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Saudi accuses Iran of sowing ‘sedition, unrest, chaos’ Saudi Arabia on Tuesday accused Iran of a nearly four-decade record of “sedition, unrest and chaos,” as the international community tried to […]

Obama credits ‘policy of engagement’ for Iran breakthroughs President Barack Obama hailed a series of breakthroughs with Iran as a vindication of his contentious policy of engagement Saturday and called […]

Pakistan leads bid to mend fences between Saudi Arabia and Iran Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will lead a high-level delegation to Saudi Arabia and Iran this week to try […]

UN watchdog set to certify Iran compliance with nuclear deal The UN is expected Saturday to confirm Iran’s compliance with last July’s landmark nuclear deal, allowing the lifting of sanctions […]

Iraq receives Saudi envoy credentials Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari received the new Saudi ambassador’s credentials on Thursday despite calls for his expulsion after Riyadh executed a leading Shiite cleric. […]

Putin: premature to discuss asylum for Assad Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday it was premature to say whether Moscow would grant asylum to embattled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, who […]

Iran steps up war of words with Saudi Arabia Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has accused Saudi Arabia of supporting extremists and “promoting sectarian hatred” and urged Riyadh to […]

Zarif places blame on Saudi shoulders as crisis enters second week Iran’s foreign minister has complained to the United Nations about Saudi Arabia’s “provocations” towards Tehran, as a diplomatic crisis […]

Saudi breaks off diplomatic ties with Iran RIYADH – Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran on Sunday after protesters ransacked its embassy in Tehran to protest at the […]

Arab-Kurd fighters kill 16 ISIS fighters north of Raqa Arab and Kurdish forces have killed at least 16 fighters from the Islamic State group during fierce clashes north of the […]