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Banks in Gulf Evacuate Their Offices
After an overnight attack on a bank, Iranian officials signaled a new willingness to target economic centers and banks with ties to the United States.
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Israeli strike in Tebnine brings Lebanon death toll to 634
Israeli strike in Tebnine brings Lebanon death toll to 634 Lebanon’s Health Emergency Operations Center said an Israeli strike on the town of Tebnine in the Bint Jbeil district killed at least eight people. The centre said the figure was preliminary. The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2 has now risen to 634, the country’s disaster risk management unit said.
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India assisting return of its citizens from Iran via land routes through Armenia, Azerbaijan: MEA
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday asserted that the government is working to ensure the safety and welfare of its citizens stranded in West Asia amid escalating tensions.
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Trump says war with Iran to end "soon" as "practically nothing left" to target
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the ongoing war with Iran would end 'soon', claiming that there is 'practically nothing left to target' after sustained military strikes. In a brief phone interview with Axios, Trump said the military campaign had progressed faster than initially anticipated and inflicted more damage than expected. 'The war is going great.
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Russian FM holds talks with Saudi counterpart on Middle East escalations
Moscow [Russia], March 11 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephonic conversation with Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan on the need to make efforts to prevent further escalation of the Middle East crisis. In a post on X, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said, 'On March 10, Sergey Lavrov & Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan spoke over the phone.
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Here we are again: inside the 13 March Guardian Weekly
Why hasn’t the US learned the lessons of two Gulf wars? Plus Iran’s supreme statement of defiance Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home address When news breaks that dominates the agenda to the extent of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, one challenge for the Guardian Weekly team is how to keep the magazine’s covers feeling fresh, week after week, while remaining focused on the same story. For this week’s edition, in response to Patrick Wintour ’s must-read essay on how the US has ignored the lessons of two previous Gulf wars, we asked illustrator Doug Chayka to play with the idea of a Middle East that the US either cannot, or refuses to, see.
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'Kill the regime but not people': BBC speaks to Iranians crossing into Turkey
Dan Johnson hears from Iranians at a crossing in north-west Iran about their thoughts on the war and regime.
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Red Cross mourns Lebanese medic killed in Israeli strike
Red Cross mourns Lebanese medic killed in Israeli strike The International Committee of the Red Cross said it is mourning a Lebanese Red Cross volunteer killed while carrying out a rescue mission in the southern city of Tyre. It identified the medic as Youssef Assaf and offered condolences to his family, Lebanon’s health ministry earlier confirmed. “It is deeply alarming that first responders in Lebanon continue to risk their lives while carrying out a humanitarian mission,” the group said in a statement.
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Power over piety: Khamenei Jr inherits Iran’s legitimacy dilemma
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei inherits not merely his father’s office but also the constitutional ambiguities and political compromises that accompanied Ali Khamenei’s own controversial elevation nearly four decades earlier.
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Thailand searches for crew members as ship attack reported near Oman
Thailand searches for crew members as ship attack reported near Oman Thailand is searching for three crew members missing from a cargo ship that caught fire off the coast of Oman. Twenty others were rescued by the Omani navy, according to Thailand’s Marine Department. Thailand’s foreign ministry called for de-escalation and renewed negotiations as tensions rise during the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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Middle East: All parties to the conflict must refrain from unlawful attacks on energy infrastructure
Israel, the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran must immediately cease or refrain from unlawful attacks on energy infrastructure, including facilities providing essential services such as electricity, heating and running water, said Amnesty International today, highlighting the risks of devastating civilian harm and environmental impact posed by such attacks. In recent days Israeli-US air […] The post Middle East: All parties to the conflict must refrain from unlawful attacks on energy infrastructure appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Echoes of Iraq invasion in Trump’s Iran plan | Letters
Alan West recalls a high-level meeting prior to the Iraq war. Plus letters from Spencer Hines and Margaret Squires At the final meeting prior to the invasion of Iraq between UK chiefs of staff (of which I was one), the then prime minister Tony Blair, the defence secretary, senior Ministry of Defence officials and the foreign secretary, in the Old War Office building in March 2003, I asked what the plans were for phase four of the war that was about to start (ie what were the plans for actions after we had won). We were told by the prime minister that the Americans had this all in hand.
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Israeli strike hits area near Yater in southern Lebanon
Israeli strike hits area near Yater in southern Lebanon An Israeli air strike hit the outskirts of the town of Yater in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground reported. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the attack. Yater lies close to the border area where Israeli forces have been carrying out strikes since March 2.
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Porsche profits crash after costly EV strategy U-turn
The automakers operating profits plunged nearly 93% after scrapping an all-electric vehicle program German luxury carmaker Porsche AG has reported a sharp drop in operating profits following a costly pivot away from its long-term EV strategy amid mounting challenges facing the EU's auto sector. The automaker booked extraordinary expenses totaling about €3. 9 billion ($4.
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Trump: War with the Islamic Republic Will End “Soon”
In an interview with Axios on Wednesday, March 11, U. S. President Donald Trump said the war with the Islamic Republic could end soon, cl ...
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Iran condemns new EU sanctions over alleged rights abuses
Iran condemns new EU sanctions over alleged rights abuses Iran has criticised a new round of European Union sanctions targeting officials over alleged human rights violations. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced earlier that member states approved sanctions on 19 Iranian officials and entities. In a post on X, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei described the measures as “absurd”, “immoral” and “utterly unlawful”.
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EU ambassadors approve new sanctions on 19 Iranian officials, entities over human rights violations
Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): The European Union on Wednesday moved to intensify pressure on Tehran amid the conflict in West Asia by approving new sanctions targeting 19 Iranian regime officials and entities accused of serious human rights violations.
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System over leader: Tehran broadcasts stability in wartime
Iran’s state media has moved quickly to frame the leadership transition not as a rupture but as proof of institutional resilience, shifting its messaging from wartime urgency to carefully managed continuity.
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Spain removes ambassador from Israel
Madrid has permanently terminated the diplomatic position as the rift with West Jerusalem deepens over the attack against Iran Spain has permanently withdrawn its ambassador from Israel, formally downgrading the level of diplomatic relations with the country. The long-strained relations between Madrid and West Jerusalem have deteriorated amid the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran.
