March 5 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to finish the war in Iran first, but then it “will be just a question of time before you and a lot of unbelievable people are going to be going back to Cuba.”
Trump,…
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By Feras Dalatey
DAMASCUS, March 5 (Reuters) – Syria has opened a newly reactivated air corridor from the northern city of Aleppo toward the Mediterranean Sea for use by foreign airlines as well as its national carrier, the head of the country’s…
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WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives rejected an effort on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump’s air war on Iran and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress, backing…
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KYIV, March 5 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine would provide assistance to the U.S. in response to its request for help in dealing with Iranian drones in the Middle East.
Tehran has fired hundreds of drones…
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US Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of pushing the US toward war with Iran, Anadolu reports.
“Netanyahu is the extremist who killed 75,000 in Gaza. The…
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Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened on Thursday to intensify bombardment of Beirut’s southern suburbs until they resemble the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Anadolu reports.
The far-right…
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The US has suspended operations at its embassy in Kuwait City amid ongoing strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks across the Gulf, the State Department announced on Thursday, Anadolu reports.
In a statement, the…
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that Paris will help the Lebanese military as fighting flared again this week between Hezbollah and Israel, Anadolu reports.
“France will strengthen its…
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War has emptied the usually traffic-jammed streets of Iran’s capital, but Islamic republic authorities have filled them with checkpoints and security forces as they tighten their grip on the population.
After the United States and Israel launched…
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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is prepared to confront a potential ground invasion by the US, NBC News reported Thursday.
“No, we are waiting for them,” Araghchi said in a video interview when asked if…
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