The targeting of two countries that depend little on Iranian oil may be a mostly symbolic response to their positions on Iran’s nuclear program and on Syria, an ally of Tehran.

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Iran Halts Oils Shipments to Britain and France

The longtime Raiders owner held a series of other positions along the way that gave him a unique pro football résumé.

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Sports of The Times: Al Davis Built a Unique Pro Football Résumé

Cuba’s ex-president Fidel Castro says he resigned from all his positions when he fell ill in 2006, including Communist Party chief which he was thought to still hold.

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Fidel: I quit party role in 2006

Cuba’s ex-president Fidel Castro says he resigned from all his positions when he fell ill in 2006, including Communist Party chief which he was thought to still hold.

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Fidel: I quit party role in 2006

Cuba’s ex-president Fidel Castro says he resigned from all his positions when he fell ill in 2006, including Communist Party chief which he was thought to still hold.

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Fidel: I quit party role in 2006

Government warplanes taunted rebels with flyovers and repeatedly bombed their positions near Ras Lanuf’s oil refinery on Monday and Tuesday.

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Libyan Government Presses Assault in East and West