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Congress urged to back Iran accord
A group of former US diplomats has sent a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers not to reject the nuclear agreement with Iran.

A group of former US diplomats has sent a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers not to reject the nuclear agreement with Iran.

Analysts say Asian oil consumers are set to benefit from an impending price war between Iran and other producers.

Greece's government launches new round of bailout talks with creditors.

Sixteen political parties in Yemen voice support for the Ansarullah movement in its efforts to counter Saudi raids and terrorist activities in the country.

French President Hollande says he will soon make a decision on the fate of a contract with Russia to deliver two warships to Moscow.

South Korea declares a de-facto end to the deadly MERS outbreak in the country.

Egypt’s top Muslim authority strongly denounces the Israeli regime for violating the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem).

The former Arkansas governor has said the Iran nuclear accord was akin to marching “the Israelis to the door of the oven,” a reference to the holocaust.

Iran’s aviation officials say the country is technically prepared to launch direct flights to the United States, but an authorization to do so is still needed.

A Native American activist has been found dead in jail under conditions very similar to those of Sandra Bland in Texas.

Iran beach soccer team claims the title at the BSWW Friendship Cup 2015 in Belarus.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has met with Saudi officials in Riyadh and is due to visit Iran on Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin blames the United States for the the current "spiral of arms race" in the world.

An explosion has been reported along the Iran-Turkey gas pipeline in the eastern Turkish province of Ağrı.

US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz says he is “confident” that the US Congress will finally approve the nuclear conclusion between Iran and the global powers.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says economic sanctions imposed on Iran are a “crime”.

Israeli forces use live fire against thousands of Palestinians taking part in the funeral of a Palestinian teenager, injuring 14.

A top Iraqi commander says there is no evidence that Turkey has altered its stance against ISIL.