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Oil Pulls Back on Fading Supply Worries Over Ukraine Crisis

Oil prices took a breather on Wednesday after surging to seven-year highs the previous session as it became clear the first wave of US and European sanctions on Russia for sending troops into eastern Ukraine would not disrupt oil supplies. At the same time, the potential return of more Iranian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Impending Iran Nuclear Deal Alarms Israel

While the world’s attention has been focused on Ukraine, the Biden administration also has been racing with world powers toward restoring the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran. After months of negotiations in Vienna, the various sides have indicated a new deal is close, perhaps in the coming days.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EXPLAINER: Impending Iran nuclear deal alarms Israel

The world’s attention has been focused on Ukraine, but the Biden administration has been racing toward restoring the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran

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Lebanon Cracks Down on 2 Houthi-Affiliated TV Stations

Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi requested that the General Security and Internal Security Forces probe two television stations affiliated with the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen that are operating from Beirut. He ordered the probe to determine from where the al-Masira and al-Sahat channels are being broadcast so that the…

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Israel accuses Iran of providing munitions for drones supplied to Venezuela

Israel accused Iran on Tuesday of planning to arm drones supplied to Venezuela with precision-guided munitions, remarks that appeared aimed at raising American alarm as world powers try to conclude a new nuclear deal with Tehran.

Reuters

Iran Appears Ready to Swap Prisoners with US as Talks Approach ‘Finish Line'

Talks on restoring a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program and ease sanctions are near conclusion, a Russian envoy said on Tuesday, and sources close to the negotiations said a prisoner swap between Iran and the United States is expected soon. "Apparently the negotiations on restoration of #JCPOA are about…

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Explainer-How close is Iran to being able to build a nuclear bomb?

Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are in the home straight, delegates say, though some important issues remain unresolved and it is still unclear whether an agreement will be clinched.

Reuters

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Iran: Controversial internet control bill passes committee stage

Parliamentary committee approves general outlines of the bill, which could be finalised within weeks.

Al Jazeera

Factbox-Prisoners who could be freed alongside Iran nuclear deal

Iran has said it is ready to swap prisoners with the United States as months of indirect talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal appear closer to reaching agreement.

Reuters

Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Qatar: Who said what

Producing nations say they will not be able to provide replacement gas if sanctions against Russia affect Europe.

Al Jazeera

Qatar Opens ‘Communication Channel’ between US, Iran

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani announced on Monday's his country's readiness to provide assistance to reach an "acceptable solution for all parties" to revive the nuclear agreement between Iran and major powers. Sheikh Tamim held a meeting at the Emiri Diwan in Doha with Iranian President…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Navy Plans Launch of Mideast Drone Force Alongside Partners

The United States Navy and security partners will patrol Middle East waters with 100 unmanned vessels next year to improve deterrence against attacks, like those presented by Iran, the US Fifth Fleet commander said on Monday. The region is vital for global trade, especially oil supplies that flow out of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran appears ready to swap prisoners with U.S. as talks approach 'finish line'

Talks on restoring a deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme and ease sanctions are near conclusion, a Russian envoy said on Tuesday, and sources close to the negotiations said a prisoner swap between Iran and the United States is expected soon.

Reuters

Iran returns ‘US-made’ donated COVID vaccines to Poland

Tehran says 820,000 jabs donated by Poland were manufactured in the US and will be returned.

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Iran Returns Donated Vaccines Because They Were Made in US

Iran has returned 820,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines donated by Poland because they were manufactured in the United States, state TV reported Monday. TV quoted Mohammad Hashemi, an official in the country’s Health Ministry, as saying that Poland donated about a million doses of the British-Swedish AstraZeneca vaccine to Iran.…

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Hezbollah Running Secret Prison Near Syria's Palmyra

The Lebanese Hezbollah party has recently set up a new secret prison in Syria, revealed the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Director of the UK-based monitor Rami Abdul Rahman said the facility was set up west of Palmyra city in Homs' eastern countryside in central Syria. He told Asharq Al-Awsat…

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16 Travelers Injured in Jazan by Debris from Houthi Drone Downed by Coalition

The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced on Monday that it had destroyed an armed drone, fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, against King Abdullah Airport in Jazan. The debris from the drone fell around the airport, injuring 16 civilians from various nationalities, it added. Three travelers are in critical…

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Arab Coalition Says Armed Drone Fired from Sanaa Airport Crashes in Jazan

The Saudi-led Arab coalition said on Monday an armed drone crashed in the Kingdom's Jazan region. The aircraft was launched from Yemen's Sanaa International Airport in an attack aimed at targeting civilians, it added. No one was injured in the incident. No material damage was reported. The coalition warned that…

Reuters

U.S. eyes 100-strong Mideast sea drone fleet with security partners

Al Jazeera

Iran’s Raisi discusses nuclear talks with Qatari emir in Doha

Iran’s president meets Qatar’s emir, who said his country was ready to help find an agreeable solution to nuclear talks.

The Independent UK

US Navy plans launch of Mideast drone force alongside allies

The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet is planning the launch of a new joint fleet of unmanned drones with allied nations to patrol vast swaths of the region’s volatile waters as tensions simmer with Iran

Tribune News Service

Iran says nuclear talks progressed but toughest issues remain

Iran said talks to revive its nuclear deal with world powers have made substantial progress, yet negotiators are still to resolve the “two or three” most difficult issues dividing the sides.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Successfully Tests Naval Air Defense System

Israel on Monday said it successfully tested a new naval air defense system, intercepting a series of threats in what officials called a key layer of protection against Iran and its proxies in the region. The “C-Dome” system is a naval version of the Iron Dome, which has been used…

The Independent UK

Israel successfully tests naval air defense system

Israel says it has successfully tested a new naval air system, intercepting a series of threats in what officials called a key layer of protection against Iran and its proxies in the region

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