Following an agreement among various factions of the Islamic Republic—including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)—after eight days of deliberation, Khamenei’s second son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was wounded during the war, has been…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Hidden billions linked to new Iran leader Mojtaba Khamenei
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Air strikes cause black rain and ‘unprecedented’ pollution in Tehran, scientists say
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it hit “fuel depots” near Tehran in a post on X on 7 March, which included a photograph showing damage to the Tehran oil refinery. BBC Verify provided the coordinates of this facility, along with three other…
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Will Trump ‘TACO’ on Iran?
US President Donald Trump has built a potential off-ramp by suggesting the Iran war could end soon, but the world is still guessing about whether he will take it — and whether Tehran will let him.
With surging oil prices threatening the global…
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Khamenei Jr.’s Iran Bets on a Brutal Economic War of Attrition
The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new Supreme Leader has already sparked widespread speculation about how he will manage the war. The prevailing assumption is that the 56-year-old Khamenei Jr. will follow in his father’s footsteps,…
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US believes Iran may deploy mines in Strait of Hormuz
US intelligence assets have seen early indicators that Iran may deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, CBS reported on Tuesday.Iran’s naval mine stock isn’t known, though according to CBS, estimates have ranged from 2,000 to…
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Canada stepping up security at US, Israeli diplomatic buildings after shootings
Two men fired multiple shots at the US consulate in Toronto early Tuesday in what police described as a “national security incident,” prompting beefed-up protection for US and Israeli diplomatic buildings in the city.
The individuals…
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Caught Up Between Iranian Missiles and Settlers: Israeli Violence Runs Wild in the West Bank
Three Palestinians were killed on Saturday after allegedly being shot by settlers, and 13 interceptor fragments fell in several locations in the West Bank, 10 of them in the Ramallah district. The dead are Amir Shanaran, 27, from the village of…
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'Unimaginable sight': First-ever IDF military funeral in Israeli Druze town signals historic shift
Among those accompanying Master Sgt. Maher Khatar, killed in Lebanon, on his final journey in Majdal Shams were residents once ostracized for holding Israeli ID cards. But Israel’s discriminatory treatment may threaten the process distancing the…
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Donald Trump signaling Iran war exit, Israel might not be ready
In a CBS interview on Monday, US President Donald Trump said the war is “very complete, pretty much.”The words had an immediate calming effect on markets. Oil prices, which had been hovering just above $100 a barrel amid fears of a prolonged…
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British warship leaves for Mediterranean to protect Cyprus
A UK warship Tuesday left port in southern England en route to the eastern Mediterranean to “bolster British defences in the region” amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, the Royal Navy said.
The HMS Dragon’s departure from its base in Portsmouth…
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