SEOUL, March 11 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Wednesday it supports the Iranian people’s choice of new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who was named on Monday to succeed his father killed in the initial strikes against the country by the U.S….
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By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall
DUBAI, March 10 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards forced through the choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader, seeing him as a more pliant version of his father who would back their hardline…
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Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:
– Israel announces fresh strikes on Iran –
Israel’s military said that it had unleashed a new “wave of strikes” on Tehran, shortly after a round of explosions was heard in the Iranian capital.
“The…
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US Navy escorts could help increase the flow of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, but American warships accompanying slow-moving commercial vessels would face threats including mines, missiles and drones in the narrow waterway bordering…
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Iran has begun placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a recent report, after the American president threatened to strike Iran harder if oil shipments are interfered with.
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By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. senators expressed alarm on Tuesday about the Iran war, saying they were worried that President Donald Trump could deploy U.S. ground forces and noting the high risks given…
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SYDNEY, March 11 (Reuters) – Two more players from the Iranian women’s soccer team sought asylum in Australia, local media reported, after five players were granted humanitarian visas on Tuesday over safety concerns on their return home for not…
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened Iran with unprecedented military consequences if it had placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz and failed to remove them, Anadolu reports.
“If for any reason mines were…
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March 10 (Reuters) – Boeing has signed a new $289 million contract with Israel to deliver as many as 5,000 new air-launched smart bombs, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the transaction.
(Reporting by Mariam…
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American firm Planet Labs PBC on Tuesday said it now imposes a two-week delay for access to its satellite images of the Middle East because of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
Both major US satellite firms, Planet and Vantor, now delay or block…
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