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IRGC releases drone footage, belying US claim of downing
Jul 19, 2019 12:13Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has released footage captured by an Iranian drone flying over the Strait of Hormuz and monitoring a United States Navy vessel, belying a claim by Washington that the unmanned aircraft was shot down by the American forces.
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Trump claims US Navy shot down Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz
Jul 19, 2019 01:38President Donald Trump says that a US ship has shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Over 10 feared dead in suspected Japan animation studio arson
Jul 18, 2019 04:24More than 10 people are feared dead and dozens injured or missing in a suspected case of arson at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday, domestic media reported.
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Iran will never start war, but will defend its soil against aggression: Zarif
Jul 18, 2019 02:52Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran “will never start a war,” but “will defend its territory” against any act of aggression.
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Pentagon removing Turkey from F-35 program after its purchase of Russian missile defense
Jul 18, 2019 02:41The United States has confirmed that it is removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, a move that had been long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting the delivery of an advanced Russian missile defense system last week.
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'You don't buy a horse twice', Iran's Zarif says of talks with US
Jul 18, 2019 02:18Iran's foreign minister says the country will not renegotiate its 2015 nuclear agreement with the 5+1 group, rejecting the possibility of a new deal with the US that includes Iran's missile program.
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US travel restrictions on Iranian diplomats inhuman: Zarif
Jul 18, 2019 02:02Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US travel restrictions imposed on Iranian diplomats and their families living in New York are "basically inhuman."
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One martyred, several injured as Nigerian army attack Sheikh Zakzaky’s supporters
Jul 17, 2019 00:52At least one person has lost his life and several others sustained injuries when Nigerian army opened fire on protesters demanding the release of top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been held for four years on trumped-up allegations.
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EU's Mogherini: Iran commitment reduction no significant JCPOA noncompliance
Jul 16, 2019 01:45European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini says the signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal do not view Tehran's move to scale back some of its commitments under the agreement as significant noncompliance and have not indicated any intent to trigger the accord’s dispute mechanism.
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Violent clashes erupt as 'black vest' protesters storm Paris landmark
Jul 13, 2019 04:09Hundreds of undocumented migrants surged into the Pantheon in central Paris on Friday, briefly occupying the vaunted memorial complex to demand talks with the prime minister on regularizing their status.