Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not surprised by Donald Trump’s statement about negotiations with Iran. Once the White House released its list of demands to Tehran, it became clear why.In the past, Israel largely stood alone on the front…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Donald Trump is ‘all in’ on the war and Benjamin Netanyahu knows it – analysis
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Thai fishing industry nears a standstill as Iran war pushes up fuel costs
SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand, March 26 (Reuters) – A surge in diesel prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war onIran is pushing Thailand’s multibillion-dollar fishing industry towards a standstill, with fishermen warning that their boats could be idled…
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Israel strikes Iran as Trump says Tehran wants deal to end war
Israel launched strikes across Iran on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump said Tehran wanted a deal to end the nearly four-week war despite its top diplomat rejecting any talks with Washington.
The conflict has mushroomed to draw in…
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Trade ministers meet in Cameroon for critical WTO reform talks amid deep divisions
YAOUNDE, March 26 (Reuters) – Trade ministers will meet in Cameroon on Thursday for crucial discussions on reforming the World Trade Organization, as some diplomats and trade officials warn that without an agreement, countries may set trade rules…
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Tehran building up Kharg Island for potential US ground invasion
Iran has been laying traps and moving military personnel and air defenses to Kharg Island in recent weeks to prepare for a possible US operation to gain control of the island, reported CNN on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with US…
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Iran says it is reviewing a US ceasefire plan but no talks; Trump says Tehran leaders want a deal
By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Kanishka Singh
DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was desperateto make a deal to end nearly fourweeks of fighting, contradicting the Iranian foreign…
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Kuwait, Saudi Arabia shoot down UAVs launched by Iran
Kuwait came under attack by Iran, the Kuwait Army General Staff Headquarters announced on Thursday morning in a statement on X.Twitter.According to the military’s statement, the attack came in the form of both missiles and drones.Citizens were…
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Kuwait forces catch terror network tied to Hezbollah, Interior Ministry says
Kuwait’s State Security Agency caught a network of attempted terrorists affiliated with Hezbollah, the Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday.According to a post made on X/Twitter by the Interior Ministry, six figures were identified within…
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Trump, fearing slaughter, said to reject Netanyahu’s proposal to jointly call for Iranian uprising
US President Donald Trump reportedly rejected a proposal last week by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to jointly call on the Iranian public to take to the streets and topple the regime during the war against Iran, with the president…
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G7 allies meet against backdrop of wars in Ukraine and Iran, with unpredictable US
VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France, March 26 (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from the world’s leading Western democracies meet in France this week against the backdrop of wars in Iranand Ukraine, economic uncertainty, and mounting unease over an increasingly…
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