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US, some European countries orchestrated last year's riots: Iran's president
Aug 15, 2023 01:23Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has censured the United States and some European countries for orchestrating the riots that broke out across the country last year.
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Prisoner swap, release of Iran’s assets unrelated: FM
Aug 14, 2023 10:49Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian dismissed any connection between the exchange of prisoners with the US and the release of Iran’s assets frozen abroad.
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John Bolton: Biden admin merely delaying Ukraine’s defeat
Aug 14, 2023 10:19Hawkish ex-US National Security Advisor John Bolton has slammed the Biden administration’s Ukraine policy as aimed at merely delaying Kiev’s defeat, further calling for imposing harsher sanctions “clandestinely.”
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US occupation forces seeking to seal off Iraqi-Syrian border: Report
Aug 14, 2023 10:06US military forces stationed at a major air base in Iraq’s western Province of Anbar are reportedly planning to seal off the hundreds-kilometer-long border that runs between the Arab country and neighboring Syria.
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Iran received guarantee on US commitment to frozen assets deal: FM spox
Aug 14, 2023 09:17Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran has received the necessary guarantee on the US commitment to a recent agreement to exchange prisoners and free Iran’s frozen assets abroad.
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N Korean leader calls for boost in missile production amid persisting threats by US, S Korea
Aug 14, 2023 05:45North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a major boost in the country's production of missiles and munitions as the US and rival South Korea get set to launch yet another war game in the region.
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Blinken threatens Niger’s junta for 'unacceptable condition' of ousted president
Aug 13, 2023 11:04US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has threatened Niger's junta for the "unacceptable condition" of the country's ousted Western-backed President Mohamed Bazoum in yet another intervention in the nation's internal affairs.
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Russia lashes out at US ‘shameless’ defense of Kiev's 'proper' use of cluster bombs
Aug 13, 2023 10:57Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has lashed out at Washington for its “shameless” and “outrageous” support of Ukraine’s use of globally banned cluster munitions, noting that the bombs have already killed a Russian journalist.
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China slams US visit by Taipei's VP, vows ‘vigorous’ steps to protect sovereignty
Aug 13, 2023 10:46Beijing has condemned a visit to the US by Taiwan's “separatist” Vice President William Lai, vowing to take “resolute and vigorous” steps to defend the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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US-led coalition violated Syrian airspace 32 times over past day: Russia
Aug 13, 2023 10:30A high-ranking Russian military official has declared that war planes of the US-led military coalition have violated the Syrian airspace nearly three dozen times in the past 24 hours.