BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) – Kaja Kallas, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, told Reuters on Tuesday there is no appetite among the bloc’s countries to return to business as usual with Russia as…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel confirms death of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani in Tehran strike
The IDF said Larijani, considered the Iranian regime’s de facto wartime leader, was targeted in a safe house in Tehran overnight. It added that it had also killed the commander of Iran’s internal security force, the Basij, along with other senior…
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Who was Ali Larijani, top Iranian official killed in monumental IDF strikes
Ali Larijani was killed in an IDF strike ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. As the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, he oversaw the Islamic Republic’s defense, intelligence, and foreign policy.He was…
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One killed in Abu Dhabi as Iran keeps up strikes on beleaguered Gulf states
Gulf Arab nations came under renewed missile and drone fire Tuesday from Iran, which has been targeting regional oil infrastructure and has vowed not to relinquish its stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Dubai, a major transit…
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Killing Larijani sends message to surviving Iran leadership: compromise or die
Israel started the Iran war big by assassinating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief, the Iranian military chief, and the Iranian defense minister all on February 28.However, US leaks have indicated that US…
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Trump received “very sobering briefings” before launching the operation in Iran
Before launching a joint operation with Israel in Iran, US President Donald Trump received “very sobering briefings” from American intelligence and was aware of the likelihood of increasing influence of the…
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Iran negotiates with FIFA to hold World Cup matches in Mexico instead of US
Iran’s football federation is in discussions with FIFA about moving their World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico due to concerns about the safety of their players, Iranian football president Mehdi Taj said on Monday.Iran’s sports…
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Rockets landed near Netanyahu’s office in Jerusalem
Iranian missiles struck positions in Jerusalem in the immediate vicinity of the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the Iranian TV channel SNN, the shells hit targets located just a few…
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the US military presented Trump with options for resolving the conflict with Iran
The US military has provided US President Donald Trump with options for ending the conflict with Iran in case the head of the White House so desires.
NBC writes about this with reference to informed sources, noting…
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US military reports 200 troops injured as Iran war intensifies
The number of US troops wounded in the war against Iran has risen to about 200, the US military said on Monday, as the conflict entered its third week.The US military’s Central Command said the vast majority of those wounded had suffered minor…
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