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Obama says 'I will walk away' from bad Iran deal

U.S. President Barack Obama warned Tuesday he will "walk away" from a bad nuclear deal with Iran, as Tehran and six world powers gave themselves until July 7 to reach an agreement. Insisting there must be a "strong, rigorous verification mechanism" for monitoring Iran's nuclear sites, Obama...

Israel says Syria's Assad may be left with rump state

A senior Israeli defense official said President Bashar al-Assad controlled just a fifth of Syria and may end up in charge of a rump state dominated by his minority Alawite sect. Israel and its neighbor Syria are long-term enemies, but the remarks by Amos Gilad, strategic adviser to...