WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US President Donald Trump’s administration has bypassed US Congress using an emergency authority to expedite the sale of more than 20,000 bombs to Israel worth around $650 million, two US officials familiar with…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Drone struck UN building in Iraq, say security sources
The attack occurred in the northeastern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah.
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Why have 1,000 ships at times lost their GPS in the Mideast?
The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the widening war are likely worse than those in your cell phone.
Experts say this deficiency explains why since the…
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Katyusha rockets fired at US Embassy in Baghdad
Katyusha rockets targeted the US embassy in Baghdad on Saturday, and sirens sounded, security sources and witnesses said, though it was not immediately clear whether the rockets caused any damage or casualties.The attack was the first time the…
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Trump says school strike ‘done by Iran’
President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed Iran for what the country’s authorities said was a deadly strike on a school in the southern county of Minab.
“We think it was done by Iran. Because they are very inaccurate, as you know, with their…
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Netanyahu tells Iranians freedom is near as Israel hits country’s oil depots for first time
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said the US-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran would continue unabated and that the “moment of truth” was nearing for Iranians to overthrow their government.
His comments came as the IDF said…
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CENTCOM denies claims US troops taken prisoner in Iran
US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday denied Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani’s claim on X/Twitter that Iran had captured several US soldiers.“The Iranian regime’s claims of capturing American soldiers are yet…
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White House halts security bulletin warning of Iran-related threats
By Nicole Jao, Ted Hesson and Nandita Bose
NEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) – The White House has halted, at least for now, a federal security bulletin warning of a heightened threat to the U.S. in light of the conflict in Iran, a Trump administration…
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Israel threatens Lebanon as strikes hit Hezbollah areas
Israel warned Lebanon of a “disastrous” fallout if it did not rein in Iran-backed Hezbollah on Saturday, as it pounded the group’s strongholds around the country with air strikes and mounted a deadly airborne raid in the east.Lebanon was dragged…
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Over 150 Iranians leave Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah war
More than 150 Iranian nationals, including diplomats and their families, left Lebanon on Saturday, a senior Lebanese security source told Reuters, after the Israeli military threatened Iran’s representatives in Lebanon and conducted strikes near…
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