March 6 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Iran’s strikes on the kingdom amid a sprawling conflict in the region, Downing Street said in a statement on Friday.
“Additional…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel supporting Iranian Kurdish push to seize Iran border
Israel has been bombing parts of western Iran to support Iranian Kurdish militias who hope to exploit the US-Israeli war on Iran to seize towns near the frontier, according to three sources familiar with Israel’s talks with the factions.The…
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Azerbaijan says it foiled Iranian terror attacks on synagogue, Israeli embassy
BAKU — Azerbaijan said on Friday it had foiled a series of Iranian terror attacks on its territory, including against the Israeli embassy in Baku, a synagogue and Jewish community leaders.
The accusation comes a day after Baku accused…
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US close to controlling Iran airspace
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…
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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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