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Yemen crisis: Iran's Khamenei condemns Saudi 'genocide' 9 April 2015   From the section Middle East The UN says at least 643 people have been killed in Yemen since 19 March Yemen unrest Yemen torn apart in war of many sides Yemen crisis: Who is fighting whom? Yemen campaign key test for Saudi Arabia Yemen crisis: An Iranian-Saudi battleground? Iran's supreme leader has condemned the military intervention in Yemen by his country's main regional rival, Saudi Arabia, describing it as "genocide". Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Riyadh that it would "not emerge victorious". A Saudi-led coalition launched an air campaign two weeks ago in an attempt to halt an advance by Houthi rebels and restore President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, who fled the country last month. On Wednesday, the US warned Iran over its alleged support for the rebels. Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington would back any state ...

Palestinians 'agree to Syrian action' in Yarmouk 9 April 2015   From the section Middle East Even before the IS offensive, months of siege and bombardment had devastated Yarmouk Syria's war Syria: The story of the conflict President Assad defends actions Assad's BBC interview: Key excerpts Syria: Mapping the conflict Palestinian factions in Syria's Yarmouk refugee camp have agreed to government action to combat Islamic State (IS) militants, Palestinian officials say. The situation has deteriorated since 1 April, when IS fighters launched an offensive. Before that the camp had been under siege by government forces for months, creating a grave humanitarian crisis. It is unclear whether all Palestinian factions in the camp have agreed to Syrian government intervention. Anti-government Palestinian militiamen and some Free Syrian Army fighters have been leading the fight against IS. "The operation will be con...

Iran nuclear: No guarantee of final deal, Khamenei says 7 hours ago   From the section Middle East Mr Khamenei said the details of any final deal would be crucial Iran nuclear crisis Iran nuclear crisis: Six key points Iran nuclear deal has hungry investors circling Can US Congress kill the Iran deal? Iranians celebrate nuclear deal in Tehran and online Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has cautioned against seeing a preliminary agreement on his country's nuclear programme as the "guarantee" of a final deal with world powers. Last week Iran and world powers reached a framework agreement on the issue. But Iran also wants sanctions lifted "on the first day" of the final deal's implementation, against US wishes. Iranian and US officials have been trying to persuade hardliners in both countries to back the deal. The deal stipulates  Iran must slash its stockpile of enriched uranium that could ...