US military strength beefed up at Hormuz as nuclear talks with Iran fade
The Obama administration released details Tuesday, July 3, of a fresh buildup of its military forces in the Persian Gulf,
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EU oil embargo on Iran takes effect. Gulf braced for backlash, Hormuz closure
The European oil embargo taking effect Sunday, July 1 blocks the sale to European Union members of 1 million, or
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Japan breaks oil embargo against Iran before Baghdad talks end
A senior official in Tokyo announced Wednesday, May 23, that the Japanese government will seek parliamentary approval for a bill
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China steps back from supporting Assad, parts ways with Russia
Beijing has decided to distance itself from the Assad regime of Syria. Notice of this policy shift came about in
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Iran rides high on nuclear concessions, demands end to sanctions
Praise for the Iranian negotiating team’s “achievements” at Istanbul along with a demand to end sanctions highlighted the sermon delivered
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Iran’s nuclear, terror offensives meet slow US-Israeli responses
Shrugging off Western sanctions and Israeli recriminations, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad played a starring role in a widely televised spectacle
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War of attrition brewing with Iran over Gulf oil routes
Military tensions in the Persian Gulf shot up again Thursday, Jan. 26, after Dubai police commander Gen. Dhahi Khalfan said
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Nuclear Iran is past its point-of-no-return, yet oil sanctions remain on paper
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu advised visiting Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey Friday, Jan.20
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China to Help Saudi Arabia Gain a Nuclear Weapon
The US oil embargo on Iran has had some wayward consequences. First of all, the Obama administration and the American
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