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How do understand the war with Iran? We must get away from the propaganda and ask why this might be happening, in light of the facts that we do know. These facts
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Any longtime observer of the US-Iran hostility would know that appearances can be deceptive diplomacy. Over time, one gets to read the tea leaves with reasonable success with the help of intuitive
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He is one of the most enduring and consequential figures in modern Middle Eastern politics. Born in the holy city of Mashhad on 19 April 1939 into a modest clerical family, Ali
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly died following U.S.-Israel strikes, multiple sources in Iran and Israel indicate, though some reports note that Israeli assessments suggest the
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Iran has reportedly inflicted heavy losses on U.S. forces after retaliating for the weekend’s joint Israeli-American strikes on Iranian military and nuclear targets. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard
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Governments around the world have reacted strongly to the escalating confrontation between Iran, the United States, and Israel, signaling widespread concern over the potential for the conflict to spiral into a broader
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The United States and Israel launched a series of strikes against Iran on Saturday, targeting its leadership and military infrastructure, sending shockwaves across the Middle East and triggering Iranian missile retaliation toward
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In the hours leading up to the unprecedented U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the Central Intelligence Agency assessed that eliminating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would not guarantee a shift toward
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Ahead of the U.S. assault on Iran, President Donald Trump received multiple briefings emphasizing both the extreme risks and the potential strategic payoff of striking Tehran, a U.S. official told Reuters. The
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Reports say that Ayatollah Khamenei’s son-in-law and daughter-in-law were reportedly killed in recent strikes as tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States escalate. A member of
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by Our Correspondent in Doha The escalation of conflict in the Middle East has triggered massive disruption across the global aviation system, as large portions of regional airspace have been closed for
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Global cryptocurrency markets tumbled sharply following the outbreak of military strikes by United States and Israel against Iran, as geopolitical shockwaves triggered a rapid sell-off across digital assets. Traders reacted within minutes
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Former US President Bill Clinton reportedly told investigators that he did not have sexual relations with a woman photographed with him in a jacuzzi connected to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey
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After almost six months, the fragile silence at the Af-Pak border between the Taliban and Pakistan seems to have run out of patience. Pakistan carried out multiple airstrikes on Afghanistan yesterday, killing
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On February 26, 2026, Pakistani jets struck targets in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces. Kabul retaliated. Islamabad declared open war. The international community scrambled for its talking points. But for anyone
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