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I am not an American. If I was, I would be questioning how the elected deputies of my Congress could allow a foreign leader - especially one who is contributing nothing to world peace - to come to my legislature and try to undermine the elected president of my country for trying to contribute to world peace. 

Iran's direct support for an Iraqi push to dislodge the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group from the northern city of Tikrit could turn out to be "a positive thing" if it does not inflame sectarian tensions, the top U.S. general has said.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart on March 4 resumed talks on a nuclear deal, ignoring an impassioned plea from the Israeli prime minister to ditch the process.
      

EU leaders and US President Barack Obama expressed readiness on Tuesday to extend the sanctions against Russia in case the Minsk ceasefire is further violated.

This happened at a video conference between Obama and the leaders of Germany, France, UK, Italy and European Council President Donald Tusk, EurActiv reports.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced President Barack Obama's drive for a nuclear accord with Iran on March 3, warning Washington is paving Tehran's path to a bomb.        

The director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigations James Comey met the head of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) Eduard Hellvig on Tuesday, and subsequently appreciated the partnership with the SRI among the best the FBI has worldwide.

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Iran must ratify a binding agreement on “Freezing” its nuclear programme for at least a decade, according to US President Barack Obama’s statements to Reuters news agency.

The United States will be ready to "protect" moderate Syrian rebels possibly with air power once they enter into combat, a top US official said March 2.
     

Turkey will continue to assess whether or not to take part in an international military operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Defense Minister ?smet Y?lmaz said on March 2.

North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on March 2, South Korean officials said, a defiant response to annual military exercises between South Korea and the United States but one which drew a swift protest from Japan.