, lands a spectacular 15-metre jump on a track near...

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Australia Keep Faith With Cahill For World Cup Qualifiers

Australia coach Ange Postecoglou kept faith with team talisman Tim Cahill Wednesday by including the veteran in his...

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Iran Rejects US Moves To Seize 9/11 Compensation Money

Iran said Tuesday it was "completely unfair" for US lawyers to try to seize its overseas assets as compensation for the...

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2,100 Iran Fighters Killed In Iraq, Syria

More than 2,000 fighters sent from Iran have been killed in Iraq and Syria, the head of Iran's veterans' affairs office...

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Netanyahu To Meet Putin, Says Iran Seeks Permanent Foothold In Syria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to voice...

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Iran Blows US Fifth Fleet Out of the Water In Animated Film

A new animated film from Iran shows the US Navy's Fifth Fleet being blown out of the water in the latest effort to...

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Iran Sees Progress In Hajj Talks With Saudi

Iran said on Sunday there had been progress in talks with Saudi Arabia on allowing citizens of the Islamic republic to...

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Bahrain Says 25 Arrested Over Jailbreak, Unrest

Bahrain said Saturday that it had arrested 25 suspects accused of involvement in unrest in the Sunni-ruled kingdom,...

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France To Encourage Banks To Work With Iran

France wants to encourage the "normalisation" of banking relations with Iran to improve economic relations with the...

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Hollywood Takes On Trump At Oscars With Message of Inclusion

Hollywood seized the global platform of the Oscars to take on Donald Trump, but stars kept the tone light and inclusive...

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Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal

Iran is complying with a landmark atomic deal signed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN...

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Top US General Readies ‘full Range’ of Syria Options For Trump

The Pentagon's top officer on Thursday would not say if US ground forces will deploy to Syria to fight Islamic State...

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Iran Sends Team To Saudi Arabia For Hajj Talks

Iran said Wednesday it has sent a team for talks in Saudi Arabia on the next annual pilgrimage after missing the hajj...

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Regional Rivals Iran, Turkey Trade Barbs Over Syria

Diplomatic tensions escalated Tuesday between Turkey and Iran as the countries traded accusations over their roles in...

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Trump’s Defense Chief, In Iraq, Says

The U. S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from...

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IS Claims Suicide Attack By British Bomber Near Mosul

The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near Mosul it said was carried out by a...

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Iran Bans Drones In Tehran After Device Shot Down

Iranian officials have banned the flying of all private drones over Tehran after two recent incidents led to one of the...