Middle East

China’s Xi Meets Pakistan PM Sharif as Iran War Mediation Drags On

China's leader Xi Jinping met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on Monday as diplomatic efforts by several countries to formally end the Iran war drag on.

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US Hits Iran With New Strikes, Despite Ceasefire

US forces attacked missile sites in Iran and boats trying to lay mines, imperiling a fragile ceasefire and casting new doubt on a deal to end the Middle East war.

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Iran Hangs Man for Spying During War With US, Israel: Judiciary

Iran on Sunday hanged a man convicted of espionage, the judiciary said, the first known execution for a spying offense committed during the war with Israel and the US.

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Hezbollah Chief Says Hopes for Iran-US Deal and That It Includes Lebanon

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem expressed hope Sunday for an agreement between Iran and the US and that Lebanon, where Israel and the Iran-backed group are at war, would be part of its terms.

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US Says Iran Deal Still Possible, as Trump Tempers Expectations

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal to end the war with Iran could materialize on Monday, as President Donald Trump tempered expectations.

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US, Iran Seek to Finalize ‘Largely Negotiated’ Deal to End War

The United States and Iran sought on Sunday to finalize an agreement to formally end the Middle East war after Donald Trump said a proposal that included opening the blockaded Strait of Hormuz was "largely negotiated."

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Iran Weighs Peace Proposal, Accuses US of ‘Excessive Demands’

Tehran accused the United States of "excessive demands," Iranian media said on Saturday, as US media reports raised the prospect that Washington was mulling new strikes and leaders of the Islamic Republic considered the latest peace proposal.

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NATO Considering Resuming Mission in Iraq: General

NATO's mission to Iraq, which was entirely evacuated to a base in Italy due to the Middle East war, could return to Baghdad in the coming months, its former commander told AFP.

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Israeli Strike Kills 2 in South Lebanon: Military

The Israeli military carried out an airstrike in south Lebanon, killing two people it said on Friday were armed and "moving in a suspicious manner" in an area where it is fighting Hezbollah.

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Leonardo Wins $370M Kuwait Naval Combat Systems Contract

Leonardo has secured a 320-million-euro $370-million contract to supply naval combat systems for Kuwait’s Al Dorra missile boat program.

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