An Iranian-backed militia targeted Syria with rocket fire. The rockets appear to have been fired from an area north of Mosul in Iraq. The rockets targeted a military base in eastern Syria. The Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have carried out…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Syrian base hit in cross-border rocket attack from Iraq
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On Iran, Trump executes his most spectacular U-turn yet
International markets and the world at large have grown used to US President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversals, but Monday’s about-face on Iran was one of his most spectacular yet.
Since returning to power last year, Trump has openly embraced…
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Bahrain pushes UN action on Iran, Strait of Hormuz tensions rise
Bahrain has circulated an initial draft of a new UN Security Council resolution targeting Iran to council members, focusing on freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a copy obtained by The Post. The proposal also authorizes…
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Tehran’s Next Top Leader? The Rise of Iran’s Hardline Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf
As conflicting signals emerge over possible U.S.–Iran talks to end the war, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf has surfaced as a central figure in Tehran, with the chain of decision-making increasingly unclear amid uncertainty over the…
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Bahrain proposes UN Security Council approve use of force to protect Hormuz shipping
By John Irish
PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) – Bahrain has put forward a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use “all necessary means” – diplomatic language for force – to protect commercial shipping in…
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Iran claims ‘full control’ of Hormuz, warns against interference
An Iranian military spokesman said Monday that Tehran had “full control” over the Persian Gulf, Oman’s territorial waters, and the Strait of Hormuz, and therefore had no need to lay mines in the Gulf, according to Persian-language…
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US cautious on Hormuz action amid risks of escalation
Despite weeks of reports about a potential game-changing US operation to fully open the Strait of Hormuz, such an operation against Iran is not imminent, and may not occur at all, the Jerusalem Post has learned.This was true even before US…
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Exclusive-Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say
By Erin Banco, Gram Slattery and Maayan Lubell
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, March 23 (Reuters) – Less than 48 hours before the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone to President Donald Trump about the reasons…
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The ‘alarming’ civilian cost of war in Iran
The BBC has verified footage of several damaged hospitals, including the 17-story private Gandhi hospital in Tehran, close to the headquarters of the state broadcaster which was the target, a Red Crescent hospital in the town of Mahabad in…
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Journalist who investigated Erdogan’s son jailed on 'disinformation' charges in Turkey
Human rights organizations warn Ari’s detention signals a broader campaign against journalists probing government corruption and elite networks.
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