BRICS Steps Off The Dollar, With Iran Pressing Hardest
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· Tyler Durden
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· DAVID BEN-BASAT
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Meeting in Oman with Gulf Arab states postponed at request of regional countries, Iran says
In a rare diplomatic initiative, Iranian officials said they would attend a meeting on Monday with Gulf Arab states in Oman to present an agreement they say they reached with Oman on future shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran’s nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says
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Israeli minister threatens to strip Gaza film directors of citizenship
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatened on Sunday to strip the award-winning directors of an Israeli-made documentary about Gaza of their citizenship, accusing them of “treason against the state”.
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Oil prices rise after Saudi Arabia shut down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz
Crude oil prices rose more than 2% on Sunday after Saudi Arabia closed its critical pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz.
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Fugitive property developer Jean Nassif to front NSW ICAC from Lebanon
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Tehran and Muscat delay talks, citing regional consensus need
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Explosions reported in Iran’s Hormozgan province
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Houthis say Saudi Arabia launched over 50 strikes against them in 24 hours
Yemen's Houthis said Sunday that Saudi Arabia had launched more than 50 strikes against their positions in 24 hours, after the group claimed a rare drone and missile attack on a military base in the kingdom.
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Over 80,000 displaced in Yemen as fighting intensifies amid new Houthi push
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· RT
'Baribo is a scorer. I’m happy he’s on our team’ DC United coach tells 'Post'
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Babylon, not Egypt: Israel is running on the wrong story about Diaspora Jews - opinion
There is Babylon in the Diaspora.
· DAVID ZALIK
Trump to consider releasing 9/11 records after families’ request
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· Associated Press
Trump to consider releasing 9/11 records after families’ request
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Could Iran’s regime collapse? Inside the Israeli assessment of Tehran’s future - analysis
What is really happening behind the scenes in Tehran? How close is the collapse of the ayatollah regime, what is going through Mojtaba Khamenei’s mind, and why is Israel’s defense establishment on maximum alert?
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Iran is set to unveil temporary Hormuz agreement to Gulf nations on Monday
Iran has indicated any deal will not amount to a full reopening of the waterway and it will still decide on which ships can cross the strait
· Bloomberg
Iran is set to unveil temporary Hormuz agreement to Gulf nations on Monday
Iran has indicated any deal will not amount to a full reopening of the waterway and it will still decide on which ships can cross the strait
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NY Times’ Gaza war coverage was clearly biased against Israel: damning study
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IDF accuses Lebanese army of taking only ‘cosmetic’ action against Hezbollah
The IDF continues to criticize the Lebanese army’s handling of the memorandum of understanding reached between Beirut and Jerusalem in Rome, arguing that Lebanon has not taken sufficient action against Hezbollah’s military infrastructure.
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Israel and Lebanon to meet in Rome in October, US State Department official says
Israel and Lebanon will meet in Rome in October to discuss a US-brokered security agreement, a State Department Official told Reuters.
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Cimeira dos BRICS: Guterres diz que mundo "precisa de paz"
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Houthi media reports Saudi strikes in northern Yemen
Houthi media reported on Sunday that Saudi Arabia had carried out two strikes on Saada, in the north of Yemen, a stronghold for the group.
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EU foreign policy chief says Israeli settlements should be treated like Russian-occupied Crimea
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Kushner reveals how failed Doha strike helped Washington pressure Israel on Gaza
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Trump says US could stay in Iran and keep oil, like Venezuela deal
President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that the United States could stay in Iran and "keep the oil," drawing a parallel with a US push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
· REUTERS
Iran requested new Russian Geran drones for attacks on Israeli, American targets amid war - report
Tehran requested that Russia provide the regime with its new generation of Geran drones earlier this year during the Israeli-US war with Iran, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
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Off-duty IDF soldier suspended after shooting toward Palestinians who allegedly threw stones
An off-duty IDF soldier was detained by West Bank District Police after shooting at Palestinians who he said threw stones at him, Army Radio reported on Sunday, citing the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
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Pregnant woman among more than 10 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
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Saudi Arabia sends alert warning of potential attacks in regions near Yemen border
Saudi Arabia's civil defence agency sent alerts warning of potential attacks in two regions bordering Yemen on Sunday, with its southern neighbour gripped by renewed war.
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EU foreign policy chief says Israeli settlements should be treated like Russian-occupied Crimea
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has said that the EU should treat illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian Territories in the same way as it treated Russia’s invasion of Crimea.
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Trump reiterates that he sees Iran war ending after US midterm elections
US President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that he expected the Iran war to end this year, possibly just after midterm elections due in the United States in November, resulting in a drop in oil prices.
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