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Tensions Emerge Between Iraq And Iran After Missile Strike
Baghdad has exhibited an unusually strong reaction to the Iranian missile strike Monday night on targets in Erbil, northern Iraq, by recalling its ambassador. Iraq has close ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran, both Shia-dominated governments, but the Iranian attack that destroyed the house of a well-know Iraqi Kurd, killing him and his family,…
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Controlling inflammation to conquer lung infection
LAT8881 and LAT9997 improve resistance to influenza A virus infection in vivo. A, Schematic of human growth hormone structure (orange; http://www.rcsb.org/structure/1HGU). The synthetic compound LAT8881 is a cyclized peptide containing a cysteine-cysteine–bonded loop (SS) and is derived from the C-terminal region of growth hormone (magenta). LAT9991F is a cyclized peptide and a metabolite of LAT8881.…
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Asa Hutchinson drops out of race for Republican presidential nomination | US elections 2024
The former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, a stalwart conservative willing to sharply criticize Donald Trump, has suspended his beleaguered bid for the White House the day after the Iowa caucuses. “My message of being a principled Republican with experience and telling the truth about the current front runner did not sell in Iowa,” he said…
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Israeli war minister confesses Hamas ‘far from being defeated’ in Gaza
In an unexpected turn of events, the Israeli war minister has confessed that Israel has been unable to defeat the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas during its months-long war on the besieged Gaza Strip. Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s war cabinet minister told Israeli media on Tuesday that there was no alternative to Hamas rule despite continued Israeli…
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NATO has at least three years to prepare for war with Russia – member state
Iran Press/ Iran news: Last week German media claimed that Berlin was bracing for hostilities with Russia, which it projected could arise as early as summer 2025. Moscow brushed aside the speculation. Prime Minister Kallas said the Estonian intelligence service VLA had predicted a three to five-year timeframe, noting that it “very much depends on how we…
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Iran says IRGC attacks Israel’s ‘spy HQ’ in Iraq, vows revenge
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the “spy headquarters” of Israel in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported late on Monday, while the elite force said they also struck in Syria against the Islamic State. The strikes come amid concerns about the escalation of a conflict that has spread through the Middle East…
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U.S. says 2 SEALs lost seizing Iran weapons shipment for Houthis, as Qatar urges focus on Israel-Hamas war
The U.S. military said Tuesday that it had seized a boatload of “advanced conventional weapons” sent from Iran to the Houthi rebels in Yemen — evidence, according to the U.S. Central Command’s Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, that “Iran continues shipment of advanced lethal aid to the Houthis” as they attack commercial vessels in the Red…
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UK Covid inquiry to investigate evidence Scottish ministers failed to protect vulnerable people | Covid inquiry
The UK Covid inquiry will investigate evidence that ministers in Scotland failed to properly fund social care and failed to fully protect those at greatest risk from the virus, it has emerged. Heather Hallett, the chair of the independent inquiry, was told that Nicola Sturgeon’s decisions as first minister would come under detailed scrutiny during…
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2 missing Navy SEALs on mission that seized Iranian missile parts headed for Houthis: US
The two U.S. Navy SEALs missing in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia were on a mission to board a dhow that led to the seizure of Iranian-made ballistic and cruise missile components headed to Houthi militants in Yemen, according to U.S. Central Command. The risky nighttime mission last Thursday to board the dhow in…
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US Seizes Iranian-Made Missile Parts in Raid Near Somali Coast
JERUSALEM — U.S. Navy SEALs seized Iranian-made missile parts and other weapons bound for Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi militants in a raid last week where two service members went missing, the U.S. military said Tuesday. The SEALs boarded a traditional dhow sailing vessel near the coast of Somalia in international waters of the Arabian Sea, seizing…
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