This war with Iran, now in its fourth week, is Donald Trump’s and Benjamin Netanyahu’s war. A joint venture. That’s an obvious observation: The lead-up to the war included Netanyahu’s incessant urging of American presidents to confront Iran…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Russian-Iranian arms smuggling route said cut off by Israel’s Caspian Sea strikes
Recent Israeli airstrikes off the Iranian coast of the Caspian Sea targeted a key shipping route used by Iran and Russia for the exporting and importing of weapons, including those used by Moscow in its war on Ukraine, the Wall Street…
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Tensions rise in Iraq as Iran-backed militias escalate attacks
Iran is struggling to impose its will on Iraq. On March 24, the Islamic Republic launched missiles at the Kurdistan Region (KRG) of northern Iraq, where missiles killed six members of the Kurdish Peshmerga, the armed forces of the KRG.The Kurdish…
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India buys first Iran LPG cargo in years after US eases sanctions, sources say
By Nidhi Verma
NEW DELHI, March 25 (Reuters) – India has bought its first cargo of Iranian liquefied petroleum gas in years after the U.S. temporarily removed sanctions on Tehran’s oil and refined fuels, LSG trade flows and three industry sources…
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Palestinians warn of expanding settler violence in West Bank
Between January 2023 and mid-February 2026, at least 4,765 Palestinians from 97 locations, have been displaced by settler violence, the UN’s humanitarian office says. Most were from Bedouin and herding communities in Area C. At the start of this…
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Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over Iran war
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings at a perilous political moment for US President Donald Trump and with open division on the right over the war he launched in Iran.
While Trump…
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Lebanon court issues warrants for Hezbollah members over arms smuggling
Arrest warrants were issued against four Hezbollah members by Judge Ghada Abu Alwan in Lebanon’s military court on Tuesday, after the terrorists were accused of smuggling weapons into southern Lebanon, according to a statement by the Kataeb…
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Direct Israel-Lebanon truce talks stalled as neither side shows readiness
One diplomat explained that the Lebanese fear another civil war, and the Israelis seek to finally disarm Hezbollah. Another reason for the lack of progress is Beirut’s fear of being perceived as ‘collaborating with the enemy’ while Israel attacks…
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IDF officers: Lebanese army lied on Hezbollah disarmament in south Lebanon
The Lebanese army lied to the IDF about its operations to disarm and dismantle Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Israeli officers say, adding that, now that the military is again operating in the area, it is discovering Hezbollah has reestablished…
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US is ‘negotiating with itself’ says Iranian military
Iran has issued a response to claims that peace talks are under way by US President Donald Trump.
In a message issued on Wednesday, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the country’s main military…
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