Is Pakistan an enemy of the United States? For the past two years, the Obama administration has doggedly maintained that the South Asian nation remains a vital American ally, even as it has grappled with what it itself admits is a "complicated" relationship.
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Iran struggles with addiction;
Iran bolsters naval capabilities...;
...As regional neighbors scramble to adapt;
Iran's latest ploy to skirt sanctions
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Admin mulled U.S.-Afghan joint raids into Pakistan