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• Ending sanctions waiver will anger US allies: Iran FM
• Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
• US oil sanctions take effect on Venezuela as crisis intensifies

Ending sanctions waiver will anger US allies: Iran FM Posted: 28 Apr 2019 12:21 PM PDT The US decision to end sanctions waivers for purchases of Iranian oil later this week will backfire by angering Washington's allies, Tehran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday. Zarif said US policy is designed to make life hard for the Iranian people so they will "take action" against the Tehran government. In May last year, President Donald Trump withdrew Washington from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal with world powers, which had given the Islamic republic sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed in gun battle Posted: 28 Apr 2019 06:21 AM PDT Zainee Hashim, Rilwan Hashim and their father Mohamed Hashim, who were seen in a video circulating on social media calling for all-out war against non believers, were among 15 killed in a fierce gun battle with the military on the east coast on Friday, four police sources said. Niyaz Sharif, the brother-in-law of Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the wave of Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people in churches and hotels across the island nation, told Reuters the video showed Zahran's two brothers and father. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

US oil sanctions take effect on Venezuela as crisis intensifies Posted: 28 Apr 2019 12:16 AM PDT US sanctions came into effect Sunday to block Venezuela's economic lifeline of oil exports, in what Washington hopes will be a major blow in its fledgling campaign to topple leftist President Nicolas Maduro. As of 12:01 am Washington time (0401 GMT), the United States will take action against anyone who deals with state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela, or PDVSA, or any entity in which the company holds at least a 50 percent stake. It is among a volley of steps by President Donald Trump's administration to oust Maduro and install opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is recognized by more than 50 countries, including most in Latin America. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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