DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters) – The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to “Iran’s enemies”, Iran’s representative to the U.N. maritime agency said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to target…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Saudi Arabia expels Iranian staff, citing continued attacks on territory
Saudi Arabia informed Iran’s military attache, his assistant and three members of the embassy staff that they must leave the kingdom within 24 hours after being declared persona non grata, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Saturday, citing what…
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Exclusive-Patriot missile involved in Bahrain blast likely US-operated, analysis finds
By Jonathan Landay, M.B. Pell and Travis Hartman
March 22 (Reuters) – An American-operated Patriot air defense battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion that injured dozens of civilians and tore through homes in…
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Iran offers cooperation with UN maritime agency amid Hormuz tensions
Iran is ready to cooperate with the International Maritime Organisation to improve maritime safety and protect seafarers in the Gulf, the Iranian representative to the UN maritime agency said, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on…
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Iranian missiles sow panic, destruction in Israeli towns
Sheltering from an Iranian missile attack on his town in southern Israel on Saturday, 17-year-old Ido Franky heard “terrifying” blasts like nothing he had experienced before.
An Iranian missile hit Franky’s town of Arad, hours after another struck…
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Japan weighs Hormuz minesweeping role if Iran ceasefire reached
Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies, if a ceasefire is reached in operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury against Iran, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said…
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Saudi Arabia orders Iranian military attache, four embassy staff to leave
Following repeated Iranian attacks, Saudi Foreign Ministry says more strikes will lead to further escalation and have ‘significant consequences’ for current and future relations
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Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, minister says
TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) – Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies, if a ceasefire is reached in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu…
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Syrian Jews in Damascus support Muslim families in need during Ramadan
The Syrian Mosaic Foundation, a Jewish organization, recently visited Lala Pasha Mosque in Damascus to donate meat for iftar meals during the holy month of Ramadan. The effort aimed to support needy families and strengthen social ties among the…
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Iran missile strikes wound over 100 in two south Israel towns
Iranian missile strikes on two southern Israeli towns wounded more than 100 people on Saturday, medics said, after Israeli air defence systems failed to intercept the projectiles.
The two direct hits tore open the fronts of residential buildings…
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