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US Responds Cautiously to Efforts by Iran, Saudi Arabia to End Tensions
In a statement to VOA, a US official says Washington sees it as positive for "all parties" in Mideast to de-escalate tensions
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Iran Harasses US Ships, Submarine in Strait of Hormuz
The Pentagon called the incident 'significant,' saying two rounds of warning shots were fired before the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boa
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US 'Monitoring' as Iran Sends Fuel Tankers to Venezuela in Defiance of Sanctions
Biden administration took no apparent sanctions enforcement action as 3 Iranian tankers delivered gasoline to Venezuela in late January and February
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US Seeks Fallback Saudi Bases in Case of Iran Tensions
We are not looking for new bases. I want to be clear on that,' said Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, head of the US Army Central Command
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US Formally Blames Iran for Abduction of American in 2007
Ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson was abducted on Kish Island in 2007 and is now presumed dead
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Pro-Iran Militiamen Torch Massage Parlor in Baghdad, Accuse US, Israel of Corrupting Iraqi Youth
Video shows baton-wielding men assaulting female employees of a massage parlor
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As US Election Hangs in Balance, China Seeks to Reduce Tensions
China's vice foreign minister says Beijing hopes the next US administration 'will meet China halfway'
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Activist Decries Iran's Upholding of his 8-Year Prison Term, Citing Injustices in His Case
Arsham Rezaee tells VOA Persian the prison term upheld Saturday by an Iranian appeals court was based on bogus charges which his lawyer was unable to
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Qatar Seeks to Mediate Amid Tensions After US Strike in Iraq
Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Qatar was making contacts with regional and international countries in order to de-escalate te
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US Points to Dissent in Iran in Wake of Deadly Drone Strike
Administration officials have joined President Donald Trump in trying to draw attention to dissent in Iran instead of lingering questions about the sc
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Why Did Iran's IRGC, Not Its Proxies, Attack US Bases in Iraq?
US targeting of high-profile military leader such as Soleimani, who led IRGC's elite Quds Force, prompted Iranian leadership to respond at similar lev
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US: Iran Intended to Kill American Forces in Missile Attacks Targeting Iraqi Bases
But American General Milley says absence of casualties 'has more to do with the defensive techniques our forces used than it does with intent'
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US Embassy in Israel Issues Alert Warning of Heightened Mideast Tensions
Notice made no mention of the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani by a US drone strike last week, or of any specific country or gro
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Protesters in US Rally Against Prospect of War With Iran
Organizers said demonstrations were convened in 70 US cities to denounce the killing of General Qassem Soleimani early Friday in Baghdad on orders fro