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US Central Command leader says Iran campaign is ‘ahead or on plan.’ Follow live updates.
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (930+ words) The top commander of the US military's Central Command said the campaign against Iran is "ahead or on plan," as the Israeli military began what it called "a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting Iranian terror regime infrastructure" early Monday. US…...
Iran threatens to start hitting Gulf power plants and mine waters as Israel launches new attacks
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (1088+ words) The threat by Tehran puts at risk both electrical supplies and water in the Gulf Arab states, particularly as the desert nations commingle their power stations with desalination plants crucial for supplying drinking water. Following the threat, Iran's semiofficial Fars…...
Vehicles belonging to Jewish ambulance service set on fire in London in apparent antisemitic attack
11+ hour, 26+ min ago (347+ words) Officers were called to Golders Green, a London neighborhood with a large Jewish population, after receiving reports of a fire. Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organization that provides emergency medical response, were damaged, according to the London…...
Rare statement from Iran’s supreme leader signals retaliation over killing of top security official. See how the day unfolded.
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (1771+ words) The United States was informed about plans for an Israeli strike on Iran's massive offshore South Pars natural gas field Wednesday but did not take part in it, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized…...
Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (520+ words) RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) " Israeli settlers rampaged through multiple Palestinian villages overnight Saturday and into Sunday, smashing cars, setting fires and wounding several men in the latest flare ... Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in attacks on Palestinians in…...
Judge rules lawsuit can proceed against Trump-era student visa revocations
1+ day, 40+ min ago (691+ words) A federal judge in Boston on Friday ruled in favor of two higher education groups who sued the Trump administration last year after it revoked thousands of visas for international students. In a 62-page opinion, US District Court Senior Judge…...
The Middle East celebrates Eid and Nowruz under the shadow of war
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (998+ words) EAST JERUSALEM - Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of Ramadan, arrived this year in a Middle East shadowed by the danger and disruption of war. In a rare confluence, Nowruz, the Persian new year, fell on the same day…...
Trump hints at wind-down of war as US sends more troops and Iran threatens tourism sites
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (756+ words) Trump's post Friday on social media followed an Iranian threat to attack recreational and tourist sites worldwide and another day of the airstrikes and drone and missile attacks that have engulfed the region. The mixed messages from the United States…...
Iran war halts Qatar helium output, threatening global tech supply chains
2+ day, 19+ min ago (1180+ words) Best known as the gas that makes party balloons float, helium is also a key input in chipmaking, space rockets and medical imaging. Qatar supplies a third of the world's helium, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but the nation had…...
Deepening Iran conflict exposes cracks in US and Israeli objectives
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1130+ words) WASHINGTON " When the United States and Israel initiated the war against Iran last month, their messages were perfectly in sync on the sweeping goal of regime change. President Trump told Iranians to seize their "only chance" for generations to "take…...