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US president’s anti-Iran speech pile of delusional claims: Rouhani

Sat Oct 14, 2017 08:08:35

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says US President Donald Trump’s speech against the Islamic Republic was nothing more than insults and delirious talk.

Erdogan says U.S. sacrificing ties with Turkey, blames envoy

Thu Oct 12, 2017 14:41:57

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan blamed his country's dispute with the United States on the outgoing U.S. ambassador on Thursday, saying Washington was "sacrificing" relations with its NATO ally.

Iraq Kurd fighters block roads to second city Mosul

Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:27:59

Kurdish peshmerga forces on Thursday blocked roads from Iraqi Kurdistan to the country's second city Mosul in response to Iraqi troop movements, a senior Kurdish military official told AFP.

Syrian army battles Isis in al-Mayadin town -report

Thu Oct 12, 2017 11:26:33

The Syrian army and its allies have captured areas of Isis-held al-Mayadin in eastern Syria, a Hezbollah-run military news outlet reported on Thursday, in an advance into the terrorist group's main urban base of operations in Syria.

At least 11 killed, 15 wound in bombing in Iraq’s Anbar province

Thu Oct 12, 2017 09:18:33

At least 11 civilians have been killed in a bomb explosion in the western Iraqi city of Hit in Anbar province.

Russia says Isis operates near U.S base in Syria unhindered

Wed Oct 11, 2017 13:52:24

Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of allowing Isis to operate "under its nose" in Syria, saying Washington was letting the militant group move about freely in an area abutting a U.S. military base.

What is left of Isis in Iraq?

Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:53:04

Far from the force that swept across Iraq in mid-2014 and seized control of nearly a third of the country, Isis today has been weakened significantly, relegated to just a few dozen square kilometers of ground, with manpower in the low thousands.

Iraq recovers bodies of plane crew shot down by Isis

Tue Oct 10, 2017 14:34:36

Iraqi forces have found the bodies of two of the crew of a plane shot down by Isis group last year, the air force said on Tuesday.

Russian military jet crashes on takeoff in Syria, crew killed - agencies

Tue Oct 10, 2017 13:09:56

A Russian military jet crashed while taking off from Russia's Hmeymim air base in Syria on Tuesday in an incident that killed its two-man crew, Russia's Defence Ministry said, Russian news agencies reported.

Zarif: Foreign meddling has wrought a fractured Middle East

Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:24:02

Iranians live in a troubled and unstable region. We cannot change geography, but our neighborhood was not always so stormy.

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