State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave
The ordered departure of U. S. employees in the kingdom indicates that senior diplomats are bracing for a possible surge in violence in the war with Iran, officials say.
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Russian, UAE foreign ministers seek end to attacks on Iran, Gulf states, Russian ministry says
Russian, UAE foreign ministers seek end to attacks on Iran, Gulf states, Russian ministry says Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates called on Sunday for an end to all attacks on both Iran and Gulf states and said renewed diplomacy was needed to ensure long-term regional security. "Attention focused on the necessity of stopping attacks that lead to casualties among the civilian population and cause damage to civilian infrastructure both in the Arab countries of the... Gulf and in Iran," the ministry said of Lavrov's telephone conversation with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed.
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Update: 7th U.S. service member killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran: command
WASHINGTON, March 8 (Xinhua) -- U. S. Central Command said on Sunday that the seventh U.
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Fox News uses old clip of Trump after he wore hat while saluting slain US soldiers
Conservative outlet aired footage of president saluting at similar ceremony in December for at least three broadcasts Fox News used old video of Donald Trump in multiple reports on Saturday and Sunday, concealing from viewers that the commander-in-chief wore a golf hat throughout a ceremony on Saturday in which he saluted six flag-draped transfer cases carrying the remains of the first US troops to die in his war on Iran . The president had stirred outrage online by failing to remove his Trump-brand white hat during the ritual homecoming at Dover air force base in Delaware on Saturday for six army reserve soldiers killed in Kuwait. Continue reading...
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Saudi Arabia intercepts drones heading toward Riyadh, air base and oil field
Saudi Arabia intercepts drones heading toward Riyadh, air base and oil field Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry says a ballistic missile launched towards Prince Sultan Air Base was intercepted and destroyed. The ministry said in the last three hours that it also shot down two drones north of the capital, Riyadh and two other drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading towards the Shaybah oil field.
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"US, Israel have become threat to global peace": Jamat-e-Islami Hind Vice President
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Jamat-e-Islami Hind Vice President, Malik Mohtasim Khan, on Sunday said that countries around the world must raise their voice agaisnt the bullying of the United States and Israel after the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayotollah Ali Khamenei during the US-Israel strikes on Iran.
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Iran says targeted Tel Aviv, Negev desert in Israel, US bases in region
Iran says targeted Tel Aviv, Negev desert in Israel, US bases in region Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said they targeted with missiles the coastal city of Tel Aviv and the Negev desert in Israel, as well as US air bases in the region. "The 29th wave of Operation Honest Promise 4 was launched with new-generation missiles of the aerospace force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps towards Tel Aviv, the Negev desert and terrorist American air bases in the region," they said in a statement carried by Iranian media outlets.
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US military announces death of 7th service member in Iran war
US military announces death of 7th service member in Iran war The US military on Sunday announced that a service member in Saudi Arabia had died after being wounded in an Iranian attack, the seventh American combat death since the war began. US Central Command, which oversees American military forces in the Middle East, said in a statement that the service member died Saturday "from injuries received during the Iranian regime's initial attacks across the Middle East. " CENTCOM Update TAMPA, Fla.
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Iran's parliament speaker says Tehran is not seeking a ceasefire
Iran's parliament speaker says Tehran is not seeking a ceasefire Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday that Tehran is not seeking a ceasefire, adding that "aggressors" should be punished. "If the enemy attacks us from any country, Tehran will respond decisively," he told Iran's state TV.
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Turkey extends Mideast flight cancellations due to war
Turkey extends Mideast flight cancellations due to war Flights to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan by Turkish Airlines, AJet, Pegasus, and SunExpress have been cancelled until the end of 13 March, Turkish Transport minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Sunday. He said in a statement on X that flights planned to Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Dammam have also been cancelled until the end of 13 March. Pegasus has removed Iran flights from its planning until 12 March, and Turkish Airlines has done so until 20 March, he noted.
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Israel military chief warns state of emergency could last 'much longer'
Israel military chief warns state of emergency could last 'much longer' Israel's military chief warned on Sunday that the state of emergency in the country could last "much longer" as war wracked the Middle East after the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. "Israel has been under a state of emergency for two years; we must expect it to take much longer - patience is required," Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said in a video released by the military.
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Israeli strike kills three Palestinians in Gaza City, medics say
Israeli strike kills three Palestinians in Gaza City, medics say An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinians in Gaza City on Sunday, said Mohamed Abu Selmia, head of the Al Shifa Hospital, the deadliest incident in Gaza since Israel and the US launched their war against Iran a week ago. Medics said the three men were near Al-Azhar University in western Gaza City, and included a paramedic, Mohammad Hamduna, and two others named as Mohammad Abu Shedeq and Ahmed Lafi. The strike hit near crowded tent camps where displaced Palestinians in Gaza were sheltering, and wounded several other people in the area, the medics added.
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Lebanon calls on Hezbollah to "surrender," condemns Iranian attack on Arab nations amid West Asia conflict
Beirut [Lebanon], March 8 (ANI): The Lebanese government on Sunday called on Hezbollah to 'immediately surrender' its weapons, while strongly condemning Iranian attacks targeting Arab nations amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.
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UAE intercepts 1,342 UAVs, 221 ballistic missiles, 8 cruise missiles from Iran amid West Asia conflict
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 8 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defence on Sunday reported the successful interception of a significant number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles launched from Iran amid the ongoing conflict in the region.
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15 people killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon, incuding on hotel in Beirut
Beirut [Lebanon], March 8 (ANI): Lebanon on Sunday said that Israeli overnight airstrikes on its capital, Beirut and places in southern Lebanon killed at least 15 people and wounded another 15, the country's National News Agency reported, adding that US -designated terror group Hezbollah has announced retaliatory attacks against Israeli targets.
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Key IRGC Quds Force base struck by IDF in Lebanon as Air Force reports extensive strikes on Iran targets amid conflict
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 8 (ANI): The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Sunday claimed strikes on key commanders of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force operating in Lebanon amid escalating conflict in the region for the past week. In a post on X, the IDF said that the strike targeted key commanders in the Quds Force's Lebanon Corps who were operating in Beirut.
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Bahrain claims Iran struck water desalination plant
Manama [Bahrain], March 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Interior of Bahrain on Sunday claimed that Iran attacked civilian targets in a water desalination plant after a drone attack. In a post on X, Bahrain's Ministry of Interior said, 'Iranian aggression indiscriminately attacked civilian targets and caused material damage to a water desalination plant following a drone attack. ' <a href="https://x.
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Israel claims killing three Iran guards commanders in Lebanon
Israel claims killing three Iran guards commanders in Lebanon Israel says it killed five people, including three commanders with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force, in a strike on a hotel. Earlier, the Lebanese health ministry said an Israeli air raid on a hotel room in Raouche, a popular tourist destination in the city centre, killed one person and injured 10 others. The Israeli military claimed the names of those killed in the attack were Quds commanders Majid Hassini, Ali Reza Bi-Azar, and Ahmad Rasouli.
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Ella Baron on Trump and Netanyahu’s war on Iran – cartoon
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U.S. Continues Airstrikes Against a Wide Array of Targets in Iran
A senior U. S. military official said those targets included missile launchers and air-defense sites.
