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5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Iran on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was reported to have its epicentre about 30 miles from Iran's sole nuclear…

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China, Russia, Iran to hold joint naval drills starting Friday

China, Iran and Russia will hold joint naval drills starting on Friday in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman, China’s defence ministry said on Thursday amid heightened tension in…

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Rescue operation underway after Iranian fighter plane crash near Azeri border

An Iranian MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in the northwest of the country on Wednesday, prompting a rescue operation for the pilot, state media quoted Iran's armed forces as saying. The…

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Iran says it’s defused another cyberattack, the second in less than a week

Iran's telecommunications minister announced on Sunday that the country has defused a second cyberattack in less than a week, this time “aimed at spying on government intelligence." Mohammad Javad Azari…

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New tensions between Iran & the US

Animosity between the US & Iran is certainly not any thing new. The Iranian regime and the Americans have been at loggerheads ever since the overthrow of the Shah in…

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US and Iran free prisoner in rare cooperation act

The United States and Iran each freed a prisoner on Saturday in a rare act of cooperation between two longtime foes whose ties have worsened since President Donald Trump took…

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Iran nuclear deal signatories meet in Vienna as accord nears collapse

The remaining signatories to the faltering 2015 Iran nuclear deal will meet in Vienna on Friday with the survival of the landmark agreement at stake after Tehran vowed to continue…

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Explosion at Iranian weapons depot in Syria

Large explosions were reported at an Iranian base in Al-Bukamal in eastern Syria after unidentified aircraft targeted a weapons depot at the site, according to the Step news agency. A…

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France, Germany and the United Kingdom say Iran has nuclear-capable missiles

France, Germany and the United Kingdom say “Iran’s developments of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles” go against a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Tehran not to undertake any activity related to…

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Fresh intelligence points to Iranian threat against US forces and interests in Middle East

CNN is reporting that there is fresh intelligence of a potential Iranian threat against US forces and interests in the Middle East, according to several US defence and administration officials.…

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Corporate Dispatch – Diplomatique.Expert Week – 24.11.2019

Malta regained its spot on the global news agenda following the dramatic developments in the investigations related to the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The arrest of the businessman Yorgen…

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Morals, money and power: the EU’s (in)action in Iran

Over 100 protesters were killed by Iranian government forces this week, after the government there hiked up petrol prices by a soaring 50 per cent. The move is directly tied…

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GeoPolitics Insight – An Iranian hornet nest

Iran is currently being stirred by growing protests mainly over economic stagnation clutching the country. This nothing entirely new. Between 2017–2018 Iran passed through a somewhat similar situation on an…

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Israel attacks military targets in Syria

Israeli aircraft struck dozens of Iranian and Syrian targets in Syria on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, in what it described as a retaliatory attack. “In response to the rockets…

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Amnesty says it believes at least 106 people have been killed in Iran

Amnesty International, citing “credible reports,” says it believes at least 106 people have been killed during protests in Iran over government-set gasoline prices rising. Amnesty made the allegation in a…

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warn anti-government protesters of ‘decisive action’

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards warned anti-government protesters of "decisive" action if unrest over gasoline price hikes do not cease, state media said, in a hint that a harsh security crackdown…

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Iranian Supreme leader backs government on fuel price hikes

Iranian state TV says the country’s supreme leader supports the government’s decision to increase fuel prices and calls those setting fire to public property “bandits” backed by the enemies of…

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Protests held in Iran after increase in fuel prices

Protests were held in several cities of Iran on early Saturday (local time) after the government announced effective measures to rationalise and increase the price of petrol by three times,…

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Enriched Uranium particles detected in undeclared Iranian nuclear site

Uranium particles have been detected at an undeclared nuclear site in Iran, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Monday. In a confidential report obtained by news agencies, the International Atomic…

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Reports that Iran downed a drone over port city of Mahshahr

Iranian media reported on Friday that Iran had shot down a drone over its southern port city of Mahshahr, without providing further details. Other Iranian news outlets carried the same…

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Victims in Iran after 5.9 magnitude earthquake

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwestern Iran early Friday, killing at least five people and injuring over 300 others, officials said. The temblor struck Tark county in Iran’s Eastern Azerbaijan…

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Iran has ‘military advantage over US and allies in Middle East’

Iran now has an effective military advantage over the US and its allies in the Middle East because of its ability to wage war using third parties such as Shia…

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Iran begins injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at Fordo

Iran began inserting uranium gas into centrifuges at the Fordo nuclear facility, state television announced Wednesday, marking its latest step away from the nuclear deal. Iranian state media said uranium…

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Iran announces new violations to nuclear deal

Iran launched a new batch of advanced centrifuges to accelerate uranium enrichment, further reducing compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal following the withdrawal of its arch-foe the United States. As…

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei rules out talks with US

Iran's supreme leader has again ruled out negotiations with Washington, as both countries prepared to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the hostage crisis at the United States embassy in Tehran.…

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Italy to ban flights by Iran’s Mahan Air from mid-December

Italy is set to ban flights by Iran’s Mahan Air, an Iranian industry official said, as the United States seeks action against the airline accused by the West of transporting…

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Albanian police say they foiled Iranian ‘terrorist’ plot

Albanian police said they had thwarted a planned attack by a Tehran-backed “terrorist cell” against opponents of the Tehran regime in the Balkan country last year involving three Iranians…

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5.4-magnitude earthquake in southern Iran

A handout photo made available by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows an intensity shake map of a 5.4-magnitude earthquake with a reported epicentre near Bandar-e-Lengeh, southern Iran, 21 October…

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Russian hackers hit Iranian hacker group

An Iranian hacking group was itself hacked by a Russian group to spy on multiple countries, UK and US intelligence agencies have revealed. The Iranian group - codenamed OilRig -…

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U.S. Carried Out Secret Cyber Strike on Iran After Saudi Oil Attack

The United States carried out a secret cyber operation against Iran in the wake of the September 14 attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh blame on…

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Iran’s President said there’s video evidence of damaged tanker incident

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said an Iranian tanker damaged in the Red Sea on Friday had been hit by at least two rockets, and there is video footage of the…

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Photos released of Iranian Oil Tanker attack

Some of the handout photo made available by the National Iranian Oil Tanker Company on 14 October 2019, reportedly shows damage of Iranian oil tanker Sabiti on its way back…

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Iran ready to hold talks with Saudi Arabia, with or without help of mediation

Iran is prepared to hold talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia with or without the help of a mediator, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, ahead of a visit…

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UPDATED: Explosion sets Iranian oil tanker ablaze in Red Sea, crew safe

An explosion set an Iranian oil tanker on fire near the Saudi port city of Jeddah, Iran's Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Friday, adding experts believed it was a…

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Iran will use any possible way to export its oil

Iran will use any possible way to export its oil, Iranian Oil Ministry’s website SHANA quoted Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh as saying on Sunday, adding that exporting crude was the…

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Microsoft releases details on a significant hacking effort by Iran targeting US presidential campaign

Microsoft has disclosed details on a significant hacking effort from Iran, which targeted a US presidential campaign between August and September. CNET reports that the Iranian hackers made more than 2,700…

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France sees one-month window for US and Iran to engage talks

France's top diplomat judged that Iran and the United States had just over a month to try to start a dialogue on easing tensions in the Middle East, before another…

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Message in a missile – Tonio Galea

The article was first published on The CorporateDispatch Week. On September 14, the tension in the Persian Gulf reached alarming levels with an attack on two important oil facilities in…

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British-flagged ‘Stena Impero’ en route to Dubai

A handout photo made available by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows the MV Stena Impero vessel (background), sailing from Bandar Abbas, Iran, en route to Dubai after being…

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UPDATED: UK tanker held in Iran leaves Bandar Abbas port

The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker, which was detained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in July, has started moving and exited the Bandar Abbas port on Friday, according to Refinitiv ship-tracking data.…

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Saudi Arabia does not exclude military response to Iranian actions

Saudi Arabia's minister of state for foreign affairs has said all options, including a military response, are open after attacks on two oil facilities, which it has blamed on Iran.…

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At UN, Iran proposes ‘coalition for hope’ to pull Gulf region from ‘edge of collapse’

The Gulf region is “on the edge of collapse”, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told world leaders on Wednesday at the annual high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly, saying…

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Trump is expected to make the case to keep pressure on Iran during UN General Assembly speech

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to make his case for keeping pressure on Iran on Tuesday at a United Nations General Assembly speech made more dramatic by attacks on…

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Britain, Germany and France back US and blame Iran for attack on Saudi oil facilities

Britain, Germany and France announced that they are backing the United States and blamed Iran on Monday for the attack on Saudi oil facilities. In their statements, the three countries…

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UK tanker Stena Impero release imminent

Stena Impero, the British-flagged tanker detained by Iran on July 19, will be released soon, an Iranian maritime official. The Stena Impero was detained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the…

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Rouhani heads to UN

President Hassan Rouhani on Monday departed Tehran for New York to attend the UN General Assembly on a mission to win Iran support against "cruel" pressure from arch-foe the United…

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Johnson refuses to rule out military action against Iran

Flying to New York for the UN General Assembly, the British prime minister said he wanted to "de-escalate tensions" with Iran but refused to rule out taking part in any…

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Pompeo says US wants to avoid war with Iran but ready to deter it

The United States aims to avoid war with Iran and the additional troops ordered to be deployed in the Gulf region are for “deterrence and defense,” U.S. Secretary of State…

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Rouhani warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf

Iran's president has warned that foreign forces are threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the region. Hassan Rouhani said foreign…

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The ever-increasing role of drones in modern warfare – Tonio Galea

The recent developments in the Persian Gulf have once more caused widespread repercussions in the world. Among the various aspects that these brought to the world’s attention is the ever-increasing…

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Houthi rebels offer to end all attacks on Saudi Arabia

The UN has welcomed a proposal from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels to end all attacks on Saudi Arabia as part of a peace initiative. A statement said the proposal could…

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Iran says it is ready to destroy any aggressor

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Trump goes cautious on Iran – Matthew Bugeja

President Trump has been called many things by his detractors. Reckless is one of them. In the past week, however, he has shown an uncharacteristic amount of restraint. In recent…

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Trump unveils new sanctions targeting Iran’s national bank

President Donald Trump on Friday shared details of his administration’s newest sanctions on Iran, aimed at targeting the Iran's national bank. The sanctions are linked to Tehran’s alleged involvement in…

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US military to present several options to Trump on Iran response

The Pentagon is presenting a broad range of military options to Donald Trump as he considers how to respond to what administration officials say was an unprecedented Iranian attack on…

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U.S. issues visa for Iran’s Rouhani

The United States has issued visas allowing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to travel to New York for the annual gathering of world leaders at…

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Kuwait oil sector heightens security

Kuwait’s oil sector is on high alert and has raised its security to the highest level as a precautionary measure in the wake of the weekend attack on Saudi Arabia’s…

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