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My father then my husband One womans sacrifices for Iran

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‘My father, then my husband’: One woman's sacrifices for Iran

TEHRAN – Soraya Kazemi is among the thousands of Iranian millennials who lost their fathers during Iraq's invasion of Iran. Her father, a soldier at the time, passed away shortly after being exposed to Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons – weapons that were provided by Germany, and put to use based on American intelligence.

‘My father, then my husband’: One woman's sacrifices for Iran

US betrayed diplomacy Europe buried it

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'US betrayed diplomacy. Europe buried it'

TEHRAN – After a controversial voting at the UN Security Council on Friday, senior Iranian officials have inveighed against the decision to reimpose pre-JCPOA UN sanctions on the country, labeling the move an “immoral and illegal” act of bad faith that undermines international law and diplomacy.

'US betrayed diplomacy. Europe buried it'

Sheikh Qassem warns of Karbalalike confrontation honors assassinated leaders

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Sheikh Qassem warns of 'Karbala-like' confrontation, honors assassinated leaders

In an address on the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashim Safi al-Din on Saturday, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem declared his movement will not disarm, saying removal of weapons would serve Israeli aims and provoke a "Karbala-like" confrontation.

Sheikh Qassem warns of 'Karbala-like' confrontation, honors assassinated leaders

Lebanon and the illusion of control Americas strategic blindness in Middle East

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Lebanon and the illusion of control: America's strategic blindness in Middle East

LONDON -- Most short- and medium-term strategies adopted by the West — through its various American administrations — are either partially realized or fail to materialize. That’s how the vision of a “new Middle East” has unfolded, nearly two years into the war on Gaza.

Lebanon and the illusion of control: America's strategic blindness in Middle East

Iraq dismisses Netanyahus threats

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Iraq dismisses Netanyahu’s threats

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he threatened to target what he called “militias” in Iraq.

Iraq dismisses Netanyahu’s threats

Martyrdom anniversary of Nasrallah Intersections of popular and political discourse

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BEIRUT — The first anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah became a transnational event, bringing together the deep popular sentiment on the one hand and its political and regional dimensions on the other.

Martyrdom anniversary of Nasrallah: Intersections of popular and political discourse