Minab School Death Toll Reaches Up to 180 as Mass Funeral Draws Thousands, UN Demands Investigation and US Still Has Not Accepted Responsibility
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Minab School Death Toll Reaches Up to 180 as Mass Funeral Draws Thousands, UN Demands Investigation and US Still Has Not Accepted Responsibility

DUBAI — The death toll from Saturday's strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab has risen to between 165 and 180 people according to Iranian official and state media sources, the majority of them schoolchildren, as thousands attended a mass

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Israel's Defense Minister Threatens to Kill Iran's Next Supreme Leader as Qom Strike Disrupts Succession Vote
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Israel's Defense Minister Threatens to Kill Iran's Next Supreme Leader as Qom Strike Disrupts Succession Vote

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Iran Hits CIA Station in Riyadh, Dubai Consulate and Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base in Coordinated Strike Wave as US Orders Mass Gulf Evacuation
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Iran Hits CIA Station in Riyadh, Dubai Consulate and Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base in Coordinated Strike Wave as US Orders Mass Gulf Evacuation

WASHINGTON — Iranian drone and missile strikes hit the CIA's intelligence station inside the US Embassy compound in Riyadh, the US consulate in Dubai, and al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, amounting to the broadest single-day assault on American diplomatic and military infrastructure across the Gulf region, as the State

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Israel's Defense Minister Threatens to Kill Iran's Next Supreme Leader as Qom Strike Disrupts Succession Vote
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Iran Hits CIA Station in Riyadh, Dubai Consulate and Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base in Coordinated Strike Wave as US Orders Mass Gulf Evacuation
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United States-Israel strikes push oil near 9% as Iran-linked Strait of Hormuz disruption rattles markets

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United States-Israel strikes push oil near 9% as Iran-linked Strait of Hormuz disruption rattles markets

Oil Shock Rocks Global Markets as U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran Kill Khamenei and Threaten Strait of Hormuz Supply

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Iranian Ballistic Missile Kills Eight in Beit Shemesh After Penetrating Israel's Multi-Layered Air Defences, IDF Launches Interception Failure Investigation

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Iranian Ballistic Missile Kills Eight in Beit Shemesh After Penetrating Israel's Multi-Layered Air Defences, IDF Launches Interception Failure Investigation
Minab School Death Toll Reaches Up to 180 as Mass Funeral Draws Thousands, UN Demands Investigation and US Still Has Not Accepted Responsibility
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Minab School Death Toll Reaches Up to 180 as Mass Funeral Draws Thousands, UN Demands Investigation and US Still Has Not Accepted Responsibility

DUBAI — The death toll from Saturday's strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab has risen to between 165 and 180 people according to Iranian official and state media sources, the majority of them schoolchildren, as thousands attended a mass

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Minab School Death Toll Reaches Up to 180 as Mass Funeral Draws Thousands, UN Demands Investigation and US Still Has Not Accepted Responsibility
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Minab School Death Toll Reaches Up to 180 as Mass Funeral Draws Thousands, UN Demands Investigation and US Still Has Not Accepted Responsibility

DUBAI — The death toll from Saturday's strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab has risen to between 165 and 180 people according to Iranian official and state media sources, the majority of them schoolchildren, as thousands attended a mass

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Israel's Defense Minister Threatens to Kill Iran's Next Supreme Leader as Qom Strike Disrupts Succession Vote
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Israel's Defense Minister Threatens to Kill Iran's Next Supreme Leader as Qom Strike Disrupts Succession Vote

JERUSALEM — Israel's defense minister issued a direct public threat on Wednesday warning that whoever Iran selects as its next supreme leader will be killed, one day after Israeli aircraft struck the Assembly of Experts building in Qom while the 88-member clerical body was reportedly convened to count votes

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Iran Hits CIA Station in Riyadh, Dubai Consulate and Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base in Coordinated Strike Wave as US Orders Mass Gulf Evacuation
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Iran Hits CIA Station in Riyadh, Dubai Consulate and Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base in Coordinated Strike Wave as US Orders Mass Gulf Evacuation

WASHINGTON — Iranian drone and missile strikes hit the CIA's intelligence station inside the US Embassy compound in Riyadh, the US consulate in Dubai, and al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, amounting to the broadest single-day assault on American diplomatic and military infrastructure across the Gulf region, as the State

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Israel says troops “operating in southern Lebanon” in forward defence posture to protect northern communities
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JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on 3 March 2026 that soldiers were operating in southern Lebanon in a forward defense posture, positioning personnel at several points near the border to counter militia activity and to bolster security for northern Israeli communities. For full background, see prior coverage at U.S.

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Minab School Death Toll Reaches Up to 180 as Mass Funeral Draws Thousands, UN Demands Investigation and US Still Has Not Accepted Responsibility
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Oil Shock Rocks Global Markets as U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran Kill Khamenei and Threaten Strait of Hormuz Supply
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SINGAPORE — Asian equities plunged on Tuesday as a sharp spike in energy prices and renewed fears of a widening Middle East conflict prompted a rapid reassessment of risk across regional markets. The sell-off was most acute in export-driven bourses, where earlier-year gains were unwound as investors rotated out of cyclical

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United States-Israel strikes push oil near 9% as Iran-linked Strait of Hormuz disruption rattles markets
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LONDON — Oil prices surged and equity markets slid sharply on Monday as an abrupt escalation of hostilities in the Middle East raised the prospect of a material interruption to seaborne crude flows and a fresh inflation shock for import-dependent economies. Benchmark Brent crude climbed roughly 8–10% in early European

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Oil Shock Rocks Global Markets as U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran Kill Khamenei and Threaten Strait of Hormuz Supply
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Oil Shock Rocks Global Markets as U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran Kill Khamenei and Threaten Strait of Hormuz Supply

BANGKOK — The coordinated U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the weekend triggered one of the sharpest single-session sell-offs in Asian equity markets this year, with oil prices surging and safe-haven assets rallying sharply on Monday as traders priced in the

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NEW YORK — Netflix abruptly ended its months-long pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday, February 26, declining to raise its $82.7 billion offer after the media company's board declared a rival all-cash bid from Paramount Skydance superior, clearing the way for one of the largest entertainment mergers

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