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Iran’s FM tweets ‘reality check’ to US on nuclear deal

Iran’s foreign minister responded over Twitter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s comments regarding US reentry to the deal. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s first press conference caught the attention of Iranian media and officials in Tehran when he addressed the reentry of the United States into the …

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Iraqi security forces kill senior Islamic State commander

Iraq’s military said Abu Yaser al-Issawi was killed in a counterterrorism operation outside Kirkuk. Iraqi security forces killed the man believed to be the second-highest commander of Islamic State (IS) and the group’s top leader in Iraq, Abu Yaser al-Issawi, during an operation on Thursday, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced.

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A Fragile Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh Leaves Russia and Turkey in Charge—For Now

Armenia and Azerbaijan signed an agreement last week to end six weeks of bloody fighting over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Russia-brokered deal requires Armenia to give up much of the territory it controlled prior to the recent hostilities, and calls for Moscow to maintain a peacekeeping force of …

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How Trump Inaugurated a ‘Golden Age of Domestic Extremism’

After security forces beat back the pro-Trump extremists that had occupied the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, shaken lawmakers returned to continue the work they had started that afternoon: certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.

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Amid Electoral Violence in the Central African Republic, Russia and Rwanda Move In

Central African Republic—On the evening of Dec. 27, poll workers here in the capital of the Central African Republic were busy tabulating votes from presidential and legislative elections that were held that day. Many worked in dark classrooms without electricity, using their cellphone lights to check ballots.

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Ahmad al-Oda Washes Hands of Tafas

With the town of Tafas surrounded by Assad’s forces, Ahmad al-Oda has said that he will not negotiate with the fighters to ensure that they are not displaced or arrested reports Alsouria Net.

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