MADRID, March 4 (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday doubled down on his opposition to the attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, warning that the conflict risked playing “Russian roulette” with the lives of…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Public pays respects to Iran’s Ali Khamenei
Iranians will bid farewell to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran late on Wednesday, a senior Iranian official told state media.Hojjatoleslam Mahmoudi, head of Iran’s Islamic Propagation Council, said the farewell…
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Iranians to bid farewell to late Supreme Leader Khamenei at Tehran ceremony
DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) – Iranians will bid farewell to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran late on Wednesday, a senior Iranian official told state media.
Hojjatoleslam Mahmoudi, head of Iran’s Islamic…
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Iran calls on UN countries to condemn the actions of the United States and Israel – Ambassador Jahromi
Iran’s ambassador to Austria, Asadollah Eshrag Jahromi, said that Tehran called on all UN member states to condemn the actions of the United States and Israel in the Middle East.
“We call on the UN Secretary…
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Greek court to sentence over 40 neo-Nazi party members for crimes during economic crisis
A Greek appeals court on Wednesday is to pronounce fresh sentences in a landmark trial over crimes committed by the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party at the height of the country’s economic crisis.
More than 40 defendants are facing sentences of…
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Analysis-Netanyahu’s war alliance with Trump faces test as Iran crisis widens
By Maayan Lubell and Rami Ayyub
JERUSALEM, March 4, (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered on a career-long ambition to topple Iran’s leadership, but his lockstep alignment with U.S. President Donald Trump faces a test as…
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US assault on Iran ahead of schedule as Tehran evacuates
The US assault on Iran was ahead of schedule, said the top American commander for the Middle East, as Israel and the US targeted sites deep inside the country, and Iran carried out strikes around the Gulf.The five-day-old war continued to rattle…
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Myanmar junta to ration fuel for private vehicles, blaming Middle East shipping disruptions
March 4 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta announced the launch of a sweeping fuel rationing system for private vehicles on Wednesday, blaming disruptions to the global energy supply chain caused by escalating hostilities in the Middle East.
The…
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Report: Kurds expected to launch Iran ground offensive after receiving U.S. arms
The aim would be to create space for Iranians opposed to the Islamic regime to rise after the deaths of its leaders, sources said. Any Kurdish operation from Iraq would likely require significant U.S. military and intelligence support
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With Iran on the defensive, strategic gaps emerge between the U.S. and Israel
As Tehran’s missile fire drops sharply, Netanyahu and Trump press their advantage – but differences over the war’s duration, mounting economic costs and political blowback in Washington threaten to complicate the campaign’s next phase
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