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    Morocco cuts ties with Iran

    Morocco on Tuesday announced that it cut diplomatic ties with Iran over its alleged involvement in the delivery of weapons from its Lebanese ally Hezbollah to the Polisario Front, AFP reported.

    Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita told reporters that "a first shipment of weapons was recently" sent to the Algerian-backed Polisario Front, which is seeking independence, via an "element" at the Iranian embassy in Algiers.

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