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Yemen Welcomes Jeddah Summits, Houthis Apprehensive

The Yemeni crisis, as expected, was present at all meetings held in Jeddah last week between Saudi, American and Arab Gulf leaders. The crisis was present in the joint statement after Saudi-US talks on Friday and the concluding statement of the Gulf-US summit on Saturday. Head of the Presidential Leadership…

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Iran, Russia, Turkey Presidents to Talk Syria War in Tehran

With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on the Syria conflict. Russia, Turkey and Iran have in recent years met to discuss Syria as part of the so-called "Astana peace process" to end more…

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Iran sanctions and condemns dozens of US officials over Biden threat to nuclear project

Tehran responds after Biden delivers warning during visit to Israel

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A Shock-Proof Energy Economy

Taming Volatile Oil Markets Requires a New Kind of Government Intervention

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Iran says it is able to make a nuclear bomb - but has not yet decided to build one

An Iranian special advisor has said the country has the "technical capacity" to create a nuclear bomb, but hasn't decided whether it wants to or not

Daily Mirror

Biden in West Asia

Neither the Palestine question nor the Iran deal appear to be the U.S.’s priorities

The Hindu

Iran Arrests Several after Protests at Drying Lake

Iranian police have arrested several people for disturbing security after they protested the drying up of a lake once regarded as the Middle East's largest, official media said Sunday. Lake Urmia, in the mountains of northwest Iran, began shrinking in 1995 due to a combination of prolonged drought, and the…

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Iran Accuses US of Provoking Middle East 'Crises'

Tehran on Sunday accused Washington of provoking tensions in the Middle East, a day after US President Joe Biden ended a tour to Saudi Arabia and arch-foe Israel. Washington "has once again resorted to the failed policy of Iran-phobia, trying to create tensions and crises in the region," Iran's foreign…

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Khamenei Adviser Says Tehran ‘Capable of Building Nuclear Bomb’

Iran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has not decided whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Qatar's al Jazeera TV on Sunday. Kamal Kharrazi's comments were a rare suggestion that Iran might have an interest in nuclear weapons, which…

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Khamenei adviser says Tehran 'capable of building nuclear bomb' -Al Jazeera

Tehran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Al Jazeera's Arabic service on Sunday.

Reuters

‘Iranophobia’: Day after Biden trip, Iran says US stoking tension

A day after Joe Biden wraps his first Middle East tour as president, Iran accuses the US of inciting regional tensions.

Al Jazeera

Iraq's Date Palms: Rescuing a National Icon

Thousands of young date palms, Iraq's national symbol, form lines that extend from the edge of the desert near the central city of Karbala and into the horizon. Iraq's prized trees are central to a push aimed to preserve a long-threatened ancestral culture, whose fruit historically presented prosperity across the…

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Saudi FM: Our US Partnership is Continuous, No Military Cooperation with Israel

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that the Kingdom’s hand is extended to Iran to reach normal relations, pointing out that the talks with Iran were positive, but did not reach any results. “We are keen on finding a path to normal relations with neighboring Iran, and this…

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Russian officials visited Iran twice to examine drones, White House says

Tehran refutes report as ‘baseless’ and ‘in direction of political intentions and purposes’

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Saudi Arabia Calls on Iran to Cooperate with Regional Countries, US Says Won’t Leave Void to Be Filled by Others

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, chaired on Saturday the Jeddah Security and Development Summit on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The summit was attended by leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, as well as…

Tribune News Service

Russia visited Iran to view drone capabilities: US official

Satellite images show a Russian delegation visiting Iran to view unmanned weapons-capable drones that could be purchased for use in the war in Ukraine, a senior U.S. official said Saturday.

The Guardian - US

Biden tells summit of Arab leaders the US ‘will not walk away’ from Middle East

The president delivered his remarks on the final leg of a four-day tour, also announcing a $1bn effort to relieve hunger in the region

Axios

White House: Russia has visited Iran, seen drones that could be used in Ukraine war

Satellite imagery shows Russian officials visiting an Iran airfield to view weapons-capable drones twice in the last few weeks.

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The Guardian - UK

Oil trumps human rights as Biden forced to compromise in Middle East

US president’s attempts to ostracise Saudi crown prince were foiled by a fist bump

Reuters

Biden ends trip with U.S.-Saudi relations on the mend but few other wins

President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took a step to mending their troubled relationship with a fist bump, but the U.S. leader left the kingdom on Saturday with few big successes and doubts as to whether the visit was worth it.

Los Angeles Times

Biden vows US will stay in Middle East to limit influence of Russia, Iran

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Wrapping up his first Middle East trip since taking office, President Joe Biden vowed Saturday that the U.S. will remain engaged in the region to counter the influence of Russia and China and to combat the threat posed by Iran.

Daily Mirror

Xavi denied entry to United States as Barcelona's pre-season tour already under threat

The Barcelona coach travelled to the airport with his squad on Saturday but was not able to join them on the flight to the United States due to previous visits to Iran

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Iran Imposes Sanctions on 61 Americans

Iran said on Saturday it had imposed sanctions on 61 more Americans, including former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, for backing an Iranian dissident group, as months of talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal are at an impasse. Others blacklisted by Iran's Foreign Ministry for voicing support for the…

Daily Mirror

British Iranians who survived massacre open up about horror after 34 years

Ahmad Ebrahimi and his wife Farzaneh fled Iran more than 20 years ago after being almost killed in the massacre at the Gohardasht prison near Tehran

Reuters

Iran imposes sanctions on 61 Americans as nuclear talks hit impasse

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