Middle East war
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President Donald Trump on Friday said “bad, bad things will happen to Iran” if the Middle Eastern country continues down the path to developing nuclear weapons. Trump addressed Iran while taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office after swearing in Alina Habba as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. “Iran is very high on my list of…
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Donald Trump must remember that the only way to bring home Israeli prisoners is to respect the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a senior Hamas official has said. Last night, Trump said the Israel-Hamas ceasefire should be cancelled if all the hostages being held in Gaza are not released by noon on Saturday. This came…
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Naim Kassem is “pretty much the only” senior figure left in Hezbollah who could have been chosen as the group’s new leader, says Middle East-based news correspondent Alistair Bunkall. The 71-year-old replaces Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah’s leader after he was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut last month. Senior Hezbollah figure Hashem Safieddine, considered to…
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Welcome back as we resume our coverage of the conflicts in the Middle East, where US secretary of state Antony Blinken is on another tour in the hopes of reigniting stuttering ceasefire talks. Mr Blinken is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia today after lengthy talks with Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday in Jerusalem. Nearly a week on…
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President Joe Biden said Thursday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli troops is a “good day for the world,” calling it an opportunity to free hostages held by the militant group and end the yearlong war in Gaza. “Now’s the time to move on. … Move toward a cease-fire in Gaza, make sure that…
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The UN on Friday expressed deep worry over the heightened tensions between Iran and Israel. “It’s something he (Secretary-General Antonio Guterres) is following very closely. We’re very worried about a potential escalation in a situation that seems to be escalating on a daily basis,” spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a news conference. Noting that the…
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