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Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh

Iran's foreign minister Sunday stressed that Iran-Iraq relations would not be "shaken" ahead of the Iraqi prime minister's planned visit this week to regional rival Saudi Arabia. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's visit to Baghdad was the first since the American assassination...

Turkish police detain 27 people over links to Islamic State

Turkish police said Sunday they had detained 27 people with links to the Islamic State militant group whom they suspect were preparing for an attack. Police said they had learned that the people had been ordered to carry out an attack in retaliation for social media posts that insulted...

US-sought tanker 'hijacked' off UAE now in Iran: UN

A United Nations agency acknowledged Sunday that a US-sought oil tanker "hijacked" off the coast of the United Arab Emirates after allegedly smuggling Iranian crude oil is back in Iranian waters. The International Labor Organization said that the MT Gulf Sky was hijacked July 5, citing its...