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Barack Obama prepares to meet senior advisers as the US marks eight years of military operations in Afghanistan.

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. suggested on Sunday that the U.S. would not stand in the way of Israeli military action aimed at Iran’s nuclear program.

War-funding legislation survives a fierce partisan battle in the House, a major step in providing commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan the money for military operations.

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says Israel is not planning unilateral military action against Iranian nuclear sites.

The Iranian president on Saturday hailed the nation as "one of the strongest in the region" during a celebration to mark Army Day, according to the semi-official Mehr News Agency.