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Two delegates take pictures of some participants of the Non-Aligned Movement ministers meeting in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Iran is currently hosting a weeklong gathering of the 51-year-old movement, which ends Friday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran agenda faces ‘realities’ at world gathering

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August 28, 2012 4:00 am

Syria’s conflict stirs unrest in fragile Lebanon

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Syria’s conflict stirs unrest in fragile Lebanon

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August 15, 2012 8:07 pm

Riad Hijab, Syria's defected former prime minister arrives to a press conference at the Hyatt Hotel, in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Hijab is the highest-ranking political figure to defect from Assad's regime and in his first public comments since leaving his post and fleeing to Jordan he said Tuesday that the regime was near collapse and urged other political and military leaders to tip the scales and join the rebel side. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Syrian rebels seek new leverage with abductions

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August 15, 2012 4:00 am

This image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network purports to show Syrian Pilot Colonel Rafik Mohammed Suleiman being interrogated by rebel officers after his Soviet-made MiG warplane was apparently hit by ground fire over Deir el-Zour province, an area near the Iraqi border, Syria, Monday Aug. 13, 2012. If the rebel claim of the downing proves true, it could mark a significant jump in their ability to combat widening air attacks from President Bashar Assad's forces. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

Rebel video claims to show captured Syrian pilot

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August 13, 2012 4:00 am

This image made from a video released by the Baraa Brigades and accessed Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers guarding a group of Iranians abducted a day earlier and promising more attacks on Iranian targets in Damascus, Syria. Armed men in the video identify themselves as members of the rebel

Syrian forces vow ‘decisive’ showdown for Aleppo

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August 5, 2012 4:00 am

In this Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, file photo, U.S. Army heavy battle tanks are seen during a military parade commemorating the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait from the 1990 Iraqi invasion in Subiya, 120km north east of Kuwait City. In the past two months the U.S. Defense Department has notified Congress of possible arms deals totaling more than $11.3 billion to Gulf states such as Qatar and Kuwait, which are seen as among the critical frontline partners in U.S. strategies to counter Iran and protect oil shipping lanes. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari-File)

America’s uneasy Gulf allies adding to arsenals

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July 30, 2012 4:00 am

Rights group: UAE deports online activist

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Rights group: UAE deports online activist

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July 16, 2012 1:42 pm

FILE - In this July 11, 2009 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, waits to receive Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah at the presidency, in front of a picture of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran. Despite the heavy attention on Iran's external struggles, including sanctions and the shaky rule of critical ally Bashar Assad in Syria, the coming year could be a highly inward-looking one for Iran and Ahmadinejad will be looking ahead for ways to secure some kind of post-presidency political role. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

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Iran’s Ahmadinejad wounded but wily in final year

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June 11, 2012 3:52 pm

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