Ali Larijani, one of Iran’s most prominent political figures, is being newly remembered for an alleged 2015 meeting with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger in New York, after excerpts from Vali Nasr’s 2025 book resurfaced online…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Larijani, Kissinger’s alleged 2015 meeting resurfaces, sparking online interesst
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Israeli, US researchers find brain’s signals that make OCD behaviors hard to stop
In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and SUNY Stony Brook University said they found that one chemical signaling system in the brain can effectively “take the wheel” of another.
The…
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Qatari and Turkish citizens die in military helicopter crash
Four Qatari military personnel, one Turkish serviceman and two technicians from a Turkish defence company were on board.
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Iran Missiles and Drones Target Saudi Arabia, UAE; Riyadh Expels Iranian Diplomats
Iran launched a missile and drone attack on Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning. According to the Saudi Ministry of Defense, dozens of drones were intercepted, and three missiles were fired toward the Riyadh area. One missile was intercepted, while…
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Trump-Iran standoff deepens as regional powers weigh mediation options
The war with Iran entered its fourth week on March 22, which began on February 28.In war’s last developments, US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on March 21, saying it has 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz.The US has been threatening…
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Donald Trump warns Iran over Hormuz as Tehran threatens Gulf energy retaliation
US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities which could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets.Air raid sirens sounded…
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Israel orders destruction of bridges in Lebanon and homes near Israeli border
By Alexander Cornwell
TEL AVIV, March 22 (Reuters) – Israel’s military has been ordered to destroy all bridges over Lebanon’s Litani River and to step up the demolition of Lebanese homes near the Israeli border, the country’s defence minister said…
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Scores hurt after Iranian missiles hit Israeli desert towns
By Alexander Cornwell and Dedi Hayun
TEL AVIV/ARAD March 22 (Reuters) – Southern Israeli towns woke to widespread damage on Sunday after air defences failed to intercept two Iranian missiles overnight that injured scores of civilians in one of the…
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Pope Leo calls war in Middle East a ‘scandal’ to humanity
VATICAN CITY, March 22 (Reuters) – Pope Leo on Sunday said death and suffering caused by the war in the Middle East are a “scandal to the whole human family”, renewing his plea for an immediate ceasefire.
As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its…
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Gulf nations take action, expel Iranian diplomats after Tehran strikes
Gulf countries have begun to expel Iranian diplomats from their territories as part of the state’s strategy to manage the conflict with Iran and ramp up pressure incrementally.In four weeks of conflict, Iran has launched thousands of rockets and…
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