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The Taliban claimed on Friday that they control 85 percent of Afghanistan after seizing important border crossings with Iran and Turkmenistan, part of a sweeping offensive launched as US troops withdraw from the war-torn nation. Hours after President Joe Biden issued a strong defense of the US withdrawal, the Taliban said its fighters had seized the two major…

US seizes 33 Iranian websites used for disinformation WASHINGTON - In a campaign to spread disinformation and misinform the public, the United States has seized at least 33 websites used by Tehran to discredit truth-seeking efforts around the world. The two countries have been embroiled in online and offline wars, which have often escalated into unpleasant exchanges, including the murder last…

Saudi-and-Iranian officials-hold-talks-for-patch-up-relationships Senior Saudi and Iranian officials have held direct talks in an attempt to repair relations between the two regional rivals, five years after they severed diplomatic ties, according to three officials briefed on the talks. The talks, which took place in Baghdad this month, are believed to be the first important…

Because the battle between Iranian - backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi - backed exile authorities continues to ravage Yemen, an historical desert metropolis of explicit curiosity to international events appears to play a vital position in understanding broader boiling tensions within the Center East. Combating has erupted within the mountains exterior Marib throughout a time when Houthi rebels, who maintain the Yemeni capital Sanaa, are making an attempt to grab the town, which is essential to the nation's power provide.…

US offers $ 10 million For Hezbollah refugee over killing on Hariri WASHINGTON - The United States has offered a $ 10 million reward for information to locate or identify a refugee suspected of Hezbollah convicted of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The State Department said it would offer the reward for "information leading to the location or…