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TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday appointed former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as vice president for strategic affairs and head of the Center for Strategic Studies, the official news agency IRNA reported. Pezeshkian made…

CARACAS, Venezuela — An eerie calm enveloped Venezuela’s capital early Monday, a day after the country’s opposition and entrenched incumbent Nicolas Maduro both claimed victory in the presidential election, setting up a high-stakes standoff. Several foreign governments including the U.S.…