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Iranian cmdr. warns of ‘fiery response’ after US sends bombers to West Asia
Dec 13, 2020 07:05A senior Iranian commander warns that the smallest potential violation of the Islamic Republic’s airspace is to be followed by a “fiery response” after the United States sends its B-52H bombers on an overflight mission above the Persian Gulf.
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Iran proposes ancillary mechanism to Minsk Group to help Karabakh settlement
Oct 15, 2020 19:10Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tells his Azeri counterpart about a proposal by Iran that foresees the Islamic Republic, Turkey, and Russia boosting a standing so-called Minsk Group that has failed to resolve decades of territorial dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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Pompeo seeks to flood West Asia with arms, defies US own laws: Iran's FM
Aug 24, 2020 15:25Iran’s foreign minister says his American counterpart, Mike Pompeo, is trying to “flood our region” with all kinds of US weapons even when his country’s own laws prohibit such a measure.
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Coronavirus infections rise in West Asia
Mar 16, 2020 14:47Since raising its head in central China late last year, the new coronavirus has come to affect 157 countries and territories.
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Coronavirus death toll hits 563, over 28,000 infected
Feb 06, 2020 08:10The new coronavirus that appeared late December has claimed 563 lives, infected more than 28,000 people in mainland China and spread to more than 20 countries.
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FM, lawmakers discuss regional issues
Dec 10, 2019 17:13Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and members of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission in a meeting discussed a range of issues, including the latest developments in the region.
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Iran urges peace in Iraq, Lebanon; blames US, Israel, Saudi Arabia for stoking unrest
Oct 31, 2019 07:04A senior Iranian official has called for peace and non-interference in Iraq and Lebanon, blaming the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel for fomenting unrest in the two Arab countries.
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Russia counters US proposal for West Asia maritime coalition
Jul 23, 2019 16:37Russia expresses unease and confusion over a proposal made by the United States for the establishment of a so-called maritime security coalition to patrol West Asia’s waterways.
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US officials to discuss sending more troops to West Asia: Report
Jun 17, 2019 10:19Officials within the administration of US President Donald Trump are reportedly to discuss sending more troops to West Asia.
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Kushner, Greenblatt in West Asia to seek support for Trump's 'peace' plan
May 29, 2019 05:29Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner has gone to West Asia to push the US-backed Israeli-Palestinian peace deal on behalf of his father-in-law, US President Donald Trump.