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Israel, U.S. goals ‘identical’; prepared for any scenario: Netanyahu

April 15, 2026 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (April 15, 2026) said Israel and the U.S. share “identical goals” in the ongoing conflict with Iran. The Israeli Prime Minister said the U.S. has been keeping Israel updated on its contacts with Iran and reiterated that both nations…

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Worried by hits on Iran nuclear sites, must never happen again: IAEA D-G Rafael Grossi

April 9, 2026 admin

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi at the IAEA’s Board of Governors’ meeting at the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria. File | Photo Credit: AFP Attacks like the one by U.S. and Israel on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear site must never happen again, and the world needs to discuss avoiding a…

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Hegseth asks U.S. Army’s top officer to step down while U.S. continues war on Iran

April 3, 2026 admin

Gen. Randy George “will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately,” said Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson. File | Photo Credit: AP Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down, the Pentagon said on Thursday (April 2, 2026) without…

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Iranian attack on Saudi base causes American casualties; more U.S. forces arrive in West Asia

March 28, 2026 admin

The attack on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia included at least one missile and several drones, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified officials. File | Photo Credit: U.S. NAVY via Reuters The number of Americans wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more…

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Iran wants ‘serious review’ of Arab Gulf ties, denies role in Saudi oil attacks

March 15, 2026 admin

This satellite image provided by Vantor shows damage after a drone attack at Ras Tanura oil refinery, in Saudi Arabia on March 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s relations with Arab Gulf states will require ‌a “serious review” in light of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, limiting the power of external actors so the…

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Macron urges Israel to hold ‘direct talks’ with Lebanon

March 14, 2026 admin

France’s President Emmanuel Macron. File | Photo Credit: AP French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday (March 14, 2026) said Lebanon was ready to engage in “direct talks” with Israel and offered to host negotiations in Paris. Iran-Israel war LIVE: Israeli Defence Minister says war with Iran entering ‘decisive phase’; Iran threatens U.S.-linked facilities in UAE…

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Israel-Iran war LIVE: Iran fires first missiles at Israel after choosing Mojtaba Khamenei as next supreme leader

March 9, 2026 admin

Iran’s ‌Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei ⁠to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ‌as the country’s new supreme ‌leader, state ‌media reported ⁠on Sunday (March 8, 2026). Mr. Mojtaba, a ⁠mid-ranking cleric with close ties to the powerful Revolutionary ‌Guards, had long been viewed by elements of Iran’s ruling ‌establishment as a potential…

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Israel-Iran war LIVE: Trump says deadly school strike ‘done by Iran’

March 8, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump blames Iran for what the country’s authorities said was a deadly strike on a school in the southern county of Minab. “We think it was done by Iran. Because they are very inaccurate, as you know, with their munitions. They have no accuracy whatsoever,” says Mr. Trump to the reporters aboard…

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Donald Trump vows ‘Iran will be hit very hard’

March 7, 2026 admin

“Iran has said ‘Thank you President Trump.’ I have said, ‘You’re welcome!’,” U.S. President Donald Trump said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump, in a post on social networking site Truth Social on Saturday (March 7, 2026), promised to attack Iran very hard today, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard!…

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Israel-Iran war LIVE: Russia reportedly providing Iran with info to strike U.S. military; Israel continues to bomb Lebanon

March 7, 2026 admin

Asked what Donald Trump meant by accepting only “unconditional surrender,” Karoline Leavitt said on Friday that it will be achieved when the president “determines that Iran no longer poses a threat to the United States of America” and the mission’s goals have “been fully realised.” “Then Iran will essentially be in a place of unconditional…

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