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Iranian intelligence arrests alleged Israeli spy

A man was executed last year for allegedly spying on Iranian forces for Israel and the United States. Iranian authorities arrested an alleged Israeli spy on Monday. The Intelligence Ministry said the spy was arrested in the northwestern province of East Azerbaijan. Several other alleged spies for unspecified other countries …

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War over economic routes heats up in Syria

Syria’s economic collapse is stoking the struggle over commercial routes between government-held areas and US- and Turkish-backed enclaves, fueling also disagreements on humanitarian aid. Tensions in Syria are increasingly marked by a struggle for the control of economic routes, as the country’s economic crisis is exacerbated amid shortages of even …

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Will Iran’s supreme leader allow Rouhani’s last wish to come true?

As Washington and Tehran make small progress on resolving their dispute over the 2015 nuclear deal, it remains unclear whether Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will support President Hassan Rouhani’s efforts to negotiate. As Iranian President Hassan Rouhani prepares to leave office in a few months’ time, a significant …

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