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(MENAFN) According to reports, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has welcomed a decision by the Shia political and armed movement Asaib Ahl al-Haq to align itself with state institutions and begin placing its weapons under government authority.

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(MENAFN) Iran and the United States are currently reviewing messages exchanged through indirect channels and working toward what Tehran describes as a “final formula” for a possible understanding, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and US President Donald Trump held an urgent phone call Wednesday to address rapidly evolving regional developments, Qatar's Emiri Diwan announced in an official statement.

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(MENAFN) Russia’s Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over a reported new exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran in the Persian Gulf region, warning of the potential for wider military and political escalation.

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(MENAFN) Australia has come out firmly against Israel's intensifying military campaign in Lebanon, with Foreign Minister Penny Wong declaring Wednesday that any durable Middle East ceasefire must explicitly encompass Lebanon to have any meaningful...

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(MENAFN) Moscow raised alarm Wednesday over the latest round of direct strikes between Washington and Tehran in the Persian Gulf, cautioning that the escalating exchange threatens to push the region into a far more dangerous military and political...

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran and Washington are continuing indirect exchanges through intermediaries while working toward what he described as a “final formula” for a possible understanding, according to remarks made...

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(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has privately signaled to senior aides that he could walk away from the ceasefire agreement with Iran should Iranian forces kill American troops, local media reported, citing U.S. officials.

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(MENAFN) Turkey is rapidly deepening its economic footprint in Ivory Coast, drawn by the West African nation's political stability, investor-friendly climate, and robust economic momentum, according to Ankara's top diplomat in Abidjan.

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(MENAFN) The U.S. House of Representatives dealt President Donald Trump an unusual political blow Wednesday, voting to curtail his authority to sustain military operations against Iran — with four Republicans breaking ranks to side with Democrats....

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(MENAFN) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday intensified diplomatic pressure on Israel to stand down militarily in Lebanon, as fresh airstrikes killed three people and wounded eight others — just 24 hours after both nations agreed...

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(MENAFN) Canadian activists who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza have criticized the Canadian government for what they describe as a lack of response to their calls for accountability following their detention by Israeli forces,...

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(MENAFN) The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a war powers resolution aimed at ending U.S. military involvement in hostilities involving Iran, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) An Iraqi committee has begun work to bring all weapons under the exclusive control of the state, according to a military spokesperson on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Iraq has taken a significant step toward consolidating its security architecture, with a newly formed military committee launching operations to place all weapons exclusively under state authority, military spokesman Sabah al-Nu'man...

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(MENAFN) Slovenia blocked the landing of a plane chartered by Israeli airline Israir on Wednesday, turning away the aircraft over missing permits, an Israeli public broadcaster reported.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces reportedly carried out artillery shelling in southern Syria and advanced into areas of the western countryside of Daraa province late on Wednesday, according to statements attributed to Syria’s state news agency SANA. The...

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(MENAFN) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a meeting with his South Korean counterpart, Cho Hyun, in Seoul on Thursday, according to diplomatic sources.

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(MENAFN) An Iraqi government committee has begun work on a plan aimed at placing all weapons in the country under exclusive state control, according to a military spokesperson.

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(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that Tehran will continue military strikes on sites it claims are being used in attacks against Iran, following reported missile launches by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps...