Iran has laid out to Donald Trump its conditions for re-engaging in negotiations aimed at ending the war with the US, security chief Mohsen Rezaei said.
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Rezaei → lay → US
The conditions include ending the war on all fronts, unfreezing Iranian funds and ending the naval blockade, Rezaei said in an interview according to Al Jazeera.
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Rezaei → include → Jazeera
Discussions with Qatari and Pakistani mediators are ongoing, he added, as the delegations work to bring an end to the stalemate which has seen the war drag past the six-month mark.
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war → add → mark
It comes amid fears of war widening in the region as violence between the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia escalates.
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violence → come → rebels
A large plume of black smoke was seen near Riyadh's main airport on Saturday after booms were heard.
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booms → see → Saturday
Saudi Arabia sent alerts overnight warning of potential danger around the capital and the city of Al-Kharj, before issuing an all-clear on Saturday morning.
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Arabia → send → morning
The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen and much of the north, have been launching attacks towards Saudi Arabia since declaring a naval blockade against Riyadh in July, with strikes targeting Saudi vessels in the Red Sea.
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Tehran lays out to Trump fresh conditions for ending war, says security chief
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chief → lay → war
Tehran has laid out fresh conditions to end the war with the US, security chief Mohsen Rezaei has said.
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Rezaei → lay → US
The conditions include ending the war on all fronts, unfreezing Iranian funds and ending the naval blockade, he said in an interview according to Al Jazeera.
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he → include → Jazeera
Iran is now awaiting a response from Donald Trump, Rezaei added.
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Rezaei → await → Trump
Discussions with Qatari and Pakistani mediators are ongoing, he added, as the delegations work to bring an end to the stalemate which has seen the war drag past the six-month mark.
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war → add → mark
Turkey pulls license of Iranian bank suspected of Revolutionary Guard links
Turkey's banking watchdog, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, revoked the operating license for the Istanbul branch of Iran's Bank Mellat.
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watchdog → pull → Mellat
The agency said Saturday that it made the decision to protect depositors or the stability of the Turkey's financial system.
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it → say → system
The announcement comes as the United States is demanding other countries tighten economic measures against Iran.
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countries → come → Iran
Bank Mellat has been subject to Western sanctions for years and was named in 2019 as having links to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Mellat → name → Corps
The U.S. Treasury Department earlier this month imposed sanctions on a Turkish investment bank and two subsidiaries over alleged ties to Iran.
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Department → impose → Iran
Trump says he is banning media outlets CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House
Donald Trump said on Friday he is banning three major news outlets – CNN, MS NOW and Politico – from the White House in his latest threat to the independent press.
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he → say → press
The move is almost certain to face legal challenges as free speech experts said it conflicts with the US Constitution's First Amendment protections for free speech and a free press.
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it → face → speech
Trump accused the outlets of "reporting FAKE NEWS" in a social media post, and said they "shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they're covering the President of the United States."
Trump added, "Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow."
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Trump → accuse → Outlets
Representatives of all three outlets could be seen working in the White House on Friday afternoon following Trump's post.
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The White House was informing all three they would be banned from the White House grounds as of Saturday, Fox News reported, citing an unnamed senior White House official.
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News → inform → official
Trump said there was no specific incident that prompted the ban, telling reporters in the Oval Office, "It's really just cumulative stories over the past few years."
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Trump added, "I don't have to let them into my, into the people's house."
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When asked what he meant by others "to follow," Trump mentioned the New York Times and the Washington Post as what he called "fake news."
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he → ask → what
Iranian state actors targeting UK dissidents, activists and journalists with spyware
British intelligence has issued a warning after finding Iranian spies have targeted dissidents with spyware that can enable tracking of their movements.
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that → target → movements
Dissidents, activists and journalists were targeted by state actors that impersonated their contacts on messaging apps to trick them into downloading spyware called Chosen Brick, the National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, warned.
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Centre → target → GCHQ
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel
Iran's state TV reported on Saturday that a man identified as Hossein Pedram was executed after being convicted on charges of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad.
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man → execute → agency
The report said Pedram passed on to Israel classified information on “sensitive military sites” in Iran's Isfahan province.
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Pedram → say → province
It didn't say how he accessed the classified information.
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he → say → information
Pedram was reportedly arrested after those sites, which included missile bases, were targeted in the 12-day air war by the U.S. and Israel against Iran in June last year.
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A recent surge of executions in Iran prompted an international outcry by human rights groups.
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UN Security Council condemns Houthi attacks
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Council → condemn → attacks
The UN’s most powerful body said late Friday that the Houthis' military escalation, attacks and threats “risk further expanding the conflict, threatening maritime security and international trade,” while undermining regional and international efforts to secure peace in Yemen.
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escalation → say → Yemen
It warned that continued escalation would exacerbate the already dire humanitarian situation in the country.
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escalation → warn → country
The council's 15 members called for “practical cooperation” to prevent the Iran-backed Houthis from acquiring arms, military training, financing and other military-related assistance needed to carry out their attacks.
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They stressed that all countries must enforce the UN arms embargo against the rebel group.
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countries → stress → group
300,000 Iranians attend biggest pro-regime rally since war began as Tehran recruits new ‘volunteer’ forces
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran on Friday in a massive government-organized display of defiance as they pledged their readiness to take up arms in the largest demonstration since the war began in February.
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Tehran is seeking to project national unity as its economy struggles under the weight of a US naval blockade and fresh sanctions.
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economy → seek → blockade
The Iranian government simultaneously reported launching a new attack on a commercial vessel in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime passage it has attempted to control since the war began.
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war → report → Hormuz
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