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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared on Monday that Israel's "shaky Zionist regime" has only a limited time remaining, his remarks coming amid a sharp escalation that saw Tehran launch missiles at northern Israel and Israeli warplanes strike multiple Iranian cities including the capital.Hakan Fidan held talks with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on Saturday, with Turkish diplomatic sources confirming the high-level meeting as the fourth stop on the foreign minister's ongoing tour of Asia-Pacific nations that began at the start of June.Hakan Fidan was welcomed by his counterpart Sugiono in Jakarta on Wednesday, with the two sides set to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, boosting trade and defense ties, and addressing regional security challenges during the Turkish minister's Asia-Pacific tour.Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on June 2 to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation, with both sides emphasizing the importance of enhanced partnership between Ankara and the Southeast Asian city-state, according to diplomatic sources.New Zealand activist Mousa Taher, part of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla attacked by Israeli forces, said he was subjected to torture and humiliating treatment. "The Israeli occupation forces really tortured me this time," he said, showing injuries on his face and leg.

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Turkey takes on Iceland in vital World Cup qualifier

12:54, 05/10/2017, ThursdayU: Update: 12:55, 05/10/2017, Thursday

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Turkey takes on Iceland in vital World Cup qualifier

Turkish National Football Team

Turkey manager Mircea Lucescu to watch match from the stands due to one-match ban from FIFA

Turkey's national football team will take on Iceland in a World Cup European Qualifier Group I match on Friday at 9.45 p.m. local time (1845GMT)

The match in Yeni Eskisehir Stadium will be crucial for both sides, as Iceland currently sits in second place in Group I with 16 points in eight matches, while Turkey is fourth with 14 points.

Turkey's Romanian manager Mircea Lucescu will not be able to watch the match from the sidelines, as he is under a one-match ban from FIFA after protesting referees’ calls during a match with Ukraine.

Winning the match is the only option for Turkey, as the team wants to take their chances to qualify for the 2018 World Cup to the last game against Finland.

The group’s other matches will be between Croatia and Finland and Kosovo and Ukraine.

Here is Turkey's draft squad ahead of the matches:

Harun Tekin (Bursaspor), Serkan Kirintili (Atiker Konyaspor), Volkan Babacan, Emre Belozoglu, Mevlut Erdinc (Medipol Basaksehir), Kaan Ayhan (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Sabri Sarıoglu (Goztepe), Mehmet Topal, Ismail Koybasi, Ozan Tufan (Fenerbahce), Omer Toprak, Nuri Sahin (Borussia Dortmund), Caglar Soyuncu (Freiburg), Serdar Aziz, Selcuk Inan, Tolga Cigerci (Galatasaray), Caner Erkin, Oguzhan Ozyakup, Cenk Tosun (Besiktas), Cengiz Under (Roma), Emre Mor (Celta Vigo), Okay Yokuslu, Yusuf Yazici, Volkan Sen, Burak Yilmaz (Trabzonspor), Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan), Yunus Malli (Wolfsburg), Arda Turan (Barcelona), Enes Unal (Villarreal).

Here are the standings in Group I prior to Friday’s matches:

Team P W D L GF GA /- Pts.
Croatia 8 5 1 2 12 3 9 16
Iceland 8 5 1 2 11 7 4 16
Turkey 8 4 2 2 12 8 4 14
Ukraine 8 4 2 2 11 7 4 14
Finland 8 2 1 5 6 10 -4 7
Kosovo 8 0 1 7 3 20 -17 1

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