TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed Monday that technical negotiations between Iran and the United States have begun in Switzerland.
Speaking to the official IRNA news agency, Baghaei said Iran's delegation is led by Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi. (Iran-US-Talks)
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DOHA -- At least 13 people were killed and 66 others injured in an explosion Sunday at the Barzan gas supply facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City, a Qatari industrial hub north of the capital Doha, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said Monday.
Speaking at a press conference in Doha, al-Kaabi said the dead were Indian and Pakistani nationals, adding the blast was accidental and not the result of sabotage or hostile action. (Qatar-Explosion-Deaths)
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BEIRUT -- The Israeli military has started to redeploy toward the south of the Litani River in southern Lebanon, Lebanese security and military sources said Monday.
According to local sources, Israeli armored vehicles and troops were seen withdrawing from positions near the Beaufort Castle area and the towns of Kfar Tebnit, Western Zawtar, and Eastern Zawtar, moving toward locations south of the Litani River, particularly in the direction of the town of Taybeh in the Marjeyoun district. (Lebanon-Israel-Deployment)
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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Iran's interaction with the United Nations nuclear watchdog will continue in accordance with the current procedure.
He made the remarks in an interview with the official news agency IRNA, while reacting to U.S. officials' claims that Iran has agreed to invite inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the country. (Iran-IAEA-Interaction) Enditem
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