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Iran's ethnic fault lines offer path for US, Israel

Iran's ethnic fault lines offer path for US, Israel

Seeking to bring down Iran's Islamic republic, the United States and Israel could see a path by exploiting ethnic tensions, a strategy attractive to military planners but fraught with long-term risks. Just over half of Iran's population is Persian, but the country of 90 million

America’s divisions over Iran war center on Trump, Israel

America’s divisions over Iran war center on Trump, Israel

Americans are divided over the war in Iran with the Middle East conflict serving as a Rorschach test regarding views of President Donald Trump as well as the U.S. alliance with Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump launched the war Saturday with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali

Trump rates Iran war as '15 out of 10'

Trump rates Iran war as '15 out of 10'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday rated the US performance in the war with Iran as a 15 on a scale of 10, saying the Islamic republic's leaders were rapidly being killed, and vowing to push on. Trump's comments came as the conflict expanded on its fifth

Iran's supreme leader gone, but opposition still at war with itself

Iran's supreme leader gone, but opposition still at war with itself

The US and Israel began their war on Iran by killing its most powerful figure and exhorting Iranians to seize the moment for change, but a fractured opposition and unclear American aims leave the future leadership of a post-clerical Iran an open question. US President Donald Trump urged Iranians

‘Trump got the last laugh’: Hegseth says Iranian leader of Trump assassination plot killed in war

‘Trump got the last laugh’: Hegseth says Iranian leader of Trump assassination plot killed in war

Pentagon: U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship, first torpedo attack since WW2

WATCH: Hegseth: U.S., Israel will soon have 'complete control' over Iran's airspace

(The Center Square) – American and Israeli forces have begun taking control of Iranian airspace, and in a few days, it will be uncontested airspace, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said at a Wednesday briefing. “Complete control” over Iranian skies will allow American and Israeli air power to complete their missions

Somaliland's Israel deal could put Berbera port at risk

Somaliland's Israel deal could put Berbera port at risk

Somaliland says its recognition by Israel could be a boon for its Berbera port. But with missiles flying across the region, it could also be a target. Berbera port on the Gulf of Aden has been transformed by the United Arab Emirates firm DP World over the past decade into