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Day after attack on American embassy in Baghdad, US troops fire tear gas to disperse pro-Iran protesters
•The militiamen were protesting deadly US airstrikes that targeted an Iran-backed militia over the weekend, killing 25 fighters.
Hassan Rouhani vows 'crushing' response after attack on Iran military parade kills 29; Islamic State claims responsibility
•Hassan Rouhani vowed a "crushing" response after assailants sprayed a crowd with gunfire, shooting dead at least 29 people including women and children Saturday at a military parade.
Donald Trump and the art of ending a nuclear deal: Iran's domestic politics, India's interests to be hit hard
Samanvyahooda •President Donald Trump has decided to re-impose sanctions and pull out of what he referred to as "the worst deal ever", and what others celebrated as one of the diplomatic victories of the decade
China's long shadow: Kashmir narrative is being hijacked by Beijing, New Delhi must be on its guard
David Devadas •An ominous script is being prepared, which could be deployed to try and rivet the negative attention of world powers on Kashmir. According to this new narrative, Indian forces are using chemical weapons, specifically to 'dissolve' and render bodies unrecognisable in Kashmir.
US calls Iran nuke deal a failure, says Tehran could become another North Korea
•US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has termed the Iran nuclear deal a failure and said an "unchecked" Tehran could become another North Korea, but stopped short of threatening to derail the landmark agreement.
Iran's new Great Satan: Saudi Arabia and its Wahhabi ideology
Omair Anas 2 •The politics in Iran today is deeply divided. Both reformist and revolutionary voices compete with each other, by using anti-Saudi, anti-West and anti-Israel rhetoric to strengthen their relation with the Iran's Supreme Leader. To sideline the hardliners and to secure normalising relations with the United States, they have found a new Great Satan, it is Saudi Arabia.
Freezing sensitive nuclear work for long period ruled out: Iran's supreme leader Khamenei
Fp Archives •Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday ruled out freezing sensitive nuclear work in the country for a long time and said sanctions imposed on it should be lifted as soon it reaches a final deal with major powers
Ayatollah Khamenei says Iran nuclear weapons are US 'myth'
Fp Archives •Iran`s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told military commanders on Sunday the United States had created the "myth" of nuclear weapons to portray Iran as a threat
Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei criticises 'American Sniper', say reports
Fp Archives •A state-owned newspaper in Iran is quoting the country's supreme leader as criticizing the film "American Sniper," saying it encourages violence against Muslims.
Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei writes a non-committal secret letter to Obama: Reports
Fp Archives •Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded to overtures from US President Barack Obama amid nuclear talks by sending him a secret letter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.