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…
Category: 3. Middle East
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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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Azerbaijan threatens to respond after Iranian drones hit airport and near school
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan on Thursday warned it could retaliate against Tehran after Iran fired two drones at its northern neighbor, wounding two people.
Azerbaijan summoned the Iranian envoy after the strikes hit an airport and…
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Iran has hit bases, a US destroyer and an airport in Israel
Iranian forces have launched a series of attacks on US and Israeli military and infrastructure facilities, including a destroyer in the Indian Ocean, a number of American bases in the Middle East and Ben Gurion…
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Qatar takes out Iran jets minutes before striking US base
Iranian tactical bombers were only minutes away from striking a US military base when Qatari planes shot them down on Monday, CNN reported.The planes, two Su-24 tactical bombers, had been apparently targeted at two important sites in Qatar: The…
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Hezbollah's escalation puts Israel and Beirut on the same side
Both governments now seek to weaken and disarm Hezbollah. Whether that convergence leads to negotiations will depend on Israel’s plans for a new buffer zone in south Lebanon and how forcefully Washington pushes developments in Beirut
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Russia accuses US, Israel of trying to drag Arab to war
Russia on Thursday accused the United States and Israel of trying to drag Arab countries into a wider Middle East conflict by provoking Iran into striking targets across the region and said there was no sign Washington and Tel Aviv would let…
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