An Israeli source said on Saturday evening that Israel has information indicating that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the strikes on Iran today. An American source speaking to Fox News later said the U.S. also believes…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Fears of Mideast war as US-Iran conflict flares
Countries around the world voiced fears of a Middle East conflagration after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran Saturday, and Iran targeted US bases in the region in retaliation.
– UN condemns escalation –
United Nations chief…
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump fooled world ahead of Operation Epic Fury
Although the date for the Israeli-American strike on Iran had been set well in advance, most members of the Security Cabinet received final confirmation only on Friday morning, according to two Israeli sources.The ministers were briefed on the…
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UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on US-Israeli strikes against Iran
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres condemned “escalation” in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, on which the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Saturday.
“I call for an immediate cessation of…
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Israel targets, may have killed dozens of Iranian leaders
Up to dozens of top Iranian officials may have been assassinated collectively at a few different meetings on Saturday, with indications that Israel focused on this part of the joint US-Israel bombings, while American forces focused on other…
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Trump’s doctrine clears path for a new Iran
Airstrikes, no matter how precise or devastating, rarely topple regimes on their own. They can shatter command-and-control centers, destroy air defense batteries, and turn missile silos into craters.But the final blow – the one that will end a…
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Iran attack high risk, high reward, US officials say
Ahead of the United States attack on Iran, President Donald Trump received briefings that not only delivered blunt assessments about the risk of major US casualties but also touted the prospect of a geopolitical shift in the Middle East in favor…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says
Feb 28 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who turned the country into a powerful anti-U.S. force and extended its military influence across the Middle East while crushing repeated domestic unrest, was killed in Israeli and…
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Ali Khamenei assassinated in Iran, Israeli officials told
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated in an Israeli strike on Tehran, with his body found under the rubble caused by an Israeli airstrike, senior Israeli officials were informed on Saturday evening.Khamenei ruled the…
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Analysis-Iran missiles brings war to Gulf doorstep; hardens support for US–Israel campaign
By Samia Nakhoul
DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Thunderous blasts and towering fireballs from Iranian missiles streaking across Gulf states vindicated their leaders’ long-held fears that Tehran can bring war to their doorstep, likely to harden Arab…
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