The ascension of Mojtaba Khamenei to the role of Iran’s supreme leader marks a watershed moment in the history of the Islamic Republic.For decades, experts say, the regime has attempted to maintain a facade of republicanism intertwined with…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Khamenei’s succession highlights growing IRGC influence
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UK seeks to limit economic hit from Iran as borrowing costs jump
By Sam Tabahriti and Sarah Young
LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) – Britain wants major economies to agree to release emergency oil reserves as the escalating Iranian crisis sends energy prices soaring and increases the risk of higher inflation, finance…
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Iran war puts at risk key pipelines, terminals, refineries that supply world’s oil and gas
Critical infrastructure forced to shut down due to missile, drone strikes and threats to shipping routes, driving international benchmark Brent crude up to almost $120 on Monday
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France to send two warships to Red Sea, Macron says during Cyprus visit
Macron visited Cyprus to discuss regional security with the President of Cyprus and the Prime Minister of Greece. Last week, an Iranian-made drone strike hit Britain’s Royal Air Force base in Cyprus
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HRW accuses IDF of unlawful white phosphorus use
Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused the IDF of using white phosphorus over a village in southern Lebanon in an investigation published on Monday, with the non-profit organization arguing that the use was unlawful under international law.Israel,…
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Lebanese President, PM Urge ‘Direct’ Negotiations With Israel to End Conflict With Hezbollah
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday called for “direct” negotiations with Israel to end the current fighting between it and Hezbollah. At the same time, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that Beirut is ready for talks “in any format”…
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US Tomahawk may have struck Minab, Iran school – NYT
The United States may have been responsible for the strike on the Iranian girls’ school in Minab, where over 175 people were killed, The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing a newly published video by Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency…
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Witkoff and Kushner want to travel to Israel on March 10 to meet with Netanyahu
Special Envoy of the US President Steve Witkoff and American businessman Jared Kushner intend to travel to Israel on Tuesday, March 10, to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu there.
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Trump’s Gaza plan advances despite US-Israel war with Iran
US President Donald Trump’s plan for postwar Gaza continued to move forward despite the US-Israel war with Iran, with the Board of Peace (BoP) already issuing tenders for projects on the ground, two sources close to the initiative told The…
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Trump tells NY Post ‘nowhere near’ deciding to send troops to Iran to secure nuclear stockpile
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was “nowhere near” deciding whether to send U.S. troops into Iran to secure the stockpile of highly enriched uranium there.
“We haven’t made any decision on that….
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