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Biden’s balancing act with Iran aims for deterrence, not a wider war
Middle East

Biden’s balancing act with Iran aims for deterrence, not a wider war

CNN  —  President Joe Biden’s decision to strike 85 targets in Iraq and Syria on Friday in response to the…
Analysis: What to make of the US retaliation strikes against pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Syria
Middle East

Analysis: What to make of the US retaliation strikes against pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Syria

CNN  —  It was meant to sound devastating, and likely felt so to the pro-Iranian militias on the receiving end. But Friday night’s…
Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region
Middle East

Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region

CNN  —  In a surprise move, the most powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, announced on Tuesday the suspension…
US carries out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq
Middle East

US carries out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq

CNN  —  The US carried out airstrikes in Iraq targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militias in the country on Tuesday following repeated attacks…
US personnel injured in attack on Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq, US official says
Middle East

US personnel injured in attack on Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq, US official says

CNN  —  US personnel were injured in a ballistic missile attack on Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Saturday, two…
Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base
Middle East

Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base

CNN  —  Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday launched ballistic missiles at what it said was a spy base for Israel’s…
Hezbollah targets Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon
Middle East

Hezbollah targets Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah fighters announced that they have directly struck at the the Israeli Hanita site, in retaliation for air strikes carried…
Fears are rising of a widened Middle East war and US troops are in the firing line
Middle East

Fears are rising of a widened Middle East war and US troops are in the firing line

CNN  —  Escalating attacks on US troops and commercial shipping and incidents often involving Iran and its proxies are causing new concerns…
Iraqi PM congratulates Sisi on re-election
Egypt

Iraqi PM congratulates Sisi on re-election

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call from Prime Minister of Iraq Muhammad Shia’ Al Sudani, who congratulated him…
US kills 5 Iran-backed militia members in drone strike in Iraq
Middle East

US kills 5 Iran-backed militia members in drone strike in Iraq

CNN  —  US forces killed at least five Iran-backed militia members in a drone strike after the US “identified an…
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