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US raps Iran on Syria after Tehran conference

White House spokesman Jay Carney hit out at Iran's role in Syria when asked whether the conference was credible or helpful.

"There is vast evidence that demonstrates that Iran has been engaged in an effort to prop up Assad as he brutally murders his own people," Carney said.

Iran used the conference to back moves to start peace talks between the Syrian regime and opposition groups.

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Is the Syrian Civil War Hindering a Strike on Iran?

The loss of its major regional ally, Syria, could be a blow to Iran that might even induce it to speed up its nuclear program.

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CHINA: BEIJING will NOT TOLERATE US pressure on SYRIA [TITANS CLASH]

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Algerian Brahimi seen replacing Annan as Syria envoy

Brahimi, 78, has served as a U.N. special envoy in a series of challenging circumstances, including in Iraq after the U.S. invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, in Afghanistan both before and after the end of Taliban rule and in South Africa as it emerged from the apartheid era

Brahimi's appointment could be announced as early as next week but the diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there are sometimes last-minute changes if a key government has concerns about the choice or the candidate has misgivings.

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Israel fears new generation of jihadists on its borders

A surge of violence in Egypt's Sinai desert this week is heightening Israeli concerns about what officials and analysts describe as the growing presence of al-Qaeda-linked jihadis along the Jewish state's border

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U.S. willing to consider alternative U.N. presence in Syria

Unarmed U.N. observers should not remain in Syria beyond an August 19 deadline, the United States said on Thursday, but Washington is willing to consider an alternative U.N. presence in the country to deal with the deadly 17-month conflict.

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