Iran Daily: Up or Down? Officials Put Out Contradictory Signals Over Economy
Iran’s officials put out contradictory signals over troubled economy, warning of “enemy” effect on investment but saying, “US Sanctions to Stop Impacting”.
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Author: Scott Lucas
TrumpWatch, Day 1,012: Trump-Ukraine — Senior White House Official to Testify About “National Security Concerns”
National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert to tell House investigators about concerns over Trump’s pressure on Ukraine for investigation of Joe Biden
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Syria Daily: Kurdish-Led SDF — We Provided Intelligence for US Raid v. ISIS Leader Baghdadi
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, seeking renewal of US military support, say they provided essential intelligence for US raid v. ISIS leader Baghdadi.
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EA on Monocle 24 and Radio FM4: What Baghdadi’s Killing Means for the Middle East — and for US Politics
Scott Lucas and Paul Roger on what the killing of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, if confirmed, will mean for the Middle East and its people
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Iran Daily: Tehran — Killing of Baghdadi Does Not Affect “US-Fostered Islamic State”
Iran’s officials play down effect of reported killing of Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, claiming US created ISIS and will still encourage extremism.
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EA on CNN: Trump Plays Politics with Killing of ISIS’s Baghdadi
Donald Trump attempts, to salvage his political position and relations with Putin, to hijack reported the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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