Two flotillas bearing thousands of US Marines will give Trump more options to open the Strait of Hormuz, but deploying them to the Gulf will necessitate expanding a war that’s already widely unpopular at home.
Category: 3. Middle East
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How deployment of 4,000+ US Marines could change war in Iran
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Anti-Israel group claims responsibility for blaze at Czech arms maker
Czech police are investigating a fire at an arms company on Friday as a potential terrorist attack, the interior minister said, after an anti-Israel group claimed responsibility.
The blaze, which did not cause injuries, broke out at a…
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Souped-up VPNs play ‘cat and mouse’ game with Iran censors
Iranians are managing to get online during the current war with the US and Israel despite drastic censorship and frequent blackouts, throwing the spotlight on to providers of tools such as VPNs (virtual private networks).
AFP asked Adam Fisk, head…
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Cops forcefully clear Eid prayers outside Jerusalem’s Old City amid Iran war closure
Hundreds of Muslim worshipers clashed with police while holding Eid al-Fitr prayers at the gates of Jerusalem’s Old City Friday, as the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Western Wall and other holy sites remain closed amid the war with Iran.
A few hours…
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Volodymyr Zelensky sends 228 Ukrainian anti-drone specialists to help in Middle East
Ukraine has deployed specialist teams to five Middle Eastern countries to help intercept drones and advise on air-defense measures, with officials saying they expect to conclude several significant agreements.President Volodymyr Zelensky said…
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Explainer-How hard would it be to stop Iran’s missile threat?
March 20 (Reuters) – Iranian missiles and drones have continued to strike crucial energy facilities and other targets in Gulf countries and the wider Middle East nearly three weeks into the war.
Neutralising Iran’s missile and drone capabilities…
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Iran’s Quds Force chief Qaani lauds anti-US, Israel ‘resistance front’
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani praised Tehran’s “resistance front” regional allies for fighting the US and Israel in the current conflict, Iranian media reported on Friday.Qaani made the remarks…
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Iran’s Hormuz choke hold leaves West divided as energy markets reel
Between March 1 and March 19, there were only 114 crossings of the strait, according to analytics firm Kpler — 95% less than prewar traffic.
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US deploying thousands of Marines, sailors to Middle East as Iran war rages
The United States military is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three US officials told Reuters on Friday, as the US-Israeli war on Iran reached the three-week mark.No decision had been made to send troops…
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Israel strikes Syria after Druze clashes
Israel, which has a sizable Druze minority, has previously framed such strikes as efforts to protect the community across the border. The Druze are a community in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, whose religion is an…
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