The New York Times |
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Our White House reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs parses some of President Trump’s conflicting messages about the war with Iran.
Al-Monitor |
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The UN Security Council has postponed a vote scheduled for Friday on authorizing the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, according to the official program.The 15-member body was set to vote Friday morning on a draft resolution brought by Bahrain, but by Thursday night the schedule shifted. The reason given was that the United Nations observes Good Friday as a public holiday, according to diplomatic sources -- despite this fact being known...
Al-Monitor |
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By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Dozens of international law experts in the U.S. have signed an open letter saying that American strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes, after President Donald Trump reiterated his threats this week to strike Iran's power and desalination plants.Trump, who has previously offered shifting timelines and objectives for the war, said in a televised speech on Wednesday that the war could escalate if Iran did not give in to Washington's terms, with...
The New York Times |
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The cousin, Antoine Kassis, was found guilty of conspiracy to support a terrorist group, after trying to sell weapons from the fallen regime to a Colombian militia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
Syria Direct |
Matched Keyword: drone
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.
France 24 |
Matched Keyword: refugees
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.
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.
France 24 |
Matched Keyword: missile
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.