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Trial begins today over alleged terror plot that ‘could have triggered World War Three’

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President-elect facing major challenge to keep Tehran satisfied as Europe forms nuclear strategy

President-elect to ramp up relations with EU27 in effort to repair the damage of Trumpism

Concern growing after president scoped out Iranian sites for military action

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Outgoing president asked for ‘options’ to target Iranian nuclear site following loss to Joe Biden

Tech giant claims Kremlin-backed group is trying to infiltrate Donald Trump and Joe Biden campaigns

Amnesty International report exposes ‘interrogation tactics’ used on prisoners in post-protests crackdown

Head of Israeli spy agency claims country behind attacks on Iran

Funeral held for sailors killed when missile was mistakenly fired at naval support vessel

Trump threatens military action over Twitter

Tehran says it ‘starts no wars, but teaches lessons to those who do’

Hungary is the latest country to slide away from democracy as Viktor Orban is handed sweeping emergency powers

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Campaigners say the move would save lives of inmates and officers

British mother may be freed in mass amnesty

Calls are growing for sanctions relief as Covid-19 bites hard in Iran, but Tehran continues to orchestrate attacks

UN urged Tehran to release inmates, but jail conditions prompt concern that the move has come too late

PM’s short tenure has been fraught with unprecedented crises, from potential war with Iran to the Covid-19 pandemic

Newly released aerial photos fuel fears that Tehran is covering up extent of outbreak

Kata’ib Hezbollah is accused of attack that killed British soldier and 11 others

Base north of Baghdad hit by 18 Katyusha rockets in deadly attack

Covid-19 outbreak declared a pandemic by World Health Organization after it spreads to 125 countries

Conservative hardliners record sweeping victory as voter turnout plummets

Supreme leader has blocked thousands of moderate candidates from running in vote

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Tehran government issues 1,000 cryptocurrency mining permits in bid to kickstart struggling economy

Doomsday clock update sparks new fears of nuclear war

Officials say 11 troops were wounded in attacks on air bases in Iraq

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