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The U-S Secretary of Defense says Washington has no plans to scale back its military presence in the Persian Gulf region despite a diplomatic opening with Iran. Chuck Hagel made the comment at a U-S base in Bahrain. The Pentagon chief is visiting several Arab states in the region. The tour is part of an effort by the White House to soothe the perceived concerns of U-S allies over the deal reached between Iran and the P5+1 on November 24th. The United States has an active presence in the region from Oman and the U-A-E to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.

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The Syrian army has launched an offensive in the strategic Qalamun region to retake the town of Yabrud from al-Qaeda-linked militants. Security sources say the army is advancing around the town and is expected to take control of the town soon. Yabrud has been under the control of militants since 2011. It\'s the last major town in the Qalamun region the army\'s fighting to retake. The town\'s located near the Lebanese border and explosives used in bombings in Lebanon are reportedly smuggled into the country from there.

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The leader of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says Israel and the United States have infiltrated terrorist Takfiri groups operating in the Middle East region and are using them to promote their own interests. Nasrallah, speaking at a ceremony held to commemorate the martyrdom of resistance commanders, noted that the Saudi-backed Takfiri groups are seeking to sow sectarian discord throughout the entire region. He described the al-Nusrah Front and the militants associated with the group called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria -- or ISIL -- as the best examples of the Saudi-backed Takfiri mindset. Nasrallah defended the fact that Hezbollah members are fighting against Takfiri groups in Syria, saying that the Lebanese resistance movement has not changed its policy in this regard.

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Published on Sep 1, 2015 The commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionn Guards Corps says the United States is using the ISIL terrorist group as a lever to achieve its goals in the Middle East. Major General Qassem Suleimani said that the US wants to maintain Daesh in the region, so Muslims feel they need US help. The senior military commander added that Washington tried to create an empire in the region but Iran foiled its plans. Suleimani who was briefing members of Iran’s Assembly of Experts on developments in Iraq and Syria, further hailed Yemen’s Ansarullah movement for its six-month resistance against the Saudi invasion. According to the commander of the Quds Force, Ansarullah is a genuinely popular movement that has strong support among Yemenis.

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Hijaz, the heart of Islam has been hijacked by the Saudi thugs. What role should Hijaz play in the region? Today, the Saudi regime has an ugly role in the region. Abdul Malik al-Houthi speaks from Yemen.

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This is Parachinar, Pakistan's only Shia dominated region with more than half a million population. Parachinar is the capital of Kurram Agency- one of the seven Pakistan's tribal agencies and is some 250km from metropolis Peshawar.

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The United Nations and Arab League special envoy to Syria say the Syrian crisis has become extremely dangerous for the the region and beyond. Addressing a news conference in Iraq, Brahimi said there\'s a new attempt to solve the Syrian crisis in the Geneva 2 peace conference. His comments come as the United States and Russia, who support opposing sides in the conflict, have been trying for months to bring the Damascus government and the divided opposition to the table for a peace conference. But with the war deadlocked, the opposition has shown no interest in compromise, forcing the meeting to be repeatedly postponed.

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Iran\'s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani expresses hope that Tehran\'s new plan to resolve the Western dispute over its nuclear program would succeed soon with China\'s help. In a meeting with the Chinese president, Iran\'s top lawmaker also stressed that there\'s been no military deviation in Iran\'s nuclear program. Larijani also noted that Tehran and Beijing share similar positions on various regional and international issues. For his part, Chinese President Shi Jinping said that friendly ties between Iran and China are in the interest of the entire region. The two sides also exchanged views on the deadly crisis in Syria, stressing the need for a political solution to the crisis there.