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Does the US want a nuclear deal sooner than Iran? – analysis

Does Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei want to see the outcome of June’s presidential election before agreeing to a new nuclear deal? The signs were unmistakable, but they have only become more pronounced. There may be an interim US-Iran deal to move toward returning to the nuclear deal before the May 21 …

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Palestinian territories see increased violence over Jerusalem

Escalation is expected in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, given several strong indicators that portend an imminent explosion. Palestinians’ eyes are set on the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem, where 28 Jerusalemite families are facing the risk of eviction and forced displacement from their houses. Israeli settlement organizations …

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Tensions between Morocco, Polisario Front remain after leader’s killing

Polisario Front Police Chief Addah al-Bendir was murdered. And much like the long-simmering dispute between the Front and Morocco, nothing about his death is clear. The killing of the Polisario Front’s police chief, Addah al-Bendir, supposedly by a Moroccan drone in April marked a further test of the uncertain 30-year-old …

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