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Speaking at a conference on Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon argued that Iran has no interest in securing a stable Iraq, The Times of Israel reported. “He who did not allow stability in Iraq since 2003 is Iran,” Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said at the Fisher Institute for Air...

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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that any nuclear deal with Iran must allow for inspections of all sites, “including military sites,” that inspectors suspect may be used or have been used for nuclear purposes, The Hill reported today. “France will not accept (a deal) if it is not clear that...

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Ambassadors from European countries engaged in nuclear negotiations with Iran said that they will likely miss their June 30 deadline, while the sanctions regime that forced Iran to negotiate continues to erode, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. Gerard Araud, the French ambassador to the United States, told a panel...

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The espionage trial of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian began today in Tehran, with the prosecution citing a letter Rezaian sent to the White House promoting closer ties between Iran and the United States as evidence, The New York Times reported today. Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post correspondent accused by...

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The Swiss government is funding an event featuring the anti-Israel NGO Breaking the Silence, The Algemeiner reported Wednesday. The Swiss Foreign Ministry and Zurich municipality’s decision to sponsor a traveling exhibition by Israeli nongovernmental organization Breaking the Silence has raised eyebrows in the local Jewish community, Israeli NRG news site reported...

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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that Iran is demanding 24 days notice before international inspections of suspected nuclear sites, Reuters reported Wednesday. When asked whether there had been some progress since April, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who has been perceived as the most demanding in the talks, said the negotiations...

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