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The war in the Middle East escalated yesterday with attacks on natural gas facilities in Iran and…
Category: 1. Iran
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The failure of appeasement and the unstoppable rise of Iran’s organized resistance |
Following the massive nationwide uprisings of December 2025 and January 2026, the Iranian regime finds itself at a historic impasse. The ruling clerics only managed to maintain their fragile grip on power through the massacre of thousands of…
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Joe Kent, ex-Trump counterterrorism chief who resigned over Iran war, under FBI investigation for alleged leaks
The FBI is investigating former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent in connection with alleged leaks of classified information, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell CBS News.
The probe began before…
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Jalili, Dehghan Named in Rumors Over New SNSC Secretary
Two days after the killing of Ali Larijani, the former Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), rumors have started ci …
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The Iran war is threatening supply helium. What it means for markets
The war in the Middle East could pose a threat to the semiconductor industry and other sectors dependent on a resource produced in the Gulf — helium.
Helium is a little-known but key input in many industries, most notably technology. In…
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Israel and Iran attack gas facilities in a major escalation that rattles markets
President Trump walks to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., as he returns from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware after attending a dignified transfer solemn event on Wednesday.
Oliver Contreras
Iran attacked the world’s biggest…
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Hegseth plans to ask Congress for more funding in wake of Iran war – BBC
Hegseth plans to ask Congress for more funding in wake of Iran war BBC
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Sen. Ossoff questions Tulsi Gabbard on FBI’s Fulton County search, Iran nuclear program
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff questioned Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on the FBI’s search of Fulton County’s election hub and the threat Iran may pose to the U.S. during a heated committee hearing on Thursday.
Gabbard’s testimony…
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Will he deploy US troops to seize uranium?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing perhaps the most daunting question of the war with Iran, one that could define his time in office: Will he put U.S. troops on the ground in Iran to secure some 970 pounds of enriched uranium…
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war, AP source says :: WRAL.com
Iran intensified its attacks on oil and gas facilities around the Gulf on Thursday in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, dramatically raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through…
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