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US Senate votes to block arms sale to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 21 (ANI): The US Senate on Thursday voted to block the Trump administration from selling arms to three Middle Eastern countries, namely Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan, without congressional review.
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Iraq: Rocket hits site housing several global oil companies in Basra, 2 in
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Basra [Iraq], Jun 19 (ANI): In the latest attack on oil infrastructure in the Middle East, a rocket struck at the site housing headquarters of several global oil companies in Iraq's southern city of Basra on Wednesday morning.
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Amid tensions with Iran, US to deploy 1000 additional troops to Middle Eas
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jun 18 (ANI): Citing the alleged attack by Iran on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week, United States Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan on Monday announced the deployment of about 1000 additional troops to the middle east for "defensive purposes".
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US plans to send additional force in Gulf region after tanker attacks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 17 (ANI): Washington is expected to discuss in detail this week whether to send an additional military force of the United States to the Middle East in the wake of last week's attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
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Israel can annex parts of West Bank, says US envoy
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jun 9 (ANI): US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Saturday opined that Israel has the right to annex "at least some" parts of the West Bank, a move that could violate international law and invite wrath from Palestine.
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US Middle East Plan 'betrayal of Islamic world': Iran supreme leader
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 06 (ANI): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has attacked the United States, saying its Middle East Plan is a "betrayal of the Islamic world".
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Palestinians not capable to govern themselves yet: Jared Kushner
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): Palestinians are not yet capable of governing themselves, said White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, an architect of the US's Middle East peace plan that is expected to be released this month.
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Kushner visits Israel at 'worst time' to bolster support for his peace pla
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31 (ANI): Son-in-law and a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner's visit to Jerusalem to bolster support for his Israel-Palestine peace plan met political chaos after an overnight political crisis in Israeli plunged the country into a months-long elec
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Russia warns of military conforntation amid US' 'blackmailing'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 30 (ANI): Questioning the US' hawkish stance against Iran, Russia on Thursday warned of military confrontation risks amid Tehran's plans to withdraw from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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US move to deploy additional troops 'threat to world peace': Iran FM
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): Hours after the United States announced that it will deploy 1500 additional troops to the Middle East as a "protective measure", Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday deemed the move "extremely dangerous for the world peace", state medi
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US to deploy 1500 additional troops to Middle East as 'protective measure'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): Amid simmering tensions between Washington and Tehran in recent weeks, United States President Donald Trump on Friday said that his country will deploy about 1500 additional troops to the Middle East as a "protective measure".
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US to hold economic workshop in June as part of Middle East peace plan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): The White House on Sunday announced that it will hold an "economic workshop" in Bahrain in June for the development of Palestinian communities and other parts of the Arab world as part of its Middle East peace plan.
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