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Netanyahu says Israel will widen invasion, Iran warns it will target universities
Dubai: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday, March 29, that Israel will widen its invasion of southern Lebanon. He said Israel would expand what he called the “existing security strip” in Lebanon…
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Days of Iran threatening global shipping over: US Central Command
The US Central Command said Iranian naval vessels threatened and harassed global shipping for decades in regional waters, “but those days are over.” The remarks were shared over X on Saturday, March…
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Tehran to enable humanitarian aid through Hormuz, 3 Iranian nuclear sites hit
Tehran has agreed to “facilitate and expedite” humanitarian aid through the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Friday, March 27. Ali Bahreini said Tehran…
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Lebanon at risk of humanitarian catastrophe: UN refugee agency warns
Lebanon is facing a heightening humanitarian crisis as Israeli invasion risks turning into a catastrophe, the United Nations refugee agency warned. More than a million people, one in five citizens, have been…
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Israel launches new strikes on Iran, Lebanon ahead of UN meeting
Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Iran early Friday, March 27, ahead of the planned United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure, while Iran and…
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Iran death toll reaches at least 1,937: Iranian Dy Health Minister
An Iranian health official says the death toll from the war in Iran has reached at least 1,937 people. Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Ali Jafarian gave the figure to the pan-Arab broadcaster…
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In Lebanon, paramedics delay rescue over fear of Israeli ‘double-tap’ strikes
Nabatieh: Emergency health workers in Lebanon’s Nabatieh city are reportedly delaying their rescue efforts in areas getting bombed to avoid being targeted in Israel’s “double-tap” strikes. Several paramedic vehicles were seen waiting…
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Trump offers ceasefire plan to Iran, Lebanon expels Iranian Ambassador
The Trump administration has offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, according to a person briefed on the contours of the plan but who was not authorised to speak publicly about it.…
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US sending more troops to West Asia as Trump says Iran ready to give up on nukes
The Pentagon is preparing to deploy thousands of soldiers from the elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, adding to a significant military buildup…
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Iran names Ali Larijani’s replacement, pledges ‘complete victory’
The spokesman of Iran’s top military command said on Tuesday, March 24, that its armed forces will fight “until complete victory.” The comments by Maj Gen. Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi of the Khatam-al…
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Trump says US in talks with ‘top person’ in Iran, Tehran denies it
US President Donald Trump on Monday, March 23, said the US was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war,…
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Attack our plants, face complete shutdown of Strait of Hormuz: Iran to Trump
Iran, on Sunday, warned US President Donald Trump that it will not hesitate to fully shut down the Strait of Hormuz if the United States attacks its power plants. President Trump issued…
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Israel claims Iran Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib targeted in overnight Tehran strike
Israel has claimed it targeted Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib in overnight airstrikes in Tehran on Wednesday, March 18, amid escalating hostilities. Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported that strikes were carried out…
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US-Israel-Iran war: Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent, director of the United States National Counterterrorism Centre, resigned on Tuesday, March 17, saying he can no longer support the war in Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the…
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UAE, Kuwait oil production down, Israel says it has plans for 3 weeks of war
Seventeen days after the United States and Israel launched their attacks on Iran, the diplomatic path to ending the war appeared as narrow as ever on Monday, March 16. Iran’s foreign minister…
