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Iran's closest allies in the Middle East are seizing on a deadlock in US-backed peace efforts to try to sway a frustrated Arab world to their side. Radicals have escalated their rhetoric as hopes for progress on an Israeli-Palestinian deal have faded. The leaders of Syria and the Shiite militant group Hizbullah endorsed violence against Israel and attacked President Barack Obama's Mideast approach in recent days.

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