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Netanyahu’s pick for defense minister cautious on Iran
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A Visual Breakdown of How Iran Censors the Internet
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US, Iran secretly discussed swap of al Qaeda detainees for Iranian dissidents
US – Iran tensions escalate in latest drone incident
Iranian jets scrambled to interdict a US surveillance MQ-1 drone flying over international waters on March 12. US fighter jets escorting the drone prevented the Iranian craft from encroaching closer than 16 miles, marking the latest escalation of force between US and Iranian military units operating in the Persian Gulf.
Egypt
Egypt warns giving women some rights could destroy society
Al Qaeda
Iran, al-Qaeda relationship is showing cracks, US officials and analysts say
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US Sanctions Greek Businessman for Helping Iran Ship Oil
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Iran steps up weapons lifeline to Syria’s Assad – envoys
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Ripe oil market offers window to amp up pressure on Iran: report
Iran
Covert Iranian nuclear dealings via Turkey revealed
Syria
Erosion of Syrian power accelerating, top US intelligence official says
European Union
Hezbollah’s European enablers
Hezbollah
Hezbollah expanding its telecom network
Iran
Iran blocks use of tool to get around Internet filter
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Iran-North Korea Pact Draws Concern
Al Qaeda
Iran: Haven or prison for al Qaeda?
Australia
Qantas caught in Iran plot
India
India set to halt Iran oil imports over insurance
Bulgaria
A nifty conceit: the EU, Hezbollah, and Lebanon
Former bin Laden spokesman in US custody
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith served Osama bin Laden as a spokesman, threatened mass casualty attacks against America, and recruited the al Qaeda cell responsible for a 2002 attack on US Marines in Kuwait. He lived under a loose former of house arrest in Iran for years before being reportedly freed in 2010.
Iran
Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei criticized Western powers for not offering concessions in last week’s talks over Iran’s nuclear program. He said the West was using the program as a pretext to impose economic sanctions.
Israel warns citizens of threat of ‘global jihad’ and Iranian-sponsored attacks
The Counterterrorism Bureau at Israel’s National Security Council has warned Israeli citizens that Iran and Hezbollah are still plotting attacks against Israelis abroad. In addition, the bureau warned of an increasing threat “of global jihad attacks in Africa.”
Iran
US General Mattis said sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program were not working. US Secretary of State Kerry said Iran was getting closer to building a nuclear bomb. The US delegate to the UN’s nuclear agency accused Iran of “deception, defiance and delay”. In a joint statement, the EU said Iran was stonewalling the UN agency.
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Iran’s Khamenei seen tightening his grip in vote to replace Ahmadinejad
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Big powers want fast results in revived diplomacy with Iran
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US, Saudis paper over differences on Syria, Iran during Kerry visit
Iran
Second trading firm says it supplied Iranian firm linked to atomic work
China
US Weighs Risks and Motives of Hacking by China or Iran
Iran
Iran announced it planned to build 3,000 advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges while it phased out 12,000 older generation centrifuges. In February, Iran began installing the new centrifuges at its main Natanz uranium enrichment facility. An Iranian dhow carrying Chinese antiaircraft missiles was seized off the Yemeni coast.
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In talks with Iran, reality tempers hopes on nuclear deal