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Qatar Says Tightening Iran Sanctions Harms Oil Consuming Nations
2019-05-02
Qatar, which hosts the largest U.S. air base in the Middle East, has spoken out against Washington’s decision to block all exports of Iranian oil, saying unilateral sanctions were unwise because they hurt the countries that rely on the supplies.
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Iran Says It will Keep Exporting Oil despite U.S. Pressure
2019-05-01
Iran will continue to export oil despite U.S. pressure aimed at reducing the country's crude shipments to zero, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.
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Iran Guard Monitors US Aircraft Carrier with Drone
2019-04-28
Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard successfully managed a surveillance flight over a U.S. aircraft carrier, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Saturday.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry: Tehran will not Forget Saudi Arabia and Bahrain's Supporting Stances for Sanctions on Iran's Oil Exports
2019-04-26
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that Iran and its people will not forget stances of Saudi Arabian and Bahraini governments in these historic circumstances.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 37 Men Including Cleric who had Preached for Peace between Sunnis and Shiites: British Website
2019-04-24
A British website said that among the 37 men executed in Saudi Arabia over "Terrorism Offences" was a religious leader who had preached for peace between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.
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U.S. Urges Iran to Keep Strait of Hormuz Open
2019-04-24
The United States called on Iran to keep the straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab open, a State Department official said on Tuesday after the United States a day earlier demanded that Iran oil buyers halt their purchases by May 1.
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Secretary of State Says No Grace Period after May 1 End to Iran Oil Waivers
2019-04-23
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States is not extending any waivers exempting importers of Iranian oil from U.S. sanctions and there will be no grace period for those economies to comply.
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Trump Vetoes Congressional Resolution to End U.S. Involvement in Yemen War
2019-04-17
President Donald Trump has vetoed a congressional resolution that sought to end U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the White House said on Tuesday.
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In Unprecedented Move, U.S. Names Iran's Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Group
2019-04-09
President Donald Trump said on Monday he would name Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, in an unprecedented step that drew Iranian condemnation and raised concerns about retaliatory attacks on U.S. forces.
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Despite Austerity Measures, Bahrain Establishes Museum for Police, Increases its Shares at World Bank
2019-04-02
The government signed a memorandum of understanding to take advantage of the experience of the National Museum of the United States of America in establishing a police museum at the Ministry of Interior in Bahrain.
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Lockheed Wins $1.1 bln Contract for Sale of Rockets to Poland, Bahrain, Romania
2019-03-29
Lockheed Martin Corp has been awarded a $1.14 billion U.S. defense contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket systems being sold to Poland, Bahrain and Romania, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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Gulf Arabs, Europeans, Iran Reject U.S. Recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli
2019-03-28
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights united Washington’s Arab allies and their regional foe Iran in condemnation on Tuesday.
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Bahrain Ignores US Warnings on Chinese Huawei and Spying, Grants it Right to Operate G5 Service
2019-03-27
Speaking about Ericsson and Huawei companies starting G5 service in Bahrain, Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal Ahmed stressed that Bahrain is not worried about the spying of Chinese Huawei company on telecommunications in Bahrain.
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US Ambassador to Join Bahrain Oil Minister on Tour to Promote Oil Discovery in Bahrain
2019-03-25
US Ambassador Justin Siberell said he looked forward to accompanying Bahraini Oil Minister Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa to Houston to promote an oil field that Bahrain says it has discovered.
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US Importers of Bahraini Aluminum Received Customs Exemptions: US Ambassador
2019-03-25
The US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Justin Siberell, confirmed that some US importers of aluminum products have received tariff exemptions in a number of cases.
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Bilateral Trade between US and Bahrain Reached over 3 Billion Last Year
2019-03-24
The US ambassador to Bahrain Justin Siberell said that bilateral trade between Bahrain and his country exceeded $3 billion last year, pointing out the importance of the free trade agreement between the two countries.
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U.S. Grants Iraq 90-Day Waiver To Buy Iranian Energy: State Dept.
2019-03-21
The United States granted Iraq a 90-day waiver exempting it from sanctions to buy energy from Iran, a State Department official said on Wednesday, the latest extension allowing Baghdad to keep purchasing electricity from its neighbor.
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Read US State Department’s 2018 Report on Human Rights in Bahrain
2019-03-19
The 2018 US State Department report highlighted the human rights violations witnessed in Bahrain, relying on what was included in reports of Bahraini human rights organizations.
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Fire Breaks out in US Navy Minesweeper at US Base in Bahrain’s Juffair Leaving No Injuries
2019-03-16
A fire broke out last night in the USS Devastator minesweeper while it was docked at the US naval base in Bahrain.
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US Military Sales to Bahrain Over $6 Bn between 2017 and 2018: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
2019-03-05
The US military sales to Bahrain between 2017 and 2018 exceeded $6 billion, according to a research paper prepared by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.