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10 Iran Revolutionary Guards killed in border clash by Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) July 21, 2018 At least 10 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards were killed when insurgents attacked one of their bases along the border with Iraq, the force said in a statement on Saturday. The attack happened on Friday night in the village of Dari, in the Marivan district of Iran's northwestern Kurdistan region. "The attack by the evil rebels and terrorists against a revolutionary border post and the explosion of a munitions depot caused the martyrdom of 10 fighters," the Guards' ground forces division said in the statement. There was some confusion over the announcement, as the statement listed 11 names of "martyred" soldiers. It added that "several terrorists" had also been killed and injured in the clash. "A merciless vengeance awaits them," the statement added.
EU protects firms as it fights US bid to isolate Iran Brussels (AFP) July 16, 2018 EU countries on Monday gave European firms legal cover to operate in Iran despite the US pullout from the nuclear deal, after a report that the Trump administration has rejected calls by Brussels for an exemption from sanctions. The bloc's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the 28 countries were doing all they could to save the deal but conceded President Donald Trump's administration could still wreck it. US President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in May, and Washin ... read more
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