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Iran
The foreign minister invited Egypt’s president to visit Tehran, as Iran worked to improve relations with Egypt. Iran’s sole nuclear power plant is back at full capacity; another one is to be completed by March.
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Afghanistan
Concerns over Iran’s influence in Afghan media agencies
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Iran
Iran’s oil minister acknowledged that oil exports have fallen by more than 40 percent due to economic sanctions. Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, warned the Iranians not to criticize upcoming presidential elections.
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Iran
Iran Targets Dissidents With 30,000-Strong Spy Army
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European Union
Syria crisis: US decries Assad ‘Western puppets’ speech
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Iran
Iran began developing software to control social media networking sites. Although the specific sites was not disclosed, both Facebook and Twitter are popular in the country.
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Iran
Iran-Turkey Rivalry Worsens Over Patriot Deployment
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Iran
Iran rethinks its staunch support for Assad regime
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Iran
Iran warned foreign surveillance ships and aircraft to stay away in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian Navy has been conducting military exercises in the area. Iran also conducted defensive drills in ports and along the coastline.
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Afghanistan
Afghan-US Pact Ensures Future Security: Sediqi
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Iran
Iran’s navy claims it has tested the Iranian-manufactured air defense system Raad (“Thunder”) during an exercise near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also conducted a “cyberwarfare drill” during the same exercise taking place in the Strait of Hormuz as well as in the Gulf of Oman.
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Syrian regime reportedly using wide range of tactical ballistic missiles
US officials have accused the Assad regime of using Iranian-made, short-range ballistic missiles against a rebel offensive this week. The regime has deployed a wide array of tactical ballistic missiles against suspected al Qaeda-affiliated rebels this month.
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Iran
Iran began a second series of naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz. The exercises were scheduled to last six days.
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Iraq
Iraq Sunni rallies gather steam
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Iran
The Rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East
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Iran
Iranian power plants and industrial sites were hit by cyberattacks. Iran suggested that the attacks came from the US and Israel. Iran began a series of naval exercises.
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Iran
Tehran Denies Russian Women Get ‘Hijab Payment’
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Afghanistan
Afghans seek policewoman’s motive for killing US contractor
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Iran
The EU imposed new economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. India planned to cut oil imports from Iran next year. China, Iran’s largest customer, planned to maintain its imports.
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Hezbollah
Lebanon’s Shiites and Sunnis Fight in Syria, but Not at Home
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Syria
UN warns of foreign influx into sectarian Syria war
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Reports of Israeli drones operating in Azerbaijan spark Iranian condemnation, threats
Iran claims Israel is operating three separate drone platforms from Azerbaijan to conduct “secret spy missions” into Iranian territory. Iranian officials threatened that any drone crossing into Iranian airspace would receive a “sharp counterblow.”
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Iran
Iran’s president said Western sanctions would not slow down its nuclear program. Iran’s nuclear chief said Iran would not stop enriching uranium to 20 percent. The US resumed efforts to curb Iran’s nuclear program.
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Iran
Iran says oil revenues down by half
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Afghanistan
As Gold Is Spirited Out of Afghanistan, Officials Wonder Why
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Iran
Khartoum allowing Iran to establish a Red Sea base
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Iran
Iran claimed it has decoded all of the data from a US drone captured last year. The UN’s nuclear agency said it had made no progress toward determining whether Iran was conducting research to build an atomic bomb.
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Al Qaeda
Yemen security chief tells Iran to stop backing rebels
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Iranian regime broadcasts video of ‘captured’ US drone
Iranian claims of a “captured” US-made Scan Eagle drone earlier this week and subsequently produced video images of the aircraft raise questions about the drone’s origins.
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Egypt
Hitmen on hold, Israelis might talk to Meshaal
