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US troops attacked in Syria, no initial reports of injuries, official says

August 10, 2024 admin

“Initial reports do not indicate any injuries, however, medical evaluations are ongoing. We are currently conducting a damage assessment,” the U.S. official said. File | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. troops in northeastern Syria were attacked by a drone, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, although there were no injuries according to initial reports. This…

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Pak Citizen Arrested In Alleged Iran Plot To Kill US Official, Politician

August 6, 2024 admin

A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate a US official. Washington: A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate a US official in retaliation for the US killing of Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Asif…

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Why The Killing Of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Is Shocking But Not Unexpected

August 2, 2024 admin

While Hamas Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination in Iran’s capital Tehran mere hours after the swearing-in ceremony of President Masoud Pezeshkian has created shockwaves across the world, the response to the killing is expected to be imminent, and, possibly, tectonic. Haniyeh was, after all, the political chief of a group labelled a terror entity by…

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Benjamin Netanyahu Warns As Iran, Hezbollah Vow Revenge

August 1, 2024 admin

Netanyahu said that Israel is at a very high level of preparation for any scenario. Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel was prepared for any “aggression” against it following threats of retaliation for the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures. “Israel is at a very high level of preparation for…

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Iran Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei To Lead Funeral Prayers For Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh

August 1, 2024 admin

The Hamas leader was in Tehran for the inauguration ceremony of newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian Tehran: Iran was set to hold funeral processions on Thursday for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh ahead of his burial in Doha after he was killed in a strike in Tehran blamed on Israel. The Islamic Republic’s supreme leader…

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US Expresses Concern Over Escalating Middle East Conflict Risk

July 31, 2024 admin

The White House official declined to say whether the U.S. was urging restraint by Israel. Washington: The White House on Wednesday voiced concern about the increased risk of an escalation into a broader Middle East war after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran drew threats of retaliation against Israel. Speaking to reporters…

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Benjamin Netanyahu Slams Anti-Israel Protesters In US Speech

July 24, 2024 admin

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said that the anti-Israel protester are funded by Iran. Washington: Protesters opposed to the devastating war in Gaza are “Iran’s useful idiots,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech to the US Congress Wednesday, claiming that Tehran is funding the demonstrations. “I have a message for these protesters: When the…

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Why Are People Done With Their Governments?

July 8, 2024 admin

Politics around the world is evolving in ways that both leaders and analysts are finding difficult to assess and respond to. Politicians are scrambling to sustain support as new entrants make inroads into constituencies that have lost faith in the established order. It is in this melee of the old and the new that the…

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China’s Xi congratulates Iran’s Pezeshkian on election win

July 6, 2024 admin

Chinese President Xi Jinping. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday congratulated reformist Masoud Pezeshkian for his win in Iran’s presidential runoff election, state media reported. “I attach great importance to the development of China-Iran relations and am willing to work with the President to lead the China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership…

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Saudi congratulates Iran’s new reformist President

July 6, 2024 admin

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is seen. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Saudi Arabia, which restored ties with Tehran last year following a years-long rift, on Saturday congratulated Iran’s new president-elect, the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian. King Salman, in a message to Pezeshkian, expressed hope for the “continued development of relations which…

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