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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets the chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, Muhammad Hussein Baqeri, in Ankara on August 16. (Reuters)

Iran, Iraq and Turkey Seek Triple Military Alliance

by Amir Taheri | Oct 8, 2017 | Features

London – Iran, Iraq and Turkey have agreed to create a triple military alliance as the first step towards growing cooperation in mutual defense and regional security. The creation of the “military triangle” was highlighted yesterday in a report published by Fars...

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US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump’s New Policy Will Focus on Iran’s Meddlers

by Eli Lake | Oct 8, 2017 | Opinion

After more than nine months in office, President Donald Trump finally has an Iran policy. Last month before the opening of the UN General Assembly, Trump approved the long-awaited strategy to deal with Iran, according to administration officials. These officials tell...

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Kim Milton Nielsen sends off David Beckham for kicking out at Diego Simeone, in a match Argentina won 4-3 on penalties at France 1998. (Getty Images)

England Reach the World Cup again – Can they do Better this Time?

by Conor de Smith | Oct 8, 2017 | Sports

London – England have qualified for the tournament in Russia and are so far unbeaten in their group but that does not guarantee they will have a successful tournament. Here we chart how they have got on after winning in 1966 Mexico 1970 England qualified as...

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England manager Gareth Southgate. (AFP)

How England Can Find World Cup Spark and Repair Disconnect with Fans

by Dominic Fifield | Oct 8, 2017 | Sports

London – The sense of anticlimax was inescapable. Gareth Southgate had spent his evening on the touchline dodging paper airplanes, tedium-induced origami, and blocking out occasional spasms of booing from the home support, and was left to plead for patience...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang October 8, 2017. (Reuters)

Kim Jong Un: Nuclear Weapons Safeguarding Peace in Korean Peninsula

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 8, 2017 | World

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared on Sunday that his nuclear weapons guaranteed the sovereignty of his country, state media reported. North Korea’s nuclear weapons are a “powerful deterrent firmly safeguarding the peace and security in the Korean peninsula and...