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Category: 4. World
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UK firms urged to brace for Iran-linked cyber attacks
UK businesses should prepare for potential cyberattacks from Iran, the National Cyber Security Centre warned on Monday amid the war in the Middle East. The NCSC is part of the intelligence organization, Government Communications Headquarters…
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Live updates: Iran strikes prompt closure of U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; Israel attacks Lebanon – The Washington Post
- Live updates: Iran strikes prompt closure of U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; Israel attacks Lebanon The Washington Post
- Iran live news: US embassy in Riyadh hit; Israel seizes land in Lebanon Al Jazeera
- US embassy in Riyadh hit by…
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My Jewish grandfather was known as the Nightingale of Iran. Could the country he knew be within reach?
It wasn’t always this way. As I watch the war unfold with trepidation and hope for the land where the Purim story takes place, I keep thinking about what kind of country Iran has been and what it could be.
My…
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Israeli military says Iranian missiles hit central Israel – Reuters
- Israeli military says Iranian missiles hit central Israel Reuters
- After deadly missile impact, Beit Shemesh struggles to maintain Purim cheer The Times of Israel
- Shrapnel from Iranian missile strikes injures 12 The Jerusalem Post
- Despite Iranian…
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‘Pray We Make It Through the Night’: Iran’s Capital Under Siege – The New York Times
- ‘Pray We Make It Through the Night’: Iran’s Capital Under Siege The New York Times
- Explosions sound in the Iranian capital as war with US and Israel enters a fifth day AP News
- Bombardment unleashes terror in Tehran with no sign of…
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How Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron taught Iran it can hit Europe
Europe’s leaders keep saying they fear a wider war. Iran’s regime keeps widening it anyway.Two drones hit the US Embassy complex in Riyadh this week, sparking a fire and damaging part of the building. Gulf states are issuing statements about…
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Trump has less than 30 days to end the Iran conflict or he’ll lose his inflation battle
By Kenneth Rapoza
Markets expect a ‘Venezuela II’ scenario in which the bad guy falls, order returns and oil drifts lower
President Donald Trump watches the attacks against Iran on March 1, 2026.
If crude holds near…
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Middle East conflict: Tennis players flee court after Iranian drone attack in UAE causes fire at nearby oil terminal
Players and officials ran from the court at an ATP Challenger event in the United Arab Emirates when an Iranian drone attack led to a fire breaking out at an oil terminal located about 10km away.
Two matches were stopped in Fujairah – which is…
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UK sends Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon to Cyprus | US-Israel war on Iran
A Royal Navy destroyer is expected in Cyprus next week after Keir Starmer announced it would be sent to defend the country and British bases there after hostile drones targeted RAF Akrotiri on Monday.
The prime minister said that HMS Dragon,…
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