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IRGC letter to American voters is desperate smokescreen, US says | The National (opens the original)
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The US State Department on Wednesday dismissed an open letter from Iranâs Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the American public as a âsmokescreenâ aimed at hiding the effects of military action against Tehran. âThe IRGCâs desperate effort to lie to the American people does not change the hard facts about the Iranian regimeâs record of maliciousness, both in Iran and abroad,â a State Department spokesman said in a statement. He accused Iran of continuing to choose âterror over
US confirms formal end of military mission in Iraq | The National (opens the original)
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The US military has announced the end of its anti-ISIS operations in Iraq, concluding a 12-year mission to defeat the extremist group. "Today, the United States and our Coalition partners formally concluded Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq," Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement on Wednesday. He said the "departure of Coalition forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base marks the successful conclusion of the military mission that defeated ISIS in Iraq". Iraq prepares for new
Lebanon calls for âreciprocalâ progress on Israel deal as disarming Hezbollah remains stalled | The National (opens the original)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Washington on Monday as the US tries to advance a peace deal between Beirut and Israel. Negotiations on the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon framework that was initially agreed to in June have slowed amid continuing Israeli bombing of southern Lebanon, despite a supposed ceasefire. Meanwhile, Lebanon has failed to disarm Hezbollah, which was a key part of the deal. After the meeting, Mr Salam said in a statement that he lo
Lebanon PM meets Rubio in Washington amid stalled peace deal with Israel | The National (opens the original)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Washington on Monday as the US tries to advance a peace deal between Beirut and Israel. Negotiations on the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon framework that was initially agreed to in June have slowed amid continuing Israeli bombing of southern Lebanon, despite a supposed ceasefire. Meanwhile, Lebanon has failed to disarm Hezbollah, which was a key part of the deal. After the meeting, Mr Salam said he looked forward to a â
International system 'broken' and US will continue to act alone, Rubio says | The National (opens the original)
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The rules-based international order is failing and America will continue to act alone when necessary, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday, in a stark assessment of the post-Second World War system the US was key in building. On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Mr Rubio said countries had been unable to work in unison to tackle crises around the world, including a war between Thailand and Cambodia, Sudanâs civil war and the conflict with Iran. âThereâs unan
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