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Iran Announces Final Seven Candidates In Presidential Election

The seven final candidates for the post of president in Iran were announced by the Ministry of Interior some three weeks before the election day. The list of seven figures deemed qualified to run for taking office at the Pasteur Street of Tehran was made public on Tuesday after a …

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David Barnea appointed as new Mossad head, replaces Cohen next week

Barnea approved by A-G; was nominated by Netanyahu in December; Gantz cut out of the process Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit on Monday announced that he had cleared the way for David Barnea, the Mossad’s current deputy chief, to succeed Yossi Cohen as head of the famed spy agency. A few months …

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Blinken: US backs Israeli self-defense, will lead Gaza reconstruction; leaders need to set ‘better course’

Speaking to the press in Jerusalem alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US supports Israel’s right to self-defense and will also be heavily involved in and committed to rebuilding Gaza after the latest round of fighting — and to seeking a political solution …

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