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Mar 29, 2015

Iran is consolidating control of Hormuz with checkpoints, diplomatic deals, and fees

With Iran now in de facto control of the strait, the system can involve government-to-government arrangements, intense vetting by the Iranian government, and sometimes fees in exchange for passage.
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Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is back, at least in the headlines - analysis

The drafted law, which aims to tackle Lebanon’s overwhelmed judicial systems and severely overcrowded prisons, would see sentences reduced and potentially thousands of prisoners ...
Syria building US relations while serving pivotal regional role - analysis

Yehia Kassem's rare on-the-ground reporting in Arabic from an area controlled by Hezbollah for decades caught attention across the Arab world.
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