Chaos in Syria. Clashes erupted between armed groups and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces around Shaddadi prison, ...

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In Iran, a prolonged period of high inflation has combined with a collapse in the value of the rial to produce mass unrest.

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Making contact. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff held a secret meeting with exiled former Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi ...

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