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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 1800 GMT, November 11, 2018 to 0800 GMT, November 12, 2018.

Saudi ‘assassination plot’

A US media report says top Saudi officials in 2017 discussed plans to assassinate commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, Major General Qassem Soleimani. The New York Times reported Saudi Major General Ahmed al-Assiri, who has been fired recently, took part in the Riyadh meeting with top intelligence officials close to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The report said the officials asked a small group of businessmen about using private companies to assassinate Iranian enemies of the kingdom. They also discussed a two-billion-dollar plan to sabotage the Iranian economy. The report said planning for assassinations started since the beginning of Prince Mohammed’s ascent.

US policy 'doomed to failure'

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the sanctions imposed by the US will fail to stop his country's progress. Ali Akbar Salehi said the US policy of imposing sanctions on the Iranian nation is nothing new as the country has been under such measures since the victory of the Islamic Revolution 40 years ago. Salehi said despite all pressures, restrictions, sanctions and years of Iraqi-imposed war, Iran has managed to achieve great success. He noted that Iran's achievements in the defense, missile and nuclear industries are astonishing. Iran's nuclear chief said through self-reliance, the country is now famous in the world for its nuclear and missile industry gains.

Israel kills Palestinians

Israeli forces have killed at least seven Palestinians, including two commanders of the resistance movement Hamas, during an attack on the besieged Gaza Strip. Several other Palestinians were also wounded in the assault in Khan Yunis. Palestine says Israeli forces fired at a group of Hamas men who were inside a car. The two sides then began an exchange of fire. An Israeli soldier was killed and another wounded in the clashes. Israel says its warplanes also fired more than 20 missiles on Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cut short his trip to Paris and returned to Tel Aviv following the incident.

California wildfires

The death toll from two wildfires raging in the north and south of the U-S state of California has risen to 31. Dozens more remain missing. Officials say 29 people have died in northern California's Camp Fire, making it one of the deadliest in the state’s history. Another two have lost their lives in the Woolsy fire in the south. Both blazes broke out on Thursday. They’ve been spreading quickly, making it difficult for firefighters to contain them. Dry weather conditions are also hampering efforts to put them out. Hot winds are expected to blow until Tuesday, while affected areas have seen no rain for seven months now. The fires have burned down vast areas, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.

Syria frees 20 kidnapped by Daesh

The Syrian army has freed some 20 civilians who were kidnapped by Daesh terrorists in Suwayda Province. As our correspondent Mohammad Ali reports, the group have been reunited with their families in their hometown.

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