Prosecutors have long considered the defendants’ admissions during interrogations in 2007 to be their best evidence.

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The American invasion of Iraq in 2003 set the path for Tehran to dominate its neighbor and whetted its appetite to expand its influence across the greater Middle East.

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As Europe grapples with an era of American retren

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Cutting-edge conservation techniques allowed the famous tapestry to travel to England from France. The exhibition in London is shaping up to be a blockbuster.

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