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The Yemeni group pledged support for Gaza and militant group Hamas after the war broke out on October 7, 2023. After this, ...

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On Wednesday, coinciding with Martyrs' Day, a Tehran court announced a verdict condemning the United States for its role in the brutal killing of Iranian divers captured during Operation Karbala-4 in ...