An important American early warning and control aircraft was heavily damaged in an Iranian attack on an airbase in Saudi Arabia, according to officials cited by The Wall Street Journal and footage posted online on Sunday.
Iran’s strike on…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars
By Joshua McElwee
VATICAN CITY, March 29 (Reuters) – Pope Leo said on Sunday that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have “hands full of blood”, in unusually forceful remarks as the Iran war entered its second month.
Addressing…
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Protests erupt in Syrian Christian city Al-Suqaylabiyah amid security tensions
The predominantly Christian city of Al-Suqaylabiyah, in the western countryside of Hama, witnessed a wave of public anger on Saturday, March 28, expressed through a protest demonstration demanding accountability for those involved in the security…
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Iran issues directive to counter potential US ground operation
A well-placed source told The Media Line that, under a newly issued directive, the regime ruling Iran is taking measures to prepare for a potential US ground assault, as well as to counter possible diversionary and disruptive operations in the…
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Israeli strikes hit two Gaza police checkpoints, killing six, medics say
CAIRO, March 29 (Reuters) – Two Israeli air strikes on two checkpoints of the Hamas-led police force killed at least six Palestinians including a child, local health officials said, in the latest round of violence despite a U.S.-brokered…
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Pentagon said prepping weeks-long ground operation in Iran, short of full invasion
The US Department of Defense is preparing options for ground operations in Iran, which would fall short of a full-scale invasion but could involve thousands of troops and take weeks or months, The Washington Post reported late…
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Lebanon's 'security zone' debate returns: 'Have you forgotten the IDF cemetery?'
South Lebanon’s ‘security zone’ was meant to protect northern Israeli communities. Over 15 years, it became a deadly trap. Haaretz revisits how it was born, how it failed – and why some fear Israel may repeat the mistake
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IDF strikes Iranian command centers, weapon production sites in Tehran
The Israel Air Force completed a wide-scale wave of strikes in Iran on Saturday, targeting regime infrastructure in Tehran, the IDF announced on Sunday, destroying several temporary command centers and eliminating their commanders.The statement…
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As Iran war grinds on, rising toll on global economy has many worried about recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — The war with Iran has driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their…
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Iran claims aluminium plant attacks in Gulf as Houthis join war
Iran claimed on Sunday attacks on two major aluminium plants in the Gulf, further raising the economic stakes of the Middle East war after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis joined the conflict.
The war that began on February 28 with US-Israeli attacks…
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