You may never have noticed it, but Ayatollah Ali Khamenei always hid his right hand. After the 1981 assassination attempt that nearly killed him and left his arm permanently damaged, Khamenei developed familiar habits to Iran watchers.In public…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Khamenei’s hidden hand of decades of terror and influence
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Escape From Tel Aviv: Israeli Airliner’s Flights From and to Sinai Sell Out
Israelis and Israeli companies are not waiting for state-sponsored rescue flights: Arkia announced on its website that starting today (Sunday), it will operate special flights from Greece to Egypt on the Athens-Taba route via Electra Airways….
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more than 1,8 thousand flights were canceled in the Middle East on February 28
More than 1.8 thousand flights were canceled in the Middle East on Saturday, February 28, amid strikes. On Sunday, March 1, about 700 more flights were canceled.
The New York Times writes about this, citing data from…
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China’s Wang Yi says attacks on Iran ‘unacceptable’, urges ceasefire and talks
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, March 1 (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday that attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran during U.S.-Iran negotiations were “unacceptable”, according to…
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Cyprus denies reports of Iranian missile fire amid retaliatory regional attacks
The Cypriot president’s denial came after the U.K.’s defense secretary said that two Iranian missiles had targeted the country. Meanwhile, loud blasts were heard in Dubai and the Qatari capital of Doha for a second day on Sunday as Oman was hit…
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A number of US allies in the Middle East were aware of the upcoming strikes on Iran
Some US allies in the Middle East have been notified in advance of the upcoming strikes on Iran. This is reported by CNN, citing sources.
According to the TV channel, a number of countries have received warnings…
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negotiating with Tehran has become “much easier” after the attacks on Iran
US President Donald Trump said in an interview with CBS News that he considers the US and Israeli strikes, which led to the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, effective and capable of opening the way to…
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EU leaders backed Israeli-U.S. strike in Iran, but critical voices are emerging
A Western source who participated in the negotiations over the 2015 nuclear deal told Haaretz that senior EU officials are guided primarily by a desire ‘not to upset Trump,’ particularly given European interests tied to the war in Ukraine and the…
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Iran Soccer Chief Casts Doubt on World Cup Participation Amid War With U.S.
Against the backdrop of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States, the president of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, gave an interview Saturday to state television and cast doubt on his national team’s participation in the…
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Trump said there are “several worthy candidates” for the post of Iran’s leader.
US President Donald Trump has said that there are “several worthy candidates” for the post of Iran’s leader.
In a telephone interview with CBS News, Trump answered a question about who he considers key, saying:…
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