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Trump’s war of choice in Iran hands Putin an opportunity
20+ hour, 40+ min ago (951+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin knows how to find opportunity in crisis, and the metastasizing Iran war is the latest case in point. Putin began the year projecting confidence about his campaign to subjugate Ukraine, despite incremental progress on the battlefield....
Iran's Revolutionary Guard launches heaviest strikes yet in 37th wave of "True Promise IV"
21+ hour, 39+ min ago (164+ words) The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced early Wednesday morning the launch of the 37th wave of Operation "True Promise IV" targeting Tel Aviv, Al Jazeera reported. The Revolutionary Guard said that the 37th wave of missiles lasted for at least three hours. A…...
UAE air defenses intercept Iranian missile barrage
22+ hour, 9+ min ago (109+ words) UAE air defenses intercept Iranian missile barrage'Egypt Independent The UAE Ministry of Defense announced early Wednesday morning on its X account that it had intercepted a barrage of ballistic missiles launched from Iran. The ministry affirmed its "complete readiness to…...
The US and Israel went to war with Iran, but the UAE is paying the price. Here’s why
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (936+ words) Iran warned any attack on the country would spark a regional conflict. The United States and Israel either did not believe them or judged it a risk worth taking. Eleven days into the war, it is the Gulf Arab nations…...
Iran strikes at Israel’s major energy infrastructure
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (258+ words) According to reports from the Tasnim News Agency, the Iranian military issued an official communiqu" stating that the operation was carried out in direct response to recent Israeli aerial bombardments of oil depots and energy infrastructure inside Iran. The Iranian…...
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorus in southern Lebanon
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (154+ words) Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorus in southern Lebanon'Egypt Independent The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday said that the Israeli army has unlawfully used white phosphorus munitions over homes on March 3 in the town of Yuhmur…...
Tensions arise between US and Israel over bombing of Iranian oil facilities: Report
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (195+ words) The Israeli Channel 12 reported on Sunday evening that tensions have arisen between the US and Israel following Israel's heavy Saturday attack on Iranian oil storage facilities. The source cited American and Israeli officials, alongside another source familiar with the details....
Why Trump can’t explain the start — or the endgame — of the war in Iran
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1265+ words) President Donald Trump has spent a lifetime talking himself out of tough spots. But in the war with Iran, his trusty technique of sowing confusion to postpone reckonings is beginning to fail. Ten days in, Trump still hasn't settled on…...
Lebanon "ready to resume negotiations" with Israel, says prime minister
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (200+ words) Lebanon's government is "ready to resume negotiations" with Israel, the country's prime minister told local media Monday, as Israeli attacks on the country persisted overnight. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told French paper L'Orient'Le Jour that Israel had not responded to…...
Israel triples airstrikes on Iran, striking 3,400 targets
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (270+ words) Data from the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) indicates that Israel has significantly intensified its military campaign against Iran, tripling the frequency of its strikes as the center of gravity shifts from American to Israeli operations. According to reports…...