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Reuters: Exclusive – Saudi Arabia to halt flights, trade with Iran – minister

Saudi Arabia widened its rift with Iran on Monday, saying it would end air traffic and trade links with the Islamic republic and demanding that Tehran must “act like a normal country” before it would restore severed diplomatic relations.

Public execution in Iran

Iran’s fundamentalist regime on Monday hanged a man in public in Miandoroud, northern Iran.

The young man was only identified by the initials E.B. He was accused of murder.

Saudi cuts ties with Iran, expels Tehran envoys

Saudi Arabia announced late Sunday that it would officially sever ties with Iran after having two of its diplomatic posts attacked in the Islamic republic.

Bahrain slams hypocritical comments by Iran regime

Bahrain’s foreign minister on Saturday condemned a statement by the Iranian regime’s foreign ministry spokesman as an unwelcome interference in the kingdom’s domestic affairs.

Two prisoners hanged in Iran

Iran’s fundamentalist regime on Thursday hanged two prisoners in Mashhad, north-eastern Iran.

The Hill: House GOP wants panel to investigate Iran deal

A group of House Republicans wants to create a committee to provide oversight of the Iran nuclear deal.

 Rep. Todd Young (R-Ind.) has introduced legislation to create the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) after lawmakers were unable to block the agreement earlier this year despite opposition from majorities in both chambers.

Iranian rocket passes within 1,370 meters of US warships

Iranian rockets passed within 1,500 yards of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz last week, a senior defense official confirmed Tuesday to Fox News.

Iran arrests Christians on Christmas day

Iran’s fundamentalist regime arrested a group of practicing Iranian Christians on Christmas Day at an in-house church in the city of Shiraz, southern Iran.

Iran alarmed by 22 million Telegram users inside the country

The head of the Iranian regime’s armed forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi has expressed alarm about the exceeding use of online social networks in Iran.

Turkish President accuses Iran of ‘sectarian’ policies in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused Iran’s regime of sectarian policies in neighboring Syria by putting its weight behind Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, the French news agency Agence France Presse reported.