The United States Air Force used B-1 “Lancer” strategic bombers to attack targets in Iran during the first days of the war, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Monday.Further, in a press conference on Wednesday, US Defense Secretary…
Category: 3. Middle East
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US deploys B-1 ‘Lancer’ bombers in early Iran war strikes
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Iran struggles to manage war amid leadership disruption
Iran’s leadership is struggling to manage the current situation as an organized military campaign, US and Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post at the end of the fifth day of operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on Wednesday evening.”Their…
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Why Gulf states are reluctant to join the U.S. despite Iran's escalation
Even though they all want to topple the Iranian regime, the conflicted Arab states across the Gulf won’t rush to mobilize on Israel’s behalf, and are reluctant to join the U.S. president’s operation without fully understanding his objectives and…
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Ayatollah’s whereabouts impacted timing of US operation, White House says
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – Information on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s whereabouts impacted the timing of the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran that killed the supreme leader, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday.
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EU’s Kallas: Iran sowing chaos in Middle East
Iran’s government is making a strong case for its demise by indiscriminately attacking its neighbors, EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas told reporters on Wednesday.”Iran’s strategy is to sow chaos and set the region on fire,” Kallas said.Turkey said…
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Iran’s strikes on Gulf states pushes them towards Israel
To many, it seems like an End-of-Days scenario: Qatar and Israel on the same team.Who would have thought? In September, Israel attacked in Qatar, targeting terrorist leaders the Gulf state was housing. But here we are. After five days of war with…
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The US and Israel are fighting the same war — in opposite political realities
Today, more than 20 years after it was launched, the US war in Iraq is widely viewed as a destructive debacle that achieved little. But that hindsight obscures the fact that, more than a year after it began, the war was still relatively…
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Kuwaitis rush to US pilot after friendly-fire shootdown
A US fighter pilot who ejected from her aircraft during a friendly-fire incident in Kuwait on Monday was quickly surrounded by local residents who rushed to check on her safety.Footage circulating on social media shows a few Kuwaiti citizens…
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Ros Atkins on…how has President Trump’s message on war changed?
The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how Donald Trump’s message on war and peace has evolved during his second term – from promises of restraint abroad to a widening campaign of US military strikes across several countries, including…
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Farewell ceremony for Ali Khamenei postponed in Tehran
The farewell ceremony for former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which was set to take place at 10:00 pm on Wednesday, was postponed due to the need to ‘prepare appropriate facilities’ for the anticipated mass turnout.The precise date and time of the…
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