The United States is well on its way toward controlling Iranian airspace, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Friday, adding that Washington expects the achievable US objectives to be completed in four to six weeks.Speaking to…
Category: 3. Middle East
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US close to controlling Iran airspace
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Israeli attacks on Tehran overnight Friday 'most intense' since war began, residents reportedly say
‘The house was shaking for five minutes straight. Last night was the worst night,’ a man in Tehran told the BBC. The IDF said it struck an underground bunker beneath the regime’s leadership compound in central Tehran
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Iran’s other battle: The regime’s wartime fight for control at home
Despite US and Israeli bombs dropping from the air, Iran’s leadership is imposing a stifling security environment, deploying Basij militias, checkpoints and a constant stream of wartime messaging to prevent regime collapse.
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US files complaints for $15.3 million in proceeds allegedly linked to Iranian oil network
March 6 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday filed two civil forfeiture complaints for more than $15.3 million used to allegedly fund an illicit Iranian oil distribution network, the Justice Department said in a statement.
The complaints by the…
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Trump to attend return of six US troops killed in Iran war
US President Donald Trump is to attend the dignified transfer on Saturday of six soldiers killed in an Iranian attack on Kuwait, the White House said Friday, as the escalating war with Tehran brings home its first American dead.
The troops were…
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Hezbollah saw new war with Israel as inevitable and rearmed for months, sources say
By Laila Bassam, Maya Gebeily and Maayan Lubell
BEIRUT, March 5 (Reuters) – Lebanese armed group Hezbollah spent months restocking its arsenal of rockets and drones, using support from Iran and its own weapons factories to prepare for a new war…
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IDF destroys key Tehran bunker used by top brass; Trump vows no deal until Iran surrenders
A massive Israeli strike Friday morning destroyed the underground Tehran bunker of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, which was being used by senior regime officials, the IDF announced, as the US-Israeli bombing campaign against the…
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White House says US well on way toward controlling Iran airspace
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – The United States is well on its way toward controlling Iranian airspace, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Friday, adding that Washington expects the achievable U.S. objectives to be completed…
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Israel strikes IRGC, Hezbollah targets in Beirut
The Israeli Air Force carried out another wave of strikes on Friday in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, targeting multiple command centers used by Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the military said in a…
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UN chief slams ‘unlawful attacks’, says Mideast could spiral out of control
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Friday “unlawful attacks” across the Middle East and warned that the situation could spiral out of control as the conflict spreads to multiple countries.
US and Israeli forces launched a…
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