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US Secretary of State John Kerry leaving a press conference after closed-door nuclear talks on Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, July 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

British parliament committee says world should accept limited uranium enrichment in Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A British parliamentary committee recommended that world powers accept Iran’s possession of a limited capacity to enrich uranium on Monday. The publication of the report by the British parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee comes as negotiators...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L), along with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (C), and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey (R), testifies before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on ‘Proposed Authorization to Use Military Force in Syria’ in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, 10 September 2013. (EPA/JIM LO SCALZO)

Opinion: On Syria, power lies with the legislature

by Ali Ibrahim | Sep 11, 2013 | Opinion

The 2003 Iraq war which led to an expensive US and UK military presence in the country is overshadowing the debates taking place in Western capitals about launching military strikes on the Syrian regime in response to accusations of crossing red lines and using...