‘The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon,’ Trump told CNN. The U.S. Defense Secretary declined on Monday to give a timeline for the war, saying it was up to Trump to decide the length – ‘This is not Iraq. This is not…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Trump: Main wave of joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran yet to come, report says
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Explosions heard near nuclear site, air base in Isfahan
Explosions were reported near Isfahan, Iran, on Monday afternoon, according to reports in local media and footage circulating on social media.The explosions came from near a nuclear facility in the central Iranian city, with footage appearing to…
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Pakistan, Afghanistan show no signs of stepping back as fighting enters fifth day
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Asif Shahzad
KABUL/ISLAMABAD, March 2 (Reuters) – Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Monday that their militaries had targeted each other’s posts across the border as their fighting entered a fifth day, fuelling…
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'Fire-Starter' or 'Historical Justice'? How Middle Eastern media frames the Iran War
While Tasnim, an Iranian news agency linked to the Revolutionary Guards, frames Iran as defensively responding to U.S. and Israeli aggression, opposition media abroad celebrate Khamenei’s death and Arab outlets question Iran’s leadership
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Iran reported damage to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage site as a result of the attacks
The UNESCO cultural heritage site Golestan Palace in Tehran was damaged during an air attack by the United States and Israel, the ISNA news agency reported.
The Golestan Palace served as the residence of the Qajar…
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Iran war about ballistic missiles, not nuclear weapons
Famous political strategist James Craville in 1992 coined the phrase “it’s the economy, stupid,” to help people to block out all of the political issues many people thought were important to American voters, but really were not as compared to…
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Oil and gas prices jump as conflict escalates
Experts have warned that a prolonged conflict could push global energy prices even higher.
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How Three Waves of Israeli Strikes Reportedly Took Out Khamenei and Hit Tehran’s Defenses
Israel carried out Saturday’s strikes against Iran in three waves, one of which included the most planes used in a single attack since the 1967 Six-Day War, according to a New York Times report published Sunday.
While the outlet previously…
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Sinking Iran’s proxies, Sinwar’s Al-Aqsa Flood left Khamenei high and dry
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei drew his last, likely choked, breath on Saturday, but the seeds of his demise in a joint Israeli-American strike were planted years earlier and far from his Tehran headquarters.
The processes…
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UK council funded cleric now urging revenge on US, Israel
One of two high-profile Shi’ite religious leaders in Iran who issued fatwas following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei formerly received a £15,000 ‘religious tolerance’ grant from Brent Council.On Sunday, following the assassination of…
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