The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency called for “maximum military restraint” following the strikes.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iranian strike hits near Israeli nuclear facility after Tehran says its site targeted
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IDF strikes on over 100 medical facilities in Lebanon kill 40 medical workers, Health Ministry says
Healthcare workers told The Guardian that Israel is deliberately targeting medical facilities, and as such, emergency teams cannot visit family or friends and must sleep in ambulances parked far away from each other, so that if there is a strike,…
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IRGC warns Doha residents to evacuate, cites US presence
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a warning on Saturday night for “all residents and citizens in Doha, Qatar,” to leave the area immediately.The Gulf state’s capital has been “used to host US forces and interests, and its media…
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European countries decry surge in ‘settler terror’ against Palestinians
Diplomats from 13 European countries and Canada on Saturday slammed growing “terror” by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, after a surge in deadly attacks.
Since the start of March, six Palestinians have been shot dead in…
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Family of Iranian butcher missing in strike on commercial complex clings to hope
By Maggie Michael, Alaa Al Marjani and Haidar Kadhim
TEHRAN, March 21 (Reuters) – For 20 years he had been an assistant butcher, but about a year ago Mahdi Mirzahosseini finally started up his own shop – one his family said he insisted on…
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Robert Mueller, who probed Russia’s 2016 election meddling, dies; Trump: ‘Good, I’m glad’
WASHINGTON — Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election and its contacts with Donald Trump’s campaign but opted not to bring criminal charges against a sitting…
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Why the Man Who Coined ‘The West’ Would Be Horrified by Its Usage in the Age of Netanyahu and Trump
NEW YORK – Between jokes about the social media conspiracy theory that claims he was killed by an Iranian missile and a list of reasons as to why U.S. President Donald Trump “didn’t need any convincing” to strike Tehran, Prime Minister Benjamin…
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WHO sends first overland convoy from emergencies hub to Beirut
The World Health Organization has sent a first overland convoy of medical equipment bound for Beirut from its global emergency logistics hub in Dubai, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Saturday.
The UN health agency has dispatched 22…
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G7 ready to act to protect global energy supplies, backs Hormuz Strait security
PARIS, March 21 (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries said on Saturday they stood ready to take necessary measures to support global energy supplies and reaffirmed the importance of safeguarding maritime routes,…
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Why there's no sign of the conflict in the Middle East 'winding down'
Iran’s foreign minister said that it doesn’t appear that the US is prepared to halt its aggression after President Trump said the US was considering “winding down” its war.
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