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Iran's Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US

“My firm recommendation is not to trust the enemy,” Khamenei said in remarks carried by state TV. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday used his first public appearance in weeks to suggest the United States would remain hostile towards the Islamic Republic even after President-elect Joe Biden takes …

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What did Turkey gain from the Armenia-Azerbaijan war?

In 2011, the International Crisis Group wrote that if a war broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Turkey risked being “dragged in” to the conflict. “Public pressure” might force Ankara to intervene in support of Azerbaijan, the ICG wrote, “contrary to [its] larger foreign policy interests.” As a result, Turkish …

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Top Pakistani Shia cleric 'Allama Sajid Naqvi' condemns US sanctions on Al-Mustafa University

Senior Pakistani Shia cleric Allama Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi condemned a recent move by the US to impose sanctions on Al-Mustafa International University. In an address to Pakistani scholars and seminary students on Sunday, the senior cleric described the move as unethical and illegitimate and a sign of the United …

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China may soon achieve a military equilibrium with the US, Washington said

China may soon achieve a military equilibrium with the United States, General Mark Milli, head of the United States’ Joint Chiefs of Staff, said. According to him, the PRC has a “very powerful” economy; the country has spent a lot of money developing the armed forces. At the same time, …

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Powerful air strikes by Russian fighters destroyed an Islamic State base in Syria

According to Russian sources, Russian and Syrian fighter jets have carried out powerful airstrikes on a military base of terrorists from the Islamic State group. Russian news agency Aviapro claims that both countries’ intelligence has managed to track the movement of individual terrorists in recent days. It was they who …

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