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1 year after exiting from nuke deal, US says will continue its pressure ca
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Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): On the first anniversary of the US' withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Washington on Wednesday said it will continue to "impose maximum pressure" against Tehran till the regime gives up its "destabilising ambitions" of expanding its nuclear progr
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Amid escalating tensions, US slaps new sanctions on Iran
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Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): The US on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran targetting its steel and mining industries, amid rising tensions between the two nations.
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Iran announces partial withdrawal from 2015 nuclear deal
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Tehran [Iran], May 8 (ANI): Iran on Wednesday announced partial withdrawal from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal signed with world powers, a year after the United States unilaterally pulled out of the agreement.
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Amid tensions with Iran, Pompeo makes surprise visit to Iraq
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Baghdad [Iraq], May 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday made an unannounced visit to Iraq hours after abruptly cancelling a scheduled trip to Germany due to "pressing issues."
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'Approved US carrier strike group, bomber strike force to Middle East due
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Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): The United States approved a carrier strike group and a bomber strike force to the Middle East due to "indications of a credible threat" by Iran, said acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Monday.
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On polling day, Rahul Gandhi cancels Amethi visit; Smriti says insult to p
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Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for cancelling his visit to Amethi on the polling day, which she said is "an insult to the people" of the constituency.
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US to deploy Carrier Strike Group, bomber task force to counter 'troubling
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Washington D.C. [USA], May 6 (ANI): US national security adviser John Bolton on Sunday said Washington is planning to deploy the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force in the Middle East to counter a "number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings" from
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Concentrate on elections instead of me: Robert Vadra hits back at Irani
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New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Firing a fresh salvo at BJP leader Smriti Irani, Robert Vadra, son-in-law of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, on Monday asked Irani to "concentrate on elections rather than taking jibes" at him.
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US to ensure oil supplies to India
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New Delhi, May 6 (ANI) The US on Monday assured India that it was working with countries like Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates to ensure oil supplies in the wake of imports drying up in the wake of US sanctions impacting New Delhi.
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US to announce new sanctions on Iran
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Washington [US], May 06 (ANI): The United States is planning to announce a set of new sanctions on Iran in the coming week to further target the Iranian economy, reported Sputnik.
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Smriti Irani accuses Rahul Gandhi of 'booth capturing' in Amethi
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Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani accused her opponent Congress president Rahul Gandhi of "booth-capturing" as the polling is underway at Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in the fifth phase today.
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Rahul Gandhi does'nt care about poor, only concerned with his politics: Sm
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): As Amethi parliamentary constituency went in to polls in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Monday, Union Minister and BJP candidate Smriti Irani hit out at opponent Congress President Rahul Gandhi for the death of a man in an Ameth
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