One suspect arrested in Turkey is thought to have links to a suspect in a recent terror attack in Austria.
Iraq's naval forces were making "a great effort to accomplish the mission" safely, said Iraq's Security Media Cell, which is affiliated with the country’s security forces.
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Lebanon, Syria and Iraq are among the countries chosen to represent Iran through international legal channels.
A top Tehran prosecutor says more than 2,000 'international documents' could support legal action against the London-based security firm
Retaliation could even come from 'inside your own house', Quds Force chief Esmail Ghaani warned the US.
IS had attacked regime soldiers as they travelled home for holidays in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, killing 37.
The decision to send the USS Nimitz home could reflect a lack of consensus on whether Iran poses a heightened threat to strike during Trump's final days.
Sailors feared the discovery of a limpet mine on the MT Pola, involved in transferring oil to a vessel owned by a shipping company traded in the US.
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