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Uighurs stage protest outside Chinese Embassy in Turkey

Dozens of Uighurs assembled near the Chinese Embassy in Turkey on Tuesday, demanding information about family members they fear are being kept in detention camps in China. The protesters held photographs of relatives they say they have not heard from in months. More than a million...

Iran may pursue nuclear weapon, intel minister warns West

Iran’s intelligence minister warned the West that his country could push for a nuclear weapon if crippling international sanctions on Tehran remain in place, state television reported Tuesday. The remarks by Mahmoud Alavi mark a rare occasion that a government official says Iran could...

Iran starts limited COVID vaccinations with Russian shots

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Tuesday launched a coronavirus inoculation campaign among healthcare professionals with recently delivered Russian Sputnik V vaccines as the country struggles to stem the worst outbreak of the pandemic in the Middle East with its death toll nearing 59,000. At a...

Iran on sanctions: US actions not words important

Iran said on Monday that it only cares about actions and not words, following remarks by US President Joe Biden that sanctions will not be lifted to bring Iran back to the negotiating table. When America returns to its commitments, "it can sit at this table again", said Iranian Foreign...