Iran increased its volume and pace of ballistic missile attacks early Sunday on Israel with several rounds of air siren warnings ringing out across the country one after another, in response to admitting the death of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iran ramps up missile attacks after Ali Khamenei death
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Inside Iran, panic as strikes hit but for some it's a moment of relief
Iranians talk about what is happening inside the country, despite an almost total internet blackout.
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Moment Iran’s state TV announces Supreme Leader has been killed
Iran’s state media has confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, after attacks across Iran by Israel and the US, which began on Saturday morning local time.
Reading a statement from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, state…
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More strikes aimed at Iran after US, Israeli assault kills supreme leader
DUBAI/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, March 1 – Israel said it had launched another wave of strikes on Iran on Sunday, as Iranians faced uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in U.S. and Israeli attacks that threatened to destabilize the…
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Reza Pahlavi: Iran to have elections, close ties with Israel
Pahlavi addressed fears of the US establishing an extended, resource-draining military presence in Iran as it did in Iraq in the early 2000s following the assassination of Saddam Hussein.The crown prince explicitly assured Washington…
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OPEC+ mulls oil production increase in shadow of war
As a fresh Middle East conflict risks sending oil prices sharply higher, Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance are widely expected to announce an output increase Sunday, analysts say.
The virtual meeting by the eight…
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Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei dies to air strike
The 36-year rule of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei built Iran into a powerful anti-US force, spreading its military sway across the Middle East, while using an iron fist to crush repeated unrest at home.He was killed on Saturday, aged 86, Iranian state…
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US and Israeli strikes on Iran in maps
Israel and the US have launched strikes across Iran, with Iran retaliating with strikes across the region.
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Explainer-Why is the US attacking Iran?
By David Brunnstrom
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The United States and Israel launched their most ambitious attacks on Iran in decades on Saturday in an operation that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Blasts heard in Kabul amid clashes between Afghan, Pakistani forces
KABUL, March 1 (Reuters) – Blasts and gunfire were heard in Kabul on Sunday, a Reuters journalist in the Afghan capital said, as fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan entered a fourth day.
Explosions echoed across parts of the city before…
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