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EU Expected to Implement Sanctions on Several Iranians for First Time Since 2013

ForeignDeskNewsMarch 31, 2021March 31, 2021

The European Union is expected to sanction several more officials connected to the regime in Iran starting next week in an effort to clamp down on human rights abuses,...

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Kosovo Formalizes Diplomatic Ties with Israel, Signals Intent to Move Embassy to Jerusalem

ForeignDeskNewsFebruary 2, 2021February 10, 2021

Kosovo and Israel formalized diplomatic ties via an online ceremony Monday in which Kosovo committed to moving its embassy to Jerusalem, another step towards the normalization of relations between...

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Iran Regime Bans US, UK COVID-19 Vaccines Suggesting May Poison Users

ForeignDeskNewsJanuary 9, 2021January 22, 2021

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banned U.S. and U.K. imports of the COVID-19 vaccine suggesting the vaccines may be an attempt to infect other nations, in a televised...

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EU Aims to “Preserve” Iran Nuclear Deal as Iran Ramps Up Uranium Enrichment

ForeignDeskNewsJanuary 6, 2021January 22, 2021

The European Union said it will “redouble” its intention to preserve the Iran nuclear deal amidst recent reports that Tehran is enriching uranium to 20 percent, according to a...

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Not Without My Mullahs: Russia Declines Warsaw Conference After Iran Not Invited

Lisa DaftariJanuary 22, 2019January 22, 2021

Far be it from Russia to show loyalty in geopolitics, but in this case, Russia says since Iran is not invited to next month’s world conference on the Middle...

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Terror strikes Israel, Mali and France

ForeignDeskNewsJune 19, 2017

Israel ISIS claimed a first attack in Israel, when a female border patrol officer was killed in a coordinated stabbing/shooting attack Friday. Three attackers carrying knives and an automatic...

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Germany arrests ISIS Amaq news operative who broadcasted terror claims

ForeignDeskNewsJune 8, 2017

German authorities arrested a Syrian man accused of being a member of ISIS and broadcasting the terror group’s claims for attacks in the West to its media outlets in...

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ISIS calls on “Muslims in France” to launch Election Day attacks

ForeignDeskNewsMay 5, 2017January 22, 2021

ISIS has called upon Muslims in France to “kill candidates” and “burn down polling stations” as the country prepares to vote in the second round of the presidential election...

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Majority of Paris attackers entered Europe posing as refugees

ForeignDeskNewsOctober 2, 2016

Seven of the nine ISIS jihadis who launched a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris last November entered Europe by posing as refugees. The attackers were part of...

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Al Qaeda criticizes ISIS’ use of women in attacks

ForeignDeskNewsSeptember 14, 2016

An online battle has erupted between ISIS and Al Qaeda over the role women should play in Jihad. Referencing the role of women jihadis in recent arrests in Paris,...

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