Iranian diplomats in Denmark and Australia have applied for asylum in their host countries, Iran International reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The two asylum seekers were identified as Alireza Sohbati of the Iranian…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iranian diplomats in Australia, Denmark seek asylum
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Mojtaba Khamenei’s first message raises questions
On Thursday afternoon, four days after being selected as the new leader of the Islamic Republic, Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first written statement following a prolonged and conspicuous absence.For more stories from The Media Line go to…
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Israel drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Gaza detainee
Five guards were later accused of “acting against the detainee with severe violence, including stabbing the detainee’s bottom with a sharp object, which had penetrated near the detainee’s rectum”, according to a statement from the military at the…
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Iran's new supreme leader vows to block Strait of Hormuz in first statement
A message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei also says Iran will continue targeting US bases in the region.
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Emirati minister tells BBC Iran must end strikes on Gulf
The UAE says more than 1,800 drones and missiles have been projected at the country since the war began.
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Iran left isolated by global community after UN vote
The UN Security Council on Wednesday voted in favor of a resolution condemning Iran. This is highly unusual for Tehran. Previously, Iran’s regime has been able to spread havoc all over the Middle East, and around the world, without facing…
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Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran no longer the same since war
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Iran was no longer the same after nearly two weeks of joint US-Israeli attacks and had suffered blows to its elite forces, as he appeared in his first press conference since the start of the…
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Rocket barrages underscore remaining potency of Hezbollah’s gutted arsenal
In recent days, the Hezbollah terror group has ramped up its rate of fire against Israel after joining the fight in support of its sponsor, Iran, which is under intense attack from a joint US-Israel air campaign that began on February…
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World in ‘new dark age’ of abuse: UN rights expert
The world has entered a “new dark age of abuses”, with the United States “raining death” on Iran and Venezuela, a UN special rapporteur said Thursday.
Ben Saul, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights…
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Tracking the wave of ship attacks that has choked off Strait of Hormuz
Six ships have been reportedly attacked in the Gulf in less than 48 hours, bringing the total vessels attacked during the war to 18.
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