SYDNEY, March 5 (Reuters) – Australia said three more commercial flights were scheduled to depart the United Arab Emirates on Thursday as the first group of Australians stranded in the Middle East returned home overnight following the outbreak of…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Majority of US Senate votes to block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, voting continues
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against…
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First repatriation flights to Tel Aviv set to arrive as airspace partially reopens
The first repatriation flights from Athens bringing home thousands of Israelis stranded abroad amid the war with Iran were set to arrive at Ben Gurion airport overnight Wednesday.
Israeli airlines El Al, Arkia and Israir have started to…
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Kurds start ground offensive against Iran
Thousands of Kurdish fighters have begun ground activity inside Iran from areas near the Iraqi border, according to senior American and Israeli officials, in a development that could open an additional front against Tehran as regional tensions…
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Zelenskiy spoke to leaders of Bahrain, Kuwait about Iran conflict
March 4 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed the Middle East conflict on Wednesday with the king of Bahrain and the crown prince of Kuwait.
Zelenskiy also said that his administration was in daily contact with the…
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Trump rates Iran war as ’15 out of 10′
President Donald Trump on Wednesday rated the US performance in the war with Iran as a 15 on a scale of 10, saying the Islamic republic’s leaders were rapidly being killed, and vowing to push on.
Trump’s comments came as the conflict expanded on…
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Rubio speaks with Saudi foreign minister about regional stability, US State Department says
March 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Wednesday and discussed the threats from Iran to regional stability and other developments in the region, the U.S. State…
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How depleted weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict
Weapons stocks will not alone decide the outcome of this conflict, but it’s certainly a significant factor, writes the BBC’s Jonathan Beale.
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Video of US torpedo hitting Iranian warship released by Pentagon
The US military sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said.
He didn’t name the ship, but it follows earlier confirmation from the Sri Lankan navy that it rescued 32 people after a…
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Rubio spoke with Turkish foreign minister and pledged full US support, State Department says
March 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday and pledged Washington’s full support following missile attacks from Iran, the U.S. State Department said.
Turkey on Wednesday…
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