WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. was getting very close to meeting its objectives as it considers winding down its military efforts in the Iran war and called on countries that use Strait of Hormuz…
Category: 3. Middle East
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UN expert claims Israel using ‘systematic’ torture
A UN expert claimed Israel was systematically torturing Palestinians on a scale “that suggests collective vengeance and destructive intent”, in a report released to media on Friday.
Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur on the rights…
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UK allows US to use bases to strike Strait of Hormuz targets
Downing Street said ministers approved the expansion after accusing Iran of “reckless strikes”.
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Meet the hard-liner who could replace Larijani as Iran’s wartime security chief
As Iran weighs a successor to its slain security chief, Ali Larijani, the choice may determine whether the Islamic Republic deepens confrontation or preserves its narrowing pathways to easing tensions.
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Trump says ‘I think so’ when asked if Israel would end war when US does
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday replied “I think so” when asked if Israel would be ready to end the war on Iran once the United States completed its military action.
(Reporting by Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk,…
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Exclusive-Iraq declares force majeure on foreign-operated oilfields over Hormuz disruption, sources say
By Aref , Mohammed and Ahmed Rasheed
BAGHDAD, March 20 (Reuters) – Iraq has declared force majeure on all oilfields developed by foreign oil companies after military operations in the region disrupted navigation through the Strait of Hormuz,…
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US military reportedly preparing for Iran ground invasion
The United States Pentagon has made preparations for deploying US ground forces into Iran, according to a CBS News report citing multiple sources briefed on the subject on Friday.According to the report, senior US military officials have…
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Gulf’s decades-long strategy of sporting investment rocked by Mideast war
Around 80,000 fans were hoping to see Lionel Messi take on Lamine Yamal in Doha, while thousands more were gearing up for the F1 grands prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but the war in the Middle East had other plans.
The Gulf countries have…
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UK approves US use of British bases to strike Iran missile sites targeting ships
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – The British government gave authorisation on Friday for the United States to use military bases in Britain to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
British…
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Iranian Kurds long for home as they mark Nowruz in Iraq
In Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region, women perform a traditional dance, their long dresses spinning, gold tassels and heavy necklaces catching the firelight, as smaller crowds than usual celebrate Nowruz, overshadowed by the Middle East…
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