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fromwww.aljazeera.com
17 hours ago

Attacks from all sides: Why Iraq was dragged into US-Israel war on Iran

Within hours of the United States-Israeli attacks on Iran, US assets in Iraq's Kurdistan region came under retaliatory attacks from Tehran-backed groups, dragging the country into the conflict that has since expanded across the Middle East and beyond. Since then, US assets located in Iraq have come under multiple attacks from pro-Iran groups and Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC).
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fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

Israeli president defends war with Iran, says targeted oil sites were 'not the oil reserves of the people'

Israeli President Herzog frames the conflict with Iran as a unified strategic war aimed at dismantling Tehran's regional influence and terror network across the Middle East.
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fromThe Atlantic
4 days ago

How Iran Could Retaliate Around the World

Iran and its proxies pose escalating threats of terrorist attacks in Western countries as the U.S.-Israel conflict intensifies, aiming to pressure governments into ending the war.
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fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

What the Trump administration says about why it went to war with Iran

The Trump administration launched strikes on Iran citing varied and sometimes contradictory reasons, including protecting protesters, addressing decades of Iranian aggression, and countering proxy threats.
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fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

Washington wants Kurdish fighters to join the war on Iran. They say it would be suicidal without air support. - Silicon Canals

Iran attacked Iranian Kurdish opposition group headquarters in northern Iraq, killing at least one fighter, as these groups form a coalition and consider joining military action against Tehran, exposing gaps between U.S. strategic goals and available resources for proxy partners.
World politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

Iran is now on 'death ground' amid existential threat from U.S. attacks and could 'go big' in retaliation, former NATO commander warns | Fortune

Iran faces existential threat from U.S.-Israeli airstrikes and Trump's regime change calls, potentially escalating to closing the Strait of Hormuz and unleashing proxy forces.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

No easing of violence expected after Pakistan explosion

Islamabad attack demonstrates Pakistan Taliban reach and signals continued proxy warfare and persistent violence across South Asia.
fromFast Company
9 months ago

Trump pressures Iran for a nuclear deal but says nation must 'stop using terror'

"Iran must stop sponsoring terror, halt its bloody proxy wars and permanently and verifiably cease pursuit of nuclear weapons. They cannot have a nuclear weapon."
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