The Israeli strikes highlighted gaps between US and Israeli planning, and the attacks on oil infrastructure potentially threaten to limit Washington’s ability to influence a future Iranian government.
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NATO said it shot down a second ballistic missile from Iran in Turkish airspace on Monday, prompting a stern warning from Turkey to Tehran, which told its neighbour not to take “provocative steps”.
It was the second such incident in the skies over…
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WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was “nowhere near” deciding whether to send U.S. troops into Iran to secure the stockpile of highly enriched uranium there.
“We haven’t made any decision on that….
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WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is considering whether to designate Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention and could act as soon as Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told him five members of the Iranian national women’s soccer team had been “taken care of” amid fears they could be…
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March 9 (Reuters) – Israel’s U.N. ambassador Danny Danon said on Monday that the new supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, has the same radical ideas as in the past and Israel will target anyone who promotes radical ideas against it.
“Changing…
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The United Arab Emirates decried Monday that it was being targeted “in a very unwarranted manner” in the Middle East war, stressing it would “not partake in any attacks against Iran”.
“The UAE does not seek to be drawn into conflict or…
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President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Mojtaba Khamenei “is not going to last long” without US approval.
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Pressure is growing on Australia to allow the athletes to stay after a commentator threatened them over their refusal to sing the national anthem amid the war.
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By Olivia Le Poidevin
GENEVA, March 9 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva called on Monday for a de-escalation of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and a return to negotiations.
Oil prices have surged as…
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