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A US-brokered breakthrough between Baghdad and Erbil has restarted Iraqi oil exports through Turkey after a weeklong standoff.

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Despite global economic disruptions, China may tolerate prolonged US involvement in Iran, as it could drain American resources and shift focus away from the Indo-Pacific.

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Iran's threats against Jordan come as King Abdullah visits the Gulf, and Jordan continues to host thousands of US troops.

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Top US intelligence official offered Senate lawmakers conflicting assessments on whether Iran sought to rebuild its uranium enrichment capabilities after US B2 bomber strikes last year.

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Israel sees long road to Iran regime change as IRGC tightens grip

An Iranian security force officer stands guard next to a huge billboard of Iran's newly nominated supreme leader Ayatollah Mojataba Khamenei (pointing) during Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally, a commemoration in support of the Palestinian people on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran on March 13, 2026. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (photo bottom L) and triggering a war that spread across the M

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NATO deploys new Patriot battery to Turkey as Fidan in Riyadh for regional talks

A Patriot anti-missile battery launcher, deployed by Dutch NATO soldiers, is seen March 11, 2003 at the Diyarbakir military airport in southeastern Turkey.

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Dana Gas evacuates Khor Mor staff in Iraq's Kurdistan Region after Iran threats

A picture shows smoke billowing from the Central Production Facility 1 gas refinery in Iraq's southern Maysan province on May 29, 2022.

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Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, arrives in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Russia says increased Ukrainian attacks threaten gas export routes

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Iran urges regional vigilance against US, Israeli 'destabilisation', state media reports

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در سال ۲۰۲۵، نتانیاهو ائتلاف خود را نجات داد اما در مورد غزه، ایران و لبنان متوقف شد

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بحران هسته ای ایران: چین و روسیه طرفدار گفتگو هستند، اما آیا آنها به دنبال راه حل هستند؟

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حمله ایران، شکاف‌های دفاعی خلیج فارس و اتکا به فناوری و اطلاعات آمریکا را آشکار کرد

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