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This illustration picture shows social media applications logos from Linkedin, YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter displayed on a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia on May 28, 2020. - Trump is expected to sign an executive order on May 28, 2020, after threatening to shutter social media platforms following Twitter's move to label two of his tweets misleading. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Twitter adds warning label to Turkish minister's anti-LGBT tweet

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A handout picture provided by the Iranian Army official website on September 11, 2020, shows an Iranian navy warship during the second day of a military exercise in the Gulf, near the strategic strait of Hormuz in southern Iran. - The Iranian navy began a three-day exercise in the Sea of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz yesterday, deploying an array of warships, drones and missiles. One of the exercise's objectives is to devise "tactical offensive and defensive strategies for safeguarding the countr

Iran says crew of seized South Korean ship free to leave

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An outside view of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters taken ahead of a virtual IAEA Board of Governors' meeting at the IAEA headquarters of the UN seat in Vienna, Austria, on November 18, 2020. (Photo by Christian BRUNA / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTIAN BRUNA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel predicts 6-month nuclear breakout time for Iran

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Dubai orders capacity reductions, closes bars as virus cases soar

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Al-Monitor Staff

Iran suggests European Union ‘choreograph’ return to nuclear deal

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A woman wearing a face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic walks by closed shops in the Iranian capital Tehran, on November 30, 2020. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran mandates quarantine for European travelers

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Al-Monitor Staff

Gulf states prepared to support Iraqi sovereignty, fight terrorism: GCC Secretary General

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Report: Israel turned down US request to inspect Haifa port after deal with China

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Pope Francis dismisses uncertainty over upcoming Iraq trip

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Al-Monitor Staff

Kushner, Berkowitz nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Israel-Arab deals

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TOPSHOT - A priest crosses a nearly deserted street during a lockdown imposed by the authorities in a bid to fight spread of the coronavirus in the centre of Jerusalem, on January 28, 2021. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel extends nationwide virus lockdown by five days

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An Israeli soldier watches an Elbit Systems Skylark I unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) taking off near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on August 21, 2020, as part of monitoring operations in the area. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Hezbollah says it took out Israeli drone near border

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