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U.S. sticking to missile shield regardless of Moscow

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama Administration plans to complete an anti-ballistic missile shield to protect European allies against Iran "whether Russia likes it or not," the U.S. envoy to NATO said on Friday.

CIA agents spying on Hezbollah and Iran nabbed at Pizza Hut

Several dozen spies working for the CIA in Iran and Lebanon have been caught, ABC News said, citing U.S. officials with connections to the intelligence community....

Former Mossad chief briefed comptroller about Iran strike plans

'I'm very troubled,' Meir Dagan said. 'What I understand [from Barak's statement] is that Israel must act within that time frame. I don't share that appraisal.'...

Russia delivers anti-ship missiles to Syria: report

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has delivered anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria, the Interfax news agency cited an unnamed military source as saying on Thursday, days after a United Nations commission of inquiry called for an arms embargo on Damascus....

Biden urges Turkey to impose new sanctions on Iran

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden has called on Turkey to impose new sanctions against Iran, while praising Ankara for its role in pressuring Syria to stop its bloody crackdown on protesters....

Former Mossad Chief: Striking Iran Paralyzes Israel

TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan in a television interview issued serious warnings to Zionist officials to avoid war against Iran, saying that that a strike on Iran would take a heavy toll in Israel and paralyze the Zionist regime. ...

Enraged Pakistan says NATO attack threatens war on

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan, enraged by a NATO cross-border attack that killed 24 soldiers, could end support for the U.S.-led war on militancy if its sovereignty is violated again, the foreign minister said, adding "enough is enough."...

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Timeline: Relations between Britain and Iran

(Reuters) - Britain ordered the immediate closure of Iran's embassy in London on Wednesday and closed its own embassy in Tehran after it was stormed by protesters....

Dance of the giants

China and America in South-East Asia...

Germany OKs subsidized submarine sale to Israel

BERLIN (AP) — A senior German official says the government has approved the subsidized sale of another Dolphin-type military submarine to Israel....

Russia sending warships to its base in Syria

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is sending a flotilla of warships to its naval base in Syria in a show of force which suggests Moscow is willing to defend its interests in the strife-torn country as international pressure mounts on President Bashar al-Assad's government....

Pakistan PM: No more "business as usual" with U.S.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister ruled out "business as usual" with the United States on Monday after a NATO attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and the army threatened to curtail cooperation over the war in Afghanistan....

What Crisis? U.S. Drones, Jets Still Fly Over Pakistan

Pakistan is angry at the U.S. for accidentally killing 24 of its soldiers in a disastrous helicopter incident along the Afghanistan border....

Turkey seeks to end Kurdish conflict

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — For a quarter century, defeating the Kurdish insurgency has been a pillar of Turkish state policy. Now, that's being called into question as the government takes stock of the fight's cost and its role in hampering Turkey's ambitions for regional leadership....