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RFL/RE – British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that a conflict could break out “by accident” between the United States and Iran amid rising tensions in the Persian Gulf.Hunt made the remarks to reporters in Brussels on May 13 ahead of talks there with the French and German foreign ministers, and with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, about …

RFL/RE – Saudi Arabia says two of its oil tankers were targeted in what it described as a “sabotage attack” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.).Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on May 13 that one of the vessels was on its way to pick up Saudi oil to be delivered to customers in the United …

VOA — A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Sunday the U.S. military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat but now represented a target, the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported. The U.S. military has sent forces, including an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers, to the Middle East in a move U.S. officials said was …

VOA — Iranian authorities shut down a reformist magazine that had urged negotiations with the United States, local media reported Sunday. The weekly magazine Seda was handed a suspension order Saturday by a court in Tehran, the reformist newspaper Arman reported. Seda’s most recent front page had shown a U.S. aircraft carrier fleet and the caption “At the crossroads between war and peace.” The magazine …

VOA – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week, as the two countries clash over a number of issues including Venezuela, Iran, and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.Pompeo heads to Moscow Sunday, in his first visit to Russia as chief U.S. diplomat.Top U.S. officials, including …