The top American diplomat’s comments follow US President Donald Trump saying an “armada” is heading toward Iran.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Rubio says ‘thousands’ killed in Iran, US prepping for threats against personnel
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Reza Pahlavi urges international action for Iran’s future
Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has watched from afar for weeks as his country has burned and Iranians have been massacred in their thousands. From the beginning of the protests, which erupted nationwide on December 28, the people have been…
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PA’s Mahmoud Abbas seeks to exclude Hamas from election
In a move designed to appease the Trump administration, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is seeking to prevent Hamas from participating in the upcoming municipal election. The 90-year-old Abbas, who has been under pressure from the…
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Is the US preparing to strike Iran?
Satellite images show a steady and significant build-up of US military forces in the region.
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UN bans man from Holocaust event for filming guards’ spat with pro-Israel influencer
JTA — The grandson of Holocaust survivors was blocked from attending the United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Day event in New York City after taking a photograph of influencer Lizzy Savetsky’s confrontation with security over an…
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Israel steps up evictions of east Jerusalem Palestinians
In Silwan in east Jerusalem, south of the al-Aqsa Mosque, Kayed Rajabi and his neighbors have been handed eviction orders in favor of an Israeli settler organization which has already taken over parts of the Palestinian district.Rajabi’s home is…
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Rebel leader denounces US-DRC minerals deal one year after Goma’s fall
Jan 28 (Reuters) – The leader of a Congolese rebel coalition that includes Rwanda-backed M23 said a deal between Kinshasa and Washington related to critical minerals in the war-hit region was deeply flawed and unconstitutional, casting doubt on…
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Ahead of Rafah Border Opening, Palestinians Consider a Return to Gaza, Where No Home Awaits Them
Israel’s announcement that Gaza’s Rafah crossing will reopen to pedestrians in the next few days carried radically different meanings for Palestinians who fled the Strip during the war. For some, it reopened the possibility of return, however…
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Lebanese gov’t member slams Hezbollah’s allegiance to Iran
Lebanese Parliament Member Samy Gemayel criticized Hezbollah’s public support for Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on social media this week, urging the group to stop dragging Lebanon into Tehran’s conflicts.“If you want to…
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Saudi Arabia giga-ambitions crash into the wall of reality
Many of the kingdom’s most daring projects are being delayed and downsized. Money and megalomania alone don’t make for economic development
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