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Azerbaijan says it busts alleged pro-Iran group

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan's security agency said Tuesday it has busted a suspected terrorist group working for Iran's secret services, the second such claim this year as tensions rise between the two neighbors.
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Seoul holds military drills despite NKorea threat

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea conducted live-fire military drills near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea on Monday despite Pyongyang's threat to respond with a "merciless" attack — a threat it did not immediately make good on....
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Turkey will not allow NATO to share intelligence with Israel

Turkey will never allow any third country, particularly Israel, to use intelligence obtained by a NATO radar system, its foreign minister said on Friday....
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President Stresses Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan's Common Views on Regional Issues

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has recently wrapped up a tripartite meeting with his Pakistani and Afghan counterparts in Islamabad, stressed the three neighboring states' common stance on regional and international issues. ...
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Chinese envoy to meet Syrian leader after U.N. condemnation

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces, disregarding U.N. condemnation, renewed their bombardment of the opposition stronghold of Homs as a Chinese minister arrived for talks with embattled President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday....
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As concerns over Iran’s nuclear program escalate, Obama sends national security adviser to Israel

At a crucial time in the standoff over Iran's suspect nuclear weapon, President Obama is sending his national security adviser to Israel from February 18-20 to discuss that tense showdown as well as the bloody crackdown in Syria, the White House announced Friday....
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No Israeli decision yet on Iran attack: US

Israel has not yet decided to carry out a pre-emptive military strike against Iran's nuclear program and Tehran appears reluctant to provoke a conflict, the head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency told lawmakers Thursday....
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Israeli leader pays historic visit to Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a historic visit to Cyprus on Thursday, declaring the two countries' warming ties a "natural relationship" in a reflection of the rapidly shifting alliances in this turbulent part of the world....
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Iranian nuclear move meant to fend off action: Israel

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday Iran's announcement of new nuclear achievements was exaggerated and meant to fend off action against the Islamic republic....
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China is expected to contain U.S. unilateralism: Iranian diplomat

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – A Chinese delegation of media analysts met with Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehmanparast in Tehran on Monday....
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U.S. Would Block Iran From Mining Hormuz Strait, Commander Says

The U.S. Navy would move to stop any Iranian attempt to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz or Persian Gulf as an “act of war” the international community wouldn’t tolerate, the U.S. Navy’s top Gulf commander said. ...
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Indian Role in Afghanistan Spells Danger For Pakistan

Afghanistan continues to be an overt or proxy ‘playing ground’ for diverse outside powers, both near (Russia) and far (US, West). The decade old US meddling after the failure of Russian invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 has yielded more familiar results i.e. exacerbated ethnic and cultural tensions, warlordism, drug-trafficking and rampant corruption. It is not that these traits did not exist in the Afghan society before US invaded Afghanistan but US invasion provided a surge in these attributes....
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U.S. Officials Confirm Mossad-MEK Covert War Against Iran

MSNBC finally confirms possibly one of the worst kept secrets of the war between Israel and Iran: that the Mossad has recruited, trained, equipped and directed a domestic terror campaign against Iran’s nuclear program using the personnel of the Mujahadeen al-Khalq (MEK):...
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Israel's stance on Iran could be 'catastrophic': Moscow

Israel's mounting speculation that Iran is moving closer to developing a nuclear weapon could have "catastrophic consequences", a senior Russian foreign ministry official warned Thursday....
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U.S. closes embassy in Syria, vows further pressure

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, even as world powers remained divided over how to end the crisis....
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China's heir apparent bigger than Pope: Iowa governor

The upcoming visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the growing Asian power's likely next leader, is going to be the biggest thing that's happened to Iowa since Pope John Paul II visited in 1979, the farm state's governor said Monday....
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Israeli Defense minister implies a strike on Iran nuclear program is near

The current standoff with Iran is similar to the 'fateful' period before the 1967 Arab-Israel war, when Israel launched a preemptive strike, said Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. ...
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Israeli Film Depicts Iranian First-Strike Nuke Attack on Israel

The Israeli power of delusion is evident in this short film called, The Last Day, which purports to film the last moments of an Israeli family before Iran drops a nuclear bomb on Israel and obliterates it....
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US weapons for future include key relics of past

WASHINGTON (AP) — The lineup of weapons the Pentagon has picked to fit President Barack Obama's new forward-looking defense strategy, called "Priorities for 21st Century Defense," features relics of the past....
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Pentagon to send floating base to Mideast for use by commandos

The Pentagon is rushing to send a large floating base for commando teams to the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran, al-Qaeda in Yemen and Somali pirates, among other threats....
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