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Trump approved Iran strike after call with Netanyahu and fresh intelligence on leadership target, report says
WASHINGTON, March 23 — Less than 48 hours before the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone to President Donald Trump about the reasons for launching the kind of complex, far-off war the American leader once
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Vietnam Airlines to cut domestic flights over fuel shortage from Mideast war
HANOI, March 24 — Vietnam’s national air carrier will suspend nearly two dozen domestic flights a week starting next month because of limited fuel supplies caused by the Mideast war, the nation’s aviation authority said. The price of jet fuel
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India warns against misuse as low-cost weight-loss drug generics hit market
NEW DEHLI, March 24 — India’s health ministry warned today of the risks of unregulated use of weight-loss drugs, as low?cost generic versions hit the market, stepping up inspections and enforcement across the pharmaceutical supply chain. The warning comes after patents on
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Netanyahu says Trump sees chance to turn US-Israeli gains in Iran into deal
JERUSALEM, March 24 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that he spoke with Donald Trump, saying that the US president believed US-Israeli military gains in Iran could be converted into a negotiated agreement that protects Israel’s interests. “President Trump believes
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Blast shakes Jerusalem after Iran fires two missiles, minor injuries reported
JERUSALEM, March 24 — A loud blast rang out over Jerusalem early today as the Israeli military sent search and rescue teams to a damaged building following two rounds of Iranian missile fire. Israel’s military announced the Iranian launches hours after
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Why Iran’s threats against Middle East desalination plants could turn water into the next battleground
PARIS, March 23 — Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but Iran has threatened to target desalination plants after it said its own water and energy infrastructure had sustained damage in the ongoing war with Israel and the
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Russia warns against nuclear strikes, urges diplomacy after Trump threatens Iran over Hormuz closure
MOSCOW, March 23 — Russia on Monday called for “political and diplomatic” settlement to the Middle East war after US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if
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Shock in Dimona as Iranian missile strike shatters homes near Israel’s secretive nuclear site
DIMONA (Israel), March 23 — Galit Amir said she thought the presence of a key Israeli nuclear facility on the edge of her hometown Dimona meant it would be well-protected by air defences during the war with Iran. But that
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Threats fade fast: Trump shelves Iran power strike plan, touts ‘constructive’ talks as markets cheer
WASHINGTON, March 23 — President Donald Trump backed down on targeting Iran’s power network on Monday, saying the US and Iran have held constructive talks and that he would postpone any strikes on power plants and energy infrastructure. Trump’s statement
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‘Say goodbye to electricity’: Iran threatens regional blackout, defies Trump’s Hormuz deadline
TEHRAN, March 23 — Iran threatened Monday to deploy naval mines in the Gulf and target power plants across the region as it defied US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum for the Islamic republic to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The
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