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newstribune.com > news > 03/06/2026 > commentary-iran-strikes-wont-succeed-without-a

COMMENTARY: Iran strikes won’t succeed without a real strategy | Jefferson City News-Tribune

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (743+ words) The president has a long history with Iran: pulling out of the nuclear deal negotiated by his predecessor in 2018, killing a top military commander in 2020, dropping bunker-busters on Iranian nuclear sites last year. What he's always lacked is a coherent…...

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newstribune.com > news > 03/16/2026 > us-officials-predict-quick-end-to-iran-war-while

US officials predict quick end to Iran war, while Tehran says it can outlast foes | Jefferson City News-Tribune

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (972+ words) U.S. officials responding to economic uncertainty about high oil prices predicted Sunday the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran would end within weeks and that a drop in energy costs would follow, despite Iran's assertion it remains "stable and strong" and ready to…...

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newstribune.com > news > 03/15/2026 > palestinian-star-of-oscar-contender-to-miss

Palestinian star of Oscar contender to miss ceremony due to travel ban | Jefferson City News-Tribune

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (280+ words) LOS ANGELES -- "The Voice of Hind Rajab," a heartbreaking retelling of the efforts to save a 6-year-old Palestinian girl amid Israel's attacks on Gaza, will be honored today at the 98th Academy Awards -- without one of its star players. Actor Motaz…...

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newstribune.com > news > 03/15/2026 > hegseth-irans-new-supreme-leader-wounded-likely

Hegseth: Iran’s new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured | Jefferson City News-Tribune

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (372+ words) WASHINGTON -- Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, questioning Khamenei's ability to govern after nearly two weeks of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. No images have been released of…...

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newstribune.com > news > 03/13/2026 > new-iranian-leader-vows-never-ending-revenge-in

New Iranian leader vows ‘never-ending’ revenge in first public statement | Jefferson City News-Tribune

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (274+ words) WASHINGTON -- Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed retaliation Thursday against the United States and Israel and signaled that Tehran will continue to choke off the world's most critical oil route, as the war strained global energy markets and raised…...

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newstribune.com > news > 03/12/2026 > israel-plans-new-foothold-on-red-sea-to-fight

Israel plans new foothold on Red Sea to fight Houthis | Jefferson City News-Tribune

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1107+ words) While the Iran war rages, Israel is quietly planning for a potential base at the mouth of the Red Sea from which to strike one of the Islamic Republic's last proxies still operating at full strength: the Houthis of Yemen....

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newstribune.com > news > 03/11/2026 > as-many-as-150-us-troops-wounded-so-far-in-iran

As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war | Jefferson City News-Tribune

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (139+ words) WASHINGTON -- As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the 10-day-old war with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The casualty figure has not been previously reported. Prior to Reuters' publication of the figure, the…...

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newstribune.com > news > 03/10/2026 > iran-signals-no-letup-in-war-as-khameneis-son

Iran signals no letup in war as Khamenei’s son made leader | Jefferson City News-Tribune

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (886+ words) Iran chose Mojtaba Khamenei, the hardline son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as its new supreme leader, signaling Tehran won't back down in a war now raging across the Middle East and causing a surge in energy prices. The…...

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newstribune.com > news > 03/10/2026 > us-israeli-war-on-iran-upending-global-business

US-Israeli war on Iran upending global business | Jefferson City News-Tribune

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (808+ words) The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is rattling businesses worldwide, driving up energy prices, squeezing supplies of critical raw materials and raising questions about the reliability of trade routes critical to the flow of goods from food to car parts. Below…...

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newstribune.com > news > 03/08/2026 > commentary-blocking-aid-israel-escalates-its

COMMENTARY: Blocking aid, Israel escalates its cruelty in Gaza | Jefferson City News-Tribune

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (257+ words) For more than five months, 15,000 boxes of children's cold medicine and other vital medicines meant for kids in the Gaza Strip have been sitting in a warehouse, awaiting approval from Israeli authorities that never seems to come. Life for Palestinians…...