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Pompeo discusses Libyan conflict, Iran with UAE counterpart

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the Libyan conflict and countering Iranian regional influence with his Emirati counterpart during a brief visit to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday. Pompeo, who this week also visited…

Khamenei: “our enemy is the USA”

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, spoke Wednesday morning describing the missile attack on coalition headquarters in Iraq as successful, stressing that "American forces should leave the region" and that the USA is "the enemy…

Major quake strikes near an Iranian nuclear power plant

An earthquake has struck near the Bushehr nuclear power plant on a crucial day for Iran which has seen tensions in the Middle East erupt. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck 10km southeast of Borazjan in…