Hunkered down at his luxury Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, US President Donald Trump kept an unusually low profile after announcing the start of huge military strikes on Iran.
Trump eschewed the grand Oval Office addresses to the nation favored by…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel kills 31 in Lebanon, vows to expand strikes after Hezbollah fire
Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 31 people on Monday, authorities said, following rocket fire from Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah after the killing of Iran’s supreme leader.
Israel’s military vowed to intensify its attacks on the…
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Hopes and fears as US Iranians take to streets after toppling of supreme leader
Hundreds rallied in cities across the US to celebrate Khamenei’s death, but not everyone was rejoicing.
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Three wounded in Iranian missile strike on highway outside Jerusalem
Man, 46, in moderate condition after stopping vehicle on edge of crater caused by blast, as Iran continued to launch missiles across the region in response to US-Israeli bombing
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Khamenei’s Successors Are Showing No Signs of Surrender – and They May Push Even Further
The opening move of the new Israeli-American war on Iran was a major operational success. The combination of prior intelligence and precision strikes by both countries led to the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as well as the…
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Israeli military launches strikes against Hezbollah after group attacks Israel
By Laila Bassam, Yomna Ehab and Nayera Abdallah
March 2 (Reuters) – Israeli military said on Monday it was striking targets of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militants across Lebanon, after the group launched missiles and drones towards Israel in…
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IDF Intercepts Hezbollah rockets in northern Israel
The IDF announced that sirens sounded in several areas of northern Israel following the launch of projectiles from Lebanon in the early morning hours on Monday. The details of the incident are currently under review by the military.The IDF…
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About 500 Russians to be evacuated from Iran via Azerbaijan, says Russian embassy
MOSCOW, March 1 – About 500 Russian nationals are readying for evacuation from Iran via Azerbaijan, the Russian embassy in Baku said on Sunday.
“We would like to express our gratitude to the Azerbaijani side for their assistance, including for the…
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Allies of US in the Gulf bear brunt of Iran attacks
But if the regime survives, and it may well, then Washington’s triple demands of Tehran will come back into focus, namely: a curb on Iran’s suspect nuclear programme, including a return to inspections; an end to Iran’s ballistic missile programme;…
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Trump warns ‘there will likely be more’ US deaths in Iran conflict
US President Donald Trump has posted a video statement on Truth Social saying the US will “deliver the most punishing blow” to the Iranian regime.
He warns “there will likely be more” US deaths after three service members were killed.
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