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Islamic State attack sparks sectarian bloodletting in Iraq’s Diyala

An Islamic State attack has triggered a crescendo of acts of violence against and displacement of Sunnis in Iraq’s Diyala province, which borders Iran and has long suffered the presence of cells operating in its dense orchards and parts of the Hamrin Mountains. An Islamic State (IS) attack against members …

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Iran’s Raisi vows no retreat in nuclear talks with major powers

Raisi, under personal US sanctions over allegations of human rights abuses in his past as a judge, said Iran seeks the “lifting of all US sanctions and neutralization of sanctions.” Iran will not back down “in any way” in defending its interests, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday, a day …

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Ex-IDF intel chief: New Iran nuke deal will be worse, but worthwhile

Ex-Mossad official: Talks may be tactic for Tehran to buy time to advance its nuclear program. A new nuclear deal that may emerge between Iran and the world powers in the coming months “will likely be worse” than the 2015 deal, former IDF intelligence chief Aharon Zeevi Farkash told The …

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