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U.S. may extend blockade as Trump urges Iran to act

Iran

U.S. may extend blockade as Trump urges Iran to act

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran on Wednesday to 'get smart soon' and sign a deal, following days of deadlock in efforts to end the conflict and a media report that the U.S. would extend its blockade of Iran's ports.

Erdogan dismisses criticism over Kurdish talks

Turkey

Erdogan dismisses criticism over Kurdish talks

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the peace process aimed at ending Turkey's decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants was progressing in a "positive atmosphere", after criticism from pro-Kurdish lawmakers.

Libya court hands long sentences to traffickers

Libya

Libya court hands long sentences to traffickers

Libya's Tripoli Criminal Court on Tuesday convicted four members of "a criminal gang" involved in human trafficking, abductions for ransom and torture, with sentences up to 22 years, the attorney general's office said on its Facebook page.

Trump: King Charles agrees Iran must not get nuclear arms

Iran

Trump: King Charles agrees Iran must not get nuclear arms

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Britain's King Charles did not want Iran to have a nuclear weapon, introducing the fraught subject of the Middle East conflict into comments at a White House state dinner for the visiting royal.

Kurdish party accuses Turkey of hesitation on PKK peace

Turkey

Kurdish party accuses Turkey of hesitation on PKK peace

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party issued one of its strongest criticisms yet of the government's handling of a fragile peace process, highlighting on Tuesday a growing stand-off between Ankara and Kurdish militants over next steps to end a decades-long conflict.

Power shifts to IRGC as Iran’s leader loses influence

Iran

Power shifts to IRGC as Iran’s leader loses influence

Two months into a war with the U.S. and Israel, Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of power — an abrupt break with the past that may be hardening Tehran’s stance as it weighs renewed talks with Washington.

King Abdullah meets Abbas

Jordan

King Abdullah meets Abbas

Jordan's King Abdullah II met Tuesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories, with Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II also in attendance.

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