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Iran to stay open despite second wave fears

President Hassan Rouhani insisted Saturday that the country had no option but to keep its economy open despite warnings of a second wave of the epidemic that Rouhani claimed to have spawned from a wedding party in the country. Iran, which has been gradually relaxing its lockdown since...

'We want to breathe, too': solidarity from Iraq

Seventeen years after US troops invaded their country and eight months since protests engulfed their cities, Iraqis are sending solidarity, warnings and advice to demonstrators across America. Whether in Baghdad's Tahrir Square or on Twitter, Iraqis are closely watching the...

US shares UN embargo bid on Iran with Russia

The United States said Friday it had shared a draft UN resolution with rival Russia that aims to extend an arms embargo on Iran that expires in October. Moscow has already voiced opposition to prolonging the ban on conventional arms sales to Tehran, with Russian firms expecting to conclude...

UN agency: Iran violating all restrictions of nuclear deal

The United Nations' atomic watchdog agency says Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium and remains in violation of its deal with world powers. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported the finding Friday in a confidential document distributed to member...