Mojtaba Khamenei is infinitely more dangerous than his predecessor and father, Ali Khamenei, as he is more willing to lie and places less value on human life, a former study partner of the new supreme leader told The Jerusalem Post.Jaber Rajabi,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Khamenei advisor warns new Iran supreme leader deadlier
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EU and UK demand Israel stop surge in West Bank settler violence since Iran war
Six Palestinians have been killed during attacks by settlers in the West Bank since the start of Israel’s war, the UN says.
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Iran’s Bank Sepah’s data center hit in strike on Tehran
The data center of Iran’s state-run Bank Sepah was hit by a strike in Tehran on Wednesday, The Jerusalem Post learned.The disruption at the bank, which is largely responsible for paying the salaries of Iran’s military and the Islamic…
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From Formula 1 to the Finalissima, the Iran War Tests the Middle East’s Role as a Global Sports Hub
In the early days of the Iran war, its impact on global sports was felt mainly in aviation. Major airports in the Middle East serve as hubs connecting flights to destinations around the world, and disruptions there quickly affected teams,…
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The United States has asked Romania to deploy additional forces at an airbase in the east of the country.
The United States has asked the Romanian government to deploy additional forces at the Mikhail Kogalniceanu airbase in the east of the country for their continued involvement in the conflict in the Middle East. This…
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Two Iranian Drones Fall Near Dubai Airport as Iran Crisis Shows No Sign of Easing
Two drones struck near Dubai International Airport (DXB) on Wednesday, injuring four people, Dubai’s media office said, as Iranian attacks continue on Persian Gulf infrastructure on the 12th day of the Iran crisis, which has caused widespread…
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'Khamenei had a self-deprecating sense of humor. He apparently lost it when he became supreme leader'
Iranian-born journalist and author Maziar Bahari survived detention in the notorious Tehran Evin Prison in 2009. Now he talks to Haaretz about the time he met Khamenei in person and why Iranians won’t accept a new pro-Western authoritarian regime
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Israel-US hit on Ahmadinejad reportedly acted as jailbreak
The joint Israeli-US strike on former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the start of the ongoing war with Iran, rather than killing him, acted as a jailbreak from regime control, according to The Atlantic, citing Ahmadinejad’s…
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At least 21 killed Wednesday morning in Israeli strikes across Lebanon, officials say
Israeli strikes have killed 570 people in Lebanon, the health ministry said on Wednesday, including 86 children. Meanwhile, the IDF announced that it will reinforce Israel’s northern border with combat forces transferred from the country’s south
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EU envoys approve sanctions on 19 Iranian officials, entities over rights violations
BRUSSELS, March 11 (Reuters) – European Union envoys have approved new sanctions targeting 19 Iranian officials and entities responsible for serious human rights violations, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said on Wednesday.
“As the…
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