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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 1800 GMT, November 24, 2018 to 0800 GMT, November 25, 2018.

Iran's nuclear program

Iran's foreign minister says Tehran retains the right to walk off the 2015 nuclear deal and resume uranium enrichment. Speaking to an Italian news channel in Tehran, Mohammad Javad Zarif pointed out that it was the United States that pulled out of the agreement. The top diplomat added that Tehran will be closely looking at the other signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and see if they can secure the interests of Iranian people in this regard. Zarif went on to say that Washington’s demands from Europe regarding Iran are baseless. The foreign minister noted that Iran had been through hard times before and will survive this one as well.

Syria civilian deaths

At least 20 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in the US-led coalition’s airstrikes on Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr. The airstrikes targeted the city of Hajin. Nine children and eight women were among the victims. Late last month, Syrian media revealed that the US-led coalition had shelled several locations in Hajin city with white phosphorus. The coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against what it claims to be Daesh targets inside Syria since September 2014. But the attacks have claimed numerous civilian lives. The attacks are carried out without any authorization from the Syrian government or a UN mandate.

UK deal on Gibraltar

The British prime minister says the UK will always stand by Gibraltar after Spain reached a deal with the European Union over the post-Brexit future of the peninsula. May was speaking after she met with top European officials in Brussels. Earlier, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed the deal, saying Madrid will have a say in any future decisions regarding Gibraltar. Now, the EU’s Sunday summit to review Brexit deal can go ahead as planned. Gibraltar is a small peninsula on Spain’s southern coast which has been a British territory since 1713. Spain has long claimed sovereignty over it.

Yemen humanitarian crisis

The United Nations has issued an urgent statement, urging warring parties in Yemen’s Hudaydah to stop clashes near the only functioning hospital in the vital port city. Intermittent clashes were reported in Hudaydah, with Saudi-led mercenaries still seeking to capture the strategic port. The UN envoy to Yemen also urged warring sides to uphold ceasefire in the city. Mohammed Al-Attab reports from Hudaydah.

US-Mexico migrant deal

US President Donald Trump says asylum seekers who want to enter the country will have to wait in Mexico while their cases are processed. Trump said the US will only allow legal migrants to enter the United States. According to US media, the migrants will be interviewed to see if they face imminent danger by staying in Mexico. The deal comes as thousands of Central American Migrants have reached Mexico’s border city of Tijuana over the past weeks in hopes of getting into the US. The Migrants, mostly from Honduras, are escaping poverty and gang violence in their home countries.

Chemical attack by militants in Syria

A poison gas attack on Syria’s northern city of Aleppo has left scores of people injured. The Syrian government says shells fired by terrorists at an Aleppo neighborhood have caused breathing difficulties and blurred vision in a hundred and seven residents. Most of the victims, some of whom children, have been hospitalized. A number of them are being treated at the intensive care unit because of their critical condition. Health officials say the symptoms suggest that chlorine gas was used in the attack, but the terrorists have denied using poisonous substances. The Syrian army says troops have retaliated, hitting the source of the attack.

Macron slams protesters

French President Emmanuel Macron has lashed out at protesters who clashed with the police in Paris on Saturday. Anti-government protesters clashed with police officers on the Champs-Elysees. 130 people were arrested and two dozen more were injured. The protesters belonged to the “yellow-vest” movement which organized nationwide protests against high fuel prices over the past week. The protests are the latest show of public anger at president Macron’s economic policies. He’s implementing a series of reforms which critics say favor the rich over the poor. The government says the reforms are needed for economic growth, and that it will go ahead with them.

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