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Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State

“Hamas must end its rule in Gaza,” reads a declaration endorsed by the 22 member nations of the Arab League.

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The surprise move, in a declaration endorsed on Tuesday by the 22 member nations of the Arab League, also condemned Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, which set off the devastating war in Gaza.
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Tehran Is at Risk of Running Out of Water Within Weeks

After a five-year drought and decades of mismanagement, a water crisis is battering Iran.

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A billboard in Tehran encouraging water conservation.
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Iran Says It Could Exit Nuclear Treaty if Europe Reimposes Sanctions

The warning from Iran’s deputy foreign minister came days before he is set to travel to Istanbul for nuclear talks with European counterparts.

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An anti-American mural in Tehran in April.
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Officials in Iran Suspect Sabotage in Wave of Fires and Explosions

For weeks, fires and explosions have been reported almost daily in Iran. Officials are investigating what they think is a coordinated campaign.

© Farid Hamoudi/West Asia News Agency

A fire at major oil refinery in Abadan, Iran, on Saturday killed one person.
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As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’

Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.

© Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times

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