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Iran denies successful cyber attacks on oil sector

Iran denied Saturday its oil infrastructure had been successfully attacked by a cyber operation, after reports of disruptions to the sector online. "Contrary to Western media claims, investigations done today show no successful cyber attack was made on the country's oil installations and...

Iran issues 'battlefield' warning as US deploys troops

Any country that attacks Iran will become the "main battlefield", the Revolutionary Guards warned Saturday after Washington ordered reinforcements to the Gulf following attacks on Saudi oil installations it blames on Tehran. Tensions escalated between arch-foes Iran and the United States...

Bus bombing kills eight people near Iraqi city of Karbala

At least eight people were killed and several others wounded in a blast from a bomb planted on a bus near the Iraqi city of Karbala south of Baghdad on Friday, two local police officers said. The blast took place near the main entrance to Karbala, a Shi’ite Muslim holy city, the police...

US envoy meets Israel's embattled PM to discuss peace plan

The U.S. envoy to the Middle East has met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after elections that left the Israeli leader's political future in doubt. Netanyahu suffered an apparent setback when he and his allies failed to secure enough seats for a narrow, right-wing majority...