Much of the talk about Iran has been focused on whether the regime of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei can be toppled.While the chances of that happening have gradually risen over the last two weeks, especially with US President Donald Trump…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump can still change Middle East – analysis
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Russia slams US strike threats, warns against interference in Iran
MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday condemned what it described as “subversive external interference” in Iran’s internal politics and said U.S. threats of new military strikes against the country were “categorically unacceptable.”
“Those…
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4 suspects who impersonated IDF troops in West Bank heist nabbed by Israel Police, PA
Authorities say 2 Israeli Bedouins and 2 Palestinians drove into Dahariya with vehicle flashing emergency lights, robbed a jewelry store and fled
The post 4 suspects who impersonated IDF troops in West Bank heist nabbed by Israel Police, PA…
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26-year-old Iranian protester sentenced to execution
A 26-year-old protester is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday by the Islamic Regime, as authorities have reportedly failed to offer the demonstrator any opportunity to defend himself in a court of law.Erfaneh Soltani, who is scheduled to be…
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Trump tells Iranians to keep protesting, says ‘help is on its way’
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday told Iranians to keep protesting and said help was on the way, but did not give details.
“Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!… HELP IS ON ITS…
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Aide to Cypriot president quits after uproar over online video
NICOSIA, Jan 13 (Reuters) – A senior aide to the Cypriot president has quit over a video that opposition politicians allege shows high-level corruption on the east Mediterranean island but which the authorities dismiss as an attempt to discredit…
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UK condemns Iran leadership for ‘brutal killing’ of protesters
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – British foreign minister Yvette Cooper on Tuesday condemned the Iranian leadership for what she described as the “horrendous and brutal killing” of protesters, saying Britain had summoned the Iranian ambassador to…
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Howling winds send walls crashing down on Gaza tent camps, killing four
Winter storm topples buildings in Gaza City that were damaged during war; three of those killed from the same family
The post Howling winds send walls crashing down on Gaza tent camps, killing four appeared first on The Times of Israel.
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Somali regions reject Mogadishu’s move to cut ties with UAE
By Giulia Paravicini
NAIROBI, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Three self-governing regions in Somalia that have close relations with the United Arab Emirates have dismissed a decision this week by the central government to sever ties with the UAE, a longterm…
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Hamas to elect first leader since Sinwar killed by Israel, sources say
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Hamas is expected to elect a new leader this month, two sources in the group told Reuters, filling the role left vacant since Israel killed Yahya Sinwar in 2024 despite concerns that a successor could…
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