Two Iranian attacks targeted the UAE on Monday, authorities in Abu Dhabi said, with at least seven ballistic missiles and 16 drones launched from Iran intercepted by
Category: 3. Middle East
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'We won't be blackmailed by terrorists': UAE signals deeper U.S. ties amid Iran war
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Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.S. has had good and productive conversations with Iran and he will order the military to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy…
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Donald Trump: US and Iran held ‘very good’ talks aimed at ‘total resolution’ of war
US President Donald Trump said the United States and Iran have held “very good and productive conversations” over the past two days aimed at resolving hostilities in the Middle East, according to a post he published on Truth Social.“I am…
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IEA chief: Energy crisis due to Iran war a ‘major, major threat’ to global economy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The head of the International Energy Agency said Monday that the global economy faces a “major, major threat” because of the Iran war.
“No country will be immune to the effects of this crisis if it…
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Sporting bodies failing Iran’s athletes, fmr. national wrestling coach says
The Olympics and other world sporting bodies need to take a stronger stance against the Islamic regime, former Iranian champion wrestler and national wrestling team head coach Sardar Pashaei told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday night, days after…
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Czechs looking into possible Russian trail in fire at defence factory
PRAGUE, March 23 (Reuters) – Czech police and defence company LPP, which produces drones for Ukraine, are investigating a fire at a factory in the city of Pardubice for possible links to Russian interests, LPP said on Monday.
Police are treating…
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Iran says it is implementing sentences against convicted January protesters
DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) – The cases of individuals arrested over Iran’s nationwide protests earlier this year have been processed, first deputy Chief of the Judiciary Hamzeh Khalili said on Monday, with cases given a final verdict now being…
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UK sees no evidence of Iran targeting Britain, says Starmer
LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday there had been no assessment that mainland Britain was being targeted by Iran.
“We carry out assessments all the time in order to keep us safe, and there’s no…
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An escalation of the Middle East conflict will affect all countries in the region – Davis
Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis has stated that if US President Donald Trump carries out his threats against Iran, the conflict in the Middle East will affect all countries in the region.
“It…
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Israeli diplomat slams UK anti-Israel art exhibit featuring swastika as antisemitic
Israel’s charge d’affaires in the UK condemned an art exhibit that associates Israel with Nazi imagery, calling it antisemitic and indefensible.
The exhibit by artist David Collings, called “Drawings against Genocide” and showing in…
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