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Axios
4 months ago
Left-wing politics

GOP hawks press Biden to target Iran directly over U.S. soldiers' deaths in Jordan

President Biden is facing calls to escalate attacks on Iran-linked targets in response to the deaths of three U.S. service members in a drone attack.
Escalating attacks on Iran could draw the U.S. further into a regional conflict that has emerged as a result of the Israel-Hamas war. [ more ]
Axios
4 months ago
World news

The U.S. wants China to play a larger role in the Middle East

China's growing influence in the Middle East gives them a unique role as a regional peacemaker
The US is leaning on China to press Iran to urge Hamas and the Houthis to cease their attacks [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
4 months ago
World news

Israel-Gaza war spillover risk: Mapping recent strikes in Middle East

The Israeli war on Gaza is raising concerns of regional conflict as multiple nations and armed groups target each other's territories.
Iran has launched attacks in Syria and Iraq after alleged Israeli attacks on its elite forces, while the US and the UK have carried out attacks against the Houthis in Yemen.
The Houthi group in Yemen has been targeting commercial and military ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea as a response to Israel's war on Gaza. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
Europe news

The Regional War No One Wanted Is Here. How Wide Will It Get?

The Israeli-Hamas war has escalated into a regional conflict, raising concerns about its intensity and containment.
President Biden's decision to unleash airstrikes on Yemen is a clear shift in strategy to deter Iranian provocations. [ more ]
Truthout
4 months ago
Left-wing politics

Biden Backed Repeal of Iraq War Authorization. Now He's Using It.

The Biden administration is using the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to justify a recent deadly U.S. airstrike in Iraq.
The strike has sparked anger among Iraqi leaders and concerns about a wider regional conflict. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
4 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Brink of war': Hezbollah-Israel trade further strikes across border

Fear of regional conflagration growing amid rise in violence across Israel-Lebanon border
Hezbollah launches drone attack on Israeli command base, Israel retaliates with air strikes
War in Gaza could potentially escalate into a larger regional conflict [ more ]
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www.nytimes.com
6 months ago
World news

A U.S.-Iranian Miscalculation Could Lead to a Larger War, Officials Say

Both Washington and Tehran want to avoid a wider war in the region.
There is a concern that a miscalculation could lead to a regional conflict. [ more ]
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