US Vice President JD Vance told Iran Wednesday to take Washington’s threats of military action “seriously,” a day after President Donald Trump appeared to build the case for war in his State of the Union address.
As US forces mass in the Middle…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iran’s ‘shadow fleet’ targeted in new US sanctions
The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on more than 30 individuals, entities, and “shadow fleet” vessels it said enabled Iran’s illicit petroleum sales, ballistic missiles, and weapons production.Treasury’s Office of Foreign…
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Terror groups receive $1.7b. from Iran through Binance
People in Iran were able to access more than 1,500 Binance accounts last year, allowing the transfer of $1.7 billion to flow from two accounts to the Islamic regime’s terror proxies in a potential violation of global sanctions, the New York…
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Modi says India stands ‘firmly’ with Israel during visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told lawmakers in Jerusalem on Wednesday that India stands “firmly” with Israel following Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023.
Modi also met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a two-day visit aimed at…
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Hezbollah official: We will not intervene in event of ‘limited’ US strikes on Iran
A Hezbollah official said Wednesday that the Lebanese terror group will not intervene militarily in the event of “limited” US strikes on its backer Iran, but will consider any attack against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a…
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Berlinale meet called over film director’s anti-Israel speech
German culture officials plan to summon organisers of the Berlin film festival Thursday after the event was rocked this year by controversy over the Israel-Palestinian conflict and Gaza war.
Bild daily reported that Tricia Tuttle, the US director…
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Turkey touts Somalia spaceport as Horn of Africa rivalry heats up
ANKARA — Turkey’s planned spaceport in Somalia could open new avenues for cooperation in security, the defense industry and technology sharing between the two countries, Burhanettin Duran, a senior aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said…
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Vance tells Fox News Trump still prefers diplomatic solution with Iran
Feb 25 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump still preferred a diplomatic solution with Iran and that he hoped Iranians took that seriously in their negotiations on Thursday.
“The President has been…
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Australia to diplomats’ families: Leave Israel, Lebanon now
The Australian government has told dependents of Australian diplomats in Israel and Lebanon to leave the two Middle East countries, citing a deteriorating security situation in the region, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.US President…
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Gazan firm to build UAE-funded housing complex in Israel-controlled south — sources
A Gaza-based construction firm has been contracted to build an Emirati-funded compound for tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in a part of the territory under Israeli military control, two Israeli officials and two Palestinian…
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