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U.A.E. Vows Restraint After Attacks On Vessels Off Its Coast, Criticizes Iran

RFL/RE – The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) has vowed to show restraint after attacks on oil tankers off its coast amid complaints that it is being “bullied by Iran.” Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash on May 15 said he would not speculate on who was responsible for the attack on four ships off the coast of the U.A.E., including two Saudi …

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Trump Says He Is Sure Iran Will Seek Talks ‘Soon’

RFL/RE – U.S. President Donald Trump says he is sure Tehran will “soon” seek to negotiate with Washington, and he dismissed media reports suggesting there was disagreement within the administration of his policy toward Iran.“I’m sure that Iran will want to talk soon,” Trump wrote on Twitter on May 15 without elaborating. Trump’s remarks follow comments he made on May 9 when …

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Britain’s May Says Iran’s Jailing Of British Council Employee ‘Utterly Shocking’

RFL/RE – Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has said she is “deeply concerned” about the jailing in Iran of a British Council employee on espionage charges.“It’s utterly shocking,” May told parliament on May 15, saying the woman was working for a legitimate organization that was trying to promote better relations between countries.Iran’s judiciary announced on May 13 that an unnamed …

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Alarm And Grief: Mindful Of 1980s, Iranians Warn Of War’s Devastation

RFL/RE – As verbal sparring, economic pressure, and military jockeying intensify between Tehran and Washington, Iranians are closely following the standoff and appear increasingly alarmed at the prospect of a conflict with the United States.Even conservative authorities and frequently combative media in the Shi’a-majority country of around 81 million people look to be treading cautiously.The reformist Seda magazine was reportedly …

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Trump Denies Iran Policy ‘Infighting’; Lawmakers Want Briefing on Threats

VOA — U.S. President Donald Trump says there is “no infighting whatsoever” about his Middle East policies and that as tensions with Iran continue, he is “sure that Iran will want to talk soon.” Trump responded to reports in the Washington Post and New York Times about clashing opinions between those in his administration who see Iran taking clear steps in preparation to attack …

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