Turkey is positioning itself to play a key role when the Iran conflict winds down. The conflict has led to chaos in the region, and it remains to be seen if the US and Israel can come up with a strategy to deal with Iran or what comes next.Turkey…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Turkey’s intelligence chief lays out country’s vision for Middle East, world
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Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends
Defence Minister Israel Katz also says houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border will be demolished.
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Supreme Leader Khamenei in Iran, avoiding public appearances, Russian envoy says
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in the country but is refraining from making public appearances “for understandable reasons,” the RTVI news outlet quoted Russia’s ambassador to the country as saying on Tuesday.Khamenei replaced his…
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Factbox-In Lebanon, UN peacekeepers are caught in the firing line
BEIRUT, March 31 (Reuters) – Three U.N. peacekeepers were killed this week in southern Lebanon, making the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah one of the deadliest chapters for a peacekeeping mission whose decades-long mandate expires this…
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US Hormuz, Kharg island invasion – would it take weeks or months?
It has become increasingly clear, with Israeli defense sources confirming it on Monday, that when the Iran war will end for Israel depends on whether US President Donald Trump decides on a ground invasion the Straits of Hormuz and Kharg Island…
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Donald Trump syas Iran nuclear facilities too difficult to reach in raid
Iran’s nuclear facilities are deeply buried in a way that would make them difficult to raid for their enriched uranium stockpiles, US President Donald Trump told CBS News on Tuesday.”I don’t even think about it. I just know that, you know, that’s…
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German chancellor clarifies Syrian refugee comments after backlash
BERLIN, March 31 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz clarified on Tuesday comments he made about the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland after economists and politicians warned that a mass departure could have a serious economic…
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lack of helium due to the conflict against Iran will disrupt the production of chips and UAVs
The conflict in the Middle East has provoked a shortage of helium, which threatens the production of chips and drones. The Wall Street Journal writes about this.
It is noted that helium plays an important role in…
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Iran steps up executions, experts warn tactic used to suppress political dissent
Iran executed two men tied to the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), adding to two other men who were executed on Monday, the group said on Tuesday, confirming a report by Iran’s judiciary news outlet.PMOI members, 34-year-old…
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Spain’s PM labels Israel’s death penalty law ‘step towards apartheid’
MADRID, March 31 (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned as a “step towards apartheid” Monday’sapproval by the Israeli parliament of a law that would impose death sentence for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks by…
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