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Iran fires at US drone: the top 3 pressing questions
Iranian military forces fired at a US Predator drone for the first time ever earlier this month, the Pentagon acknowledged this week. It’s a revelation that has raised a host of questions for the US military. Here are the top three.
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Getting the Strait of Hormuz straight: an FAQ
Iran has caused a stir with its threat this week to close down the Strait of Hormuz if sanctions were imposed on Iranian oil exports. Here’s why this small body of water generates so much world attention.
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Palestinian statehood: why Arabs have turned on Obama
President Obama, who made Israeli-Palestinian peace a priority from the outset of his administration, is now the US leader with incongruously bad relations with the Arab world. Here are three key causes of the deterioration in ties – and three steps that the can be taken to mend US relations with Arabs and Muslims.
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WikiLeaks reveals 5 Arab countries concerned about Iran
At least five Arab countries are keeping a wary eye on Iran, as revealed in the classified US documents publicized by whistleblower website WikiLeaks.
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In Pictures: Somali pirates
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Focus
Obama's pivot to Asia? Middle East will still demand attention in 2013.The popular unrest of the last two years has left the Middle East volatile as 2013 kicks off.
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Iran lawmaker affirms Tehran has US drone – from the CIA, perhaps?
The US Navy has denied it's missing any ScanEagle drones. But Iran claims to have evidence of the drone. An Iranian lawmaker suggests that maybe the CIA, instead of the Pentagon, is missing a spy drone.
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Covert US-Iran war bubbles over with claims of drone capture
Most of the actions in the US-Iran covert war remain mysterious and unclaimed – until one side sees an advantage in shining light on an incident. That’s what Iran has done with the drone capture.
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Iran fires at US drone: the top 3 pressing questions
Iranian military forces fired at a US Predator drone for the first time ever earlier this month, the Pentagon acknowledged this week. It’s a revelation that has raised a host of questions for the US military. Here are the top three.
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Bahrain bomb attacks kill two migrant workers
Activists and government officials blame each other as the government has stepped up efforts to quell an uprising that has crippled the economy.
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Terrorism & Security
Bahrain bans public demonstrations as protest movement rises againAn uptick in clashes between Bahrain's pro-democracy protesters and the government prompted Bahrain to take its most extreme steps to quash dissent since the uprising began in 2011.
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Keep Calm
US Navy fires on fishing boat in sensitive Strait of HormuzFearful of a repeat of the bombing of the USS Cole, the US Navy says it fired only after giving warning to the Dubai-based, Indian-manned fishing boat.
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US quietly prepares for naval clash with Iran in Strait of Hormuz
Iran is ramping up its production of mini-submarines, which are 'a huge problem' for US naval power. The US has countered by sending minesweepers to the region.
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Military drone aircraft crashes in Maryland; no injuries
The cause is being investigated and the U.S. Coast Guard has set up a safety zone around the crash site, officials said.
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Myanmar, 'Arab awakening' top US list of progress on human rights
State Department's annual report on human rights around the world also notes the important role that technology, the Internet, and social media play in advancing individual freedoms.
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Opinion: Bahrain doctor: If US loses the faith of people like me, it loses the Mideast
Washington’s tepid response to Bahrain's crackdown on nonviolent protesters has forced me to question what America really stands for. Obama must tell the ruling family to stop attacking protesters and to drop sham charges against medics like me and hundreds of others.
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Backchannels
After Formula One scrutiny, Bahrain hires a fan of Saddam Hussein to improve its imageWell, nothing else is working.
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Focus
Bahrain F1 race: How a Sunni backlash kept an uprising at bayThe Formula One race in Bahrain today has put the spotlight back on an uprising here that has faltered due to sectarian distrust.
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Backchannels
Teargas on democracy protesters? Bahrain Grand Prix sponsors say 'no problem'It appears the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix scheduled for this weekend will go on, despite the use of tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters there. Advertisers don't appear worried about any backlash.
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Pressure mounts on Bahrain as hunger striker reaches 62nd day (+video)
Bahrain has been trumpeting its return to normalcy ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix that begins April 20. But now there is increasing pressure to cancel the car race.
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Unrest in US ally Bahrain takes a more violent turn
Shiite protesters in Bahrain have begun using Molotov cocktails, while Sunni hard-liners also are urging more extreme measures.
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USS Abraham Lincoln returns to Persian Gulf shadowed by Iranian boats
USS Abraham Lincoln passed through the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday with Iranian gunboats, an Iranian drone, and helicopter following. Iran had threatened to close the strait after Western sanctions were tightened last month.
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Global News Blog
Americans arrested, deported by Bahrain for supporting democracy protestsThe Americans Radhika Sainath and Huwaida Arraf were arrested and deported by Bahrain for showing solidarity with democracy protesters in the kingdom.
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Backchannels
Iran keeps issuing threats, US keeps saving Iranian sailorsAs Iran has been promoting its naval prowess and ability to shut the Straits of Hormuz, US naval assets have been busy rescuing Iranian sailors.
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War with Iran? Consult history.
It sounds like war drums. Tehran says it will execute an alleged US spy and threatens to block the Strait of Hormuz. GOP presidential candidates talk of regime change and military strikes, and Obama is not cowed by Iran. But wars do not often turn out as envisioned.
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Backchannels
After Iran threatens US carrier, bluff will probably be calledCrude oil prices surged after Iran dialed the threat-o-meter up to 11 with a vow to attack a US aircraft carrier if it returns to the Strait of Hormuz. The US 5th Fleet is likely to take up the challenge.
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As sanctions bite, Iran threatens US aircraft carrier (Video)
Iran threatened to attack a US aircraft carrier if it returned to the Persian Gulf. Sanctions targeting Iran's oil sector prompted a 40 percent drop in Iran's currency value.
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Getting the Strait of Hormuz straight: an FAQ
Iran has caused a stir with its threat this week to close down the Strait of Hormuz if sanctions were imposed on Iranian oil exports. Here’s why this small body of water generates so much world attention.
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Backchannels
Iran's threats over Strait of Hormuz? Understandable, but not easyIran has issued two threats that it could close the Strait of Hormuz, reminding the world how it could spike oil prices if the US or Israel attacks. But it wouldn't be easy.
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Bahrain commission issues brutal critique of Arab Spring crackdown
An independent commission presented its findings to Bahrain's king, offering the tiny Gulf country a road map for moving beyond the violence of recent months and repairing relations with the US.
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