Yesterday was Saddam, today it's Trump, Iran thunders
Iran greeted the re-imposition of US sanctions yesterday with air defence drills and an acknowledgement from President Hassan Rouhani the nation faces a "war situation", raising Middle Eastern tensions as America's maximalist approach to the Islamic Republic takes hold.

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Saudi Arabia defends human rights record at UN, vows to prosecute journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killers
Saudi Arabia told the United Nations on Monday it would prosecute those responsible for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its Istanbul consulate, and defended its human rights record.

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Iran claims it will break oil sanctions reimposed by the United States, warns of 'war situation'
Iran will sell its oil and break sanctions reimposed by the United States on its vital energy and banking sectors, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told economists at a meeting broadcast live on state television on Monday.

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'Grim irony' as European aid in Yemen bombed by British-backed airstrikes
Aid projects in Yemen funded by the international charity Oxfam have been hit in Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes, it has emerged.

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Istanbul demands Saudis reveal whereabouts of Khashoggi's body
Turkish authorities want Saudi Arabia to tell them the whereabouts of the body of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the justice minister said yesterday.

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Maid 'who killed would-be rapist' executed
Indonesia has filed an official protest to Saudi Arabia after it executed an Indonesian maid without notifying its consular staff or her family.

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