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The US and Israel accuse Tehran of having a hand in the attacks. Iran rejects this, but its support for Hamas is well known. What is Tehran's relationship with the Palestinians, and where does Iran fit into the complex matrix of geopolitics in the Middle East?
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in the Asian Champions League in Al-Nassr's 3-1 win over Istiklol on Monday to shift attention back to soccer after an earlier match between Sepahan of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad was controversially canceled. The Saudi club did not take to the field at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium in Isfahan because of busts of Gen. Qassem Soleimani — who commanded Iran’s elite Quds Force before he was killed in a U.S. drone strike in neighboring Iraq in January 2020 — and other political banners, Saudi Arabia’s Al Ekhbariya TV reported.
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping offered on Friday to help Syria rebuild its shattered economy and counter domestic unrest during talks with its long ostracised and heavily sanctioned leader, Bashar al-Assad, by upgrading ties to a "strategic partnership". The rare meeting in the Chinese city of Hangzhou boosts Assad's campaign to return to the global stage while allowing Xi to advance China's strategic interests in the Middle East, where it is already well aligned with Iran and S