Maritime security firm Vanguard said that the IRIS Bayandor, IRIS Naghdi, and the IRIS Jamaran were also among the ships destroyed in the strikes. The firm also claimed that the IRIS Shahid Bagheri, a state-of-the-art drone carrier ship launched…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Watch: BBC asks Hegseth about reports of strike on school
Asked about the reported bombing of a school in Iran, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the US was “investigating”.
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The US is losing to Iran
There is a basic rule in military strategy that everyone knows but ignores over and over again: it’s easy to start and hard to finish. It’s even harder to explain why I started if I didn’t finish as promised….
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Turkey says missile launched from Iran destroyed by NATO
A ballistic missile launched from Iran and heading toward Turkish airspace via Iraq and Syria was destroyed by NATO air defence systems, Turkish officials said Wednesday.
The defence ministry said it had been “engaged and neutralised by NATO…
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Pakistan-Afghan border residents consider fleeing home
People living along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan said they were considering fleeing their homes because of heavy shelling and explosions as fighting between troops from both sides entered a seventh day on Wednesday.The South Asian…
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Reza Pahlavi urges Iranian diaspora to sustain pressure on Iran
Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on Wednesday called on members of the Iranian diaspora to intensify lobbying efforts with governments and public institutions in their countries of residence, urging them to sustain international support for the…
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War at home shadows Iran women’s Asian Cup campaign
Iran forward Sara Didar fought back tears when journalists asked her about the escalating military conflict in her country, as coach Marziyeh Jafari said her players were doing their best to focus on the Women’s Asian Cup campaign despite concern…
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Iran reached out to CIA for terms to end war with Israel
Iran’s surviving leaders have publicly projected defiance and refused to negotiate with US President Donald Trump to halt the American and Israeli assault on their country. But operatives from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence quietly reached…
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US says kills Iranian leader of Trump assassination plot
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Wednesday that it killed an Iranian official who headed a unit behind an alleged assassination plot against President Donald Trump.
“The leader of the unit who attempted to assassinate…
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US engages Kurdish Iranian groups amid rising tensions
There are increasing reports that the US is reaching out to Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. This comes four days after the US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran. Five Kurdish Iranian groups formed a coalition on February 22, in which they…
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