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5 Takeaways From Trump’s Speech on Iran

The New York Times |

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President Trump did not define a clear path out of the conflict, which he estimated would end within three weeks.

Trump Initially Laid Out Five Goals for the Iran War. Here’s Where They Stand.

The New York Times |

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The United States and Israel have done significant damage to Iran’s military capabilities. But Iran still fires missiles, has nuclear material and coordinates with militias in the region.

Iran Is Skeptical About Diplomacy, U.S. Intelligence Says

The New York Times |

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Any decision by Iran to keep fighting would complicate President Trump’s stated goal of trying to end the war within weeks.

Heavy bombings across Tehran jolt its war-weary residents.

The New York Times |

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Some people in the capital said the blasts on Wednesday morning were among the most powerful they had felt in more than a month of war.

Why Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Matters for the U.S. Economy

The New York Times |

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The interconnectedness of global energy markets means that the effects of Iran’s blockade of the waterway are not limited to countries directly dependent on oil from the Middle East.

Placing U.S. Troops in Middle East Hotels May Violate Laws of War

The New York Times |

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U.S. commanders have kept many troops away from bases in the region to protect them from Iran’s ballistic missile attacks.

Netanyahu makes the case that wars on Iran have succeeded.

The New York Times |

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Israel had crushed Iran’s capacity to make nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. But Iran has continued attacking Israel and Persian Gulf countries and is believed to still have highly enriched uranium.

The Sailors Stranded in the Persian Gulf

The New York Times |

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Thousands of civilian sailors have been stranded for more than a month in waters surrounded by a conflict zone because of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Israel Strikes Tehran Pharmaceutical Plant, Claiming Military Link

The New York Times |

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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Tuesday that Israel was “openly and unashamedly bombing pharmaceutical companies.”

Syria's al-Sharaa visits Germany to discuss refugee return, war and recovery

France 24 |

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Ahmed al-Sharaa started a visit to Berlin on March 30 for talks on the Middle East war, rebuilding his country and the return of refugees. The visit is the first to Germany for Syria's interim leader, with critics saying his human rights record is being ignored. It is also the newest attempt by al-Sharaa to kindle a relationship with Western countries, after years of isolation for Syria under dictator Bashar al-Assad. FRANCE 24's Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi tells us more.

War in the Middle East: Syria's government vows to avoid regional escalation

France 24 |

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Syrian President Ahmed al- Sharaa said Friday he is working to keep his country away from conflict, against the backdrop of the Middle East war, stressing that his government is on good terms with all regional countries.

‘It was very painful’: Yazidi woman testifies on IS group sexual slavery in Paris court

France 24 |

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A Yazidi woman held as a sex slave by the Islamic State (IS) group recounted her harrowing ordeal before a French court Thursday, detailing her abduction, repeated rapes and forced sales. The trial of French jihadist Sabri Essid, prosecuted in absentia for genocide and crimes against humanity, marks France’s first case on IS group atrocities against the Yazidis.

In southern Syria, echoes of the US-Israeli war with Iran hit close to home

Syria Direct |

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While not a direct target of the escalating conflict between Israel, the US, Iran and Hezbollah, southern Syria is feeling its fallout—from drone debris to increased patrols by occupying forces. The post In southern Syria, echoes of the US-Israeli war with Iran hit close to home appeared first on Syria Direct.

Syrian refugees flee Israeli offensive in Lebanon, returning to a Syria in ruins

France 24 |

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At the Joussieh border crossing near the Syrian city of Homs, thousands of Syrian refugees are fleeing the devastating war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. Driven out by Israeli air strikes after years of exile in Lebanon, families and children wait for hours before returning to a country where 90 percent of the population is surviving in post-Assad poverty. FRANCE 24's Dana Alboz and Hussam Hammoud report.

'Notion that the Iranian Kurds could trust anything the Americans said would be pretty reckless'

France 24 |

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Iranian Kurdish militias have reportedly been consulting with the US in recent days about whether, and ​how, to attack Iranian security forces. A coalition of groups based on the Iran-Iraq border in the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan has been training to mount such an attack in hopes of weakening the regime. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with former ambassador, Peter Galbraith, who previously acted as an advisor to the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq.

NATO shoots down Iranian missile en route towards Turkish airspace

France 24 |

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A ballistic missile fired from Iran and en route towards Turkish airspace was intercepted and destroyed by NATO air defence systems, Turkish officials said Wednesday, in an incident that underscored fears of a widening regional war.

Iran targets US military bases in the Middle East with retaliatory strikes

France 24 |

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Tehran responded to joint US-Israeli air strikes on its territory by launching a wave of drone and missile attacks at bases hosting US troops across the Middle East. Here's what we know so far about the US military bases being targeted in the region.

What future for the Kurds after ceasefire deal with Syrian government?

France 24 |

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Dreams of an autonomous state for the Kurds are slipping away after a Syrian government offensive saw them lose large swathes of territory in the northeast of the country. A ceasefire deal at the end of January between Kurdish-led forces and the government in Damascus ended the fighting. In Middle East Matters, Haxie Meyers-Belkin spoke to Mohammed A. Salih, a Kurdish specialist from the Philadelphia-based Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Humanitarian crisis in northern Syria leaves Kurdish refugees stranded

France 24 |

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In Syria, last week’s agreement between Kurdish forces and Damascus includes a humanitarian component, ultimately aimed at allowing refugees to return home. These families fled the fighting that followed the fall of Bashar al-Assad. There are now more than 100,000 internally displaced people in the Qamishli region, in Syria’s far northeast. Report by Marie Charlotte Roupie, Abdulrahman Daoud and Josh Vardey.