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RFL/RE – The United Nations Security Council has condemned missile attacks on Saudi Arabia launched by Yemen’s Huthi rebels last weekend and expressed “grave concern” at reports the Huthis obtained the weapons in violation of a UN arms embargo.

Al-Arabia – Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that his ally Hamid Baghaie was on hunger strike and in deteriorating health after being imprisoned on what he said were politically motivated charges.

VOA— Israel and Iran, with two of the most powerful militaries in the Middle East, appear on a collision course that some experts fear could ignite a regional war that might ultimately drag in the United States and Russia.

VOA — Top diplomats from Turkey and the United States are working hard to bridge the deep gulf between the two NATO allies.

CHRI – Dozens of prisoners in Iran held on politically motivated charges are being denied medical treatment and leave despite visible symptoms of their deteriorating health, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.