Iran war

U.S. paratroopers arrive in Middle East as Trump weighs new phase of Iran war

Thousands of troops from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division have begun arriving in the Middle East, Reuters reported on March 30, citing two U.S. officials.

31 March, 12:05 PM

Ukraine’s defense industry poised to capitalize on Iran war

Ukraine could become an “unlikely winner” from the U.S.–Israeli operation against Iran, UK historian Peter Caddick-Adams wrote in a column for The Telegraph on March 30.

31 March, 02:14 AM

Iran war consumes double annual output of PAC-3 missiles

Two years’ worth of Patriot missile interceptors were fired in the first 25 days of the U.S.–Israeli operation against Iran, Ukrainian MP and Defense Committee ranking member Serhiy Rakhmanin told NV Radio on March 30.

31 March, 12:41 AM

Spain closes airspace to U.S. aircraft involved in Iran war

Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. military aircraft involved in strikes on Iran, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said on March 30, as reported by Reuters.

30 March, 09:08 PM

Zelenskyy courts Gulf allies as U.S. aid ebbs and Kyiv hunts new war backers

Cuts in direct U.S. military aid and global focus on the war with Iran are pushing Kyiv to seek financial and military support from other partners, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s tour of Middle Eastern countries hit by Iran.

30 March, 06:12 PM

G7 ministers scramble to hold emergency meeting on Iran war's economic fallout

G7 finance and energy ministers will hold an emergency meeting to discuss minimizing the economic fallout from the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran, Politico reported on March 30.

30 March, 12:06 PM

Rubio clashes with G7 allies over Iran and Ukraine as Europe resists Trump demand

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Group of Seven counterparts traded barbs over the wars in Iran and Ukraine, casting doubt on Europe bowing to Donald Trump’s demand for military help in the Persian Gulf, Bloomberg reported on March 27.

27 March, 06:59 PM

Europe rebukes Rubio and warns Ukraine cannot become leverage in a war with Iran

Renew Europe leader in the European Parliament Valérie Hayer spoke out against attempts to link support for Ukraine with the war in the Middle East, Euronews reported on March 27.

27 March, 05:26 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian oil hub, wrecking Putin’s bid to cash in on Iran war

Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian oil infrastructure have blocked the Kremlin from cashing in on the war involving Iran and undercut dictator Vladimir Putin’s attempt to profit from turmoil in global energy markets, The Telegraph reported on March 27.

27 March, 02:17 PM

Global energy shock squeezes fuel reserves for Ukraine’s war effort

The energy crisis triggered by the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran is threatening fuel supplies to Ukraine and undermining its war effort, Politico reported.

27 March, 10:24 AM

Budanov says WWIII has long been underway

World War III is well underway and began in Ukraine years ago, Presidential Office head and former spy chief Kyrylo Budanov told local outlet Novyny.LIVE on March 26.

27 March, 02:46 AM

Iranian president thanks Russia for wartime ‘inspiration’

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and the Russian people have “inspired” Iran to resist U.S. aggression, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on March 26.

27 March, 01:28 AM

Trump calls Iran ‘a cancer’ and defends war as a necessary U.S. strike

The United States “had no choice” but to start a war against Iran, President Donald Trump said on March 25, defending the military action and calling Iran with nuclear weapons “a cancer,” Sky News reported.

26 March, 12:29 PM

Trump says Iran ‘very much wants’ a deal but is ‘afraid to say so’

Iran “very much wants” a deal with the United States but is “afraid to say so,” President Donald Trump said at a Republican fundraising dinner in Washington, CNN reported on March 25.

26 March, 10:36 AM

Rutte backs Trump’s Iran war, stirs backlash across Europe

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte drew criticism from European officials after backing U.S. President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, the Financial Times reported, citing sources.

25 March, 07:58 PM

Iran rejects U.S. truce, demands reparations and control over Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s ayatollah regime has put forward its own ceasefire proposal, demanding war reparations and retention of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, the Associated Press reported on March 25.

25 March, 06:00 PM

Iran rejects U.S. terms as Trump pushes deal to end Middle East war

U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to secure a deal with Iran to end hostilities in the Middle East, but Tehran is unlikely to accept Washington’s demands, three senior Israeli officials told Reuters on March 24.

24 March, 05:04 PM

Mojtaba Khamenei approves U.S. talks as report reveals covert outreach channel

Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has agreed to negotiations with the United States, Israel’s Ynet reported on March 24.

24 March, 04:16 PM

Von der Leyen links Iran war to Ukraine fallout as oil shock hits global economy

The United States and Iran must return to negotiations to end the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz and halt hostilities in the Middle East, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, warning of escalating economic shock, The Guardian reported on March 24.

24 March, 03:50 PM

U.S., Israel bet on Iran protests to topple regime, but uprising never came

U.S. and Israeli war plans relied on triggering mass protests in Iran to topple the government after the conflict began, The New York Times reported on March 23.

24 March, 11:13 AM

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