The IDF said it intercepted a missile and a drone launched from Lebanon after sirens sounded across northern Israel, and that another missile fell in an open area; Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam vowed to ban Hezbollah’s military activity and…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel won't end Iran war until Hezbollah threat in Lebanon is 'eliminated,' army chief says
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US jets shot down over Kuwait in 'apparent friendly fire incident', officials say
The planes were “mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defences”, but all crew survived, Centcom says.
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Trump says he ordered Iran strikes to thwart Tehran’s missile program
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he ordered the U.S. military to attack Iran to thwart Tehran’s nuclear program and a ballistic missile program that he said was growing rapidly.
(Reporting by Steve…
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Qatar says it shot down two Iranian jets, intercepted missile and drone barrage
Ballistic missiles and drones ‘targeted several areas’ in Qatar, according to the country’s Defense Ministry, and the missiles were shot down before they reached their targets
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Energy prices soar as Iran strikes Gulf, disrupts Strait of Hormuz
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Energy prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint, as well as Qatar’s announced shutdown of its natural gas production, raised uncertainty about how…
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Qatar shoots down two Iranian Su-24 fighter jets
Qatar shot down two Su-24 fighter jets coming from Iran, the Qatari defense ministry said on Monday.It did not provide further details on the incident.Arab states in the Gulf, all close US allies, have come under Iranian drone and missile attack…
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Khamenei’s Chosen Successor Could Offer Trump a ‘Dream Deal’ to End the Iran War
When U.S. President Donald Trump told CNBC on Sunday that the Israeli-American campaign in Iran is “ahead of schedule,” and that Iran’s leadership “want to talk, and I have agreed,” and when Al Arabiya reported that Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas…
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‘It Feels Like Money Is Melting’: In Gaza, a Cash Crisis Makes Daily Life Harder, Fuels Talk of Cryptocurrency
A Palestinian girl sells chocolate bars at a street market in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, in January. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana / AP
With a crippled economy and all crossings closed due to the new Iran war, Gaza’s worsening cash…
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Pakistan and Afghanistan in ‘open war’
The “open war” between Pakistan and Taliban controlled Afghanistan reached its fourth consecutive day of fighting on Monday after the Taliban government announced they were carrying out an offensive campaign against Pakistani military bases…
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Trump: U.S. ahead of schedule in Iran but can extend fighting beyond projected 4-5 weeks
‘The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon,’ Trump told CNN earlier Monday. Meanwhile, the U.S. defense secretary declined to give a timeline for the war, saying it was up to Trump to decide the length while insisting ‘this…
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