On February 22, five Kurdish Iranian groups agreed to form a joint coalition against the Iranian regime. These groups come from a diverse spectrum of political ideologies, from the right to the left. Most of them have armed factions as well as a…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Kurdish parties coordinate against Tehran
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The United States will have to leave the Middle East region
Iran is likely to survive the conflict, and the United States will eventually have to leave the Middle East region. This opinion was expressed by former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Douglas McGregor, on the…
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Thousands displaced in Lebanon amid Hezbollah conflict
Lebanese Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayed said that 83,847 people have fled southern Lebanon and other areas of Lebanon due to the new Israel-Hezbollah conflict.The conflict began to escalate when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel on March…
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Timelapse shows change in the flow of ships in the Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is a key artery for the movement of global energy supplies.
Usually, about 20% of global oil and gas passes through the narrow shipping lane in the Gulf.
Iran’s General Sardar Jabbari said that Tehran will now “not let a…
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Syrian man handed 13-year sentence for Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing
BERLIN — A court convicted a Syrian man on Thursday of stabbing and seriously wounding a Spanish tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial just over a year ago, and sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
The 20-year-old defendant, whom…
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‘Happy With Every Bomb’: Iranian Exiles Are Hopeful for Change – but Divided Over Pahlavi
The emotional roller coaster experienced by Sohrab, an Iranian who fled last year to a neighboring country, is likely shared by many exiled Iranians. In mid-January, when the internet was cut off in Iran and the authorities were massacring…
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Tehran hospital rumored site of Iran council meeting
After images surfaced showing a meeting of Iran’s interim leadership council following the killing of the country’s leader, Ali Khamenei, some Iranian social media users began trying to identify where the session had taken place. They say…
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Iraqi feminist who saved thousands from honor killings slain by gunman outside home in Baghdad
Mohammed, who co-founded and directed the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq, was rushed to hospital where she perished from her wounds, according to local reports and Amnesty International.
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Exclusive-NATO allies will keep supporting Ukraine despite situation in Iran, Rutte says
BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) – NATO allies will keep supporting Ukraine despite the situation in Iran, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Reuters on Thursday.
“Many leaders in Europe and the United States, Canada say it has to be ‘and, and’:…
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Erbil fears escalation as Iran conflict spreads
In the five days since the US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran, the Iranian regime has lashed out at many countries. One of the places being hit hardest is the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Northern Iraq. This area is a successful region that…
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