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How depleted weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict
US President Donald Trump claims his country has a “virtually unlimited supply” of key weapons. Iran’s defence ministry says it has “the capacity to resist the enemy” for longer than the US had planned. Weapons stocks and supplies alone will not decide the outcome of this conflict – Ukraine has long been outnumbered and outgunned by Russia – but it’s…
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Trump says he must be involved in selecting new Iran leader
President Trump said Thursday that he must be personally involved in the process of selecting a new leader in Iran. In an interview with Axios published Thursday, Trump said the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, is most likely to succeed his father, but that the pick would be “unacceptable” to him. “We want someone that will…
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Ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urges Trump admin to ‘take care’ of Iran for good: ‘Render them incapable’
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged President Trump to “take care of Iran for good,” praising the bold military action — Operation Epic Fury — that resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. “Iran has been at war with us for at least 47 years,” Rice said during an appearance on Fox News’ “Special Report” on…
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Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
A U.S. mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium’s AfricaMuseum over who should digitise antique maps of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo in the museum’s archive. Mining startup KoBold Metals said it had offered to support the DRC in digitising the colonial-era archive, stored on museum shelves stretching…
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UK, France to send warships, air defence assets to Cyprus after ‘Iran’ drone attack on British base
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the United Kingdom (UK) is sending helicopters with counter-drone capabilities to Cyprus after a conversation with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. Starmer added that the UK would also deploy the HMS Dragon, one of the Royal Navy’s six Type 45 air defence destroyers, to the Eastern Mediterranean. The prime minister’s announcement comes a day after…
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Spain’s Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying ‘no to war’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has delivered a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump’s threat to end trade with Spain by restating his opposition to war and what he called the “breakdown of international law”. In a 10-minute televised address, Sánchez reflected on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as the Iraq War more than 20 years…
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Hacked traffic cameras and US intelligence: How a plot to kill Iran’s supreme leader came together
The traffic cameras on the streets of Tehran provided a real-time view of the targets. Hacked years ago, the cameras allowed Israel to map the city in detail, establish patterns of movement, and build an intricate, complex picture of what was happening inside an enemy capital, according to an Israeli official. The cameras were only one part of a much…
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Israel strikes Iranian leadership meeting choosing Khamenei successor
Israel strikes Iranian leadership meeting choosing Khamenei successorMore than 40 senior Iranian leaders killed since Operation Epic Fury began Saturday, fracturing regime’s command structure Michael Dorgan By Michael Dorgan, Trey Yingst, Anders Hagstrom Fox NewsPublished March 3, 2026 11:10am EST More than 1,000 Iranian combatants killed in Operation Epic FuryChief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports the latest on the war…
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Why Europe’s leaders have struggled to speak as one on Iran
Europe knew this may be coming. For weeks, leaders and policy makers watched the US military build-up in the Middle East. They heard the threats of the Trump administration to Tehran: Give up all nuclear aspirations – or else! But since the US-Israeli attack started on Iran three days ago, this continent has looked at best uncoordinated, if not fractured…
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Starmer criticises Trump over Iran strikes, as he defends UK position
Sir Keir Starmer has told MPs that the government “does not believe in regime change from the skies”, putting him at odds with President Trump over the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran. In his first statement to Parliament since the strikes, Sir Keir defended his decision not to permit the use of UK bases for the initial wave of attacks.…
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