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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Iran

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Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel was a strategic miscalculation. Can all-out war now be averted?

      By Ran Porat, Monash University   Close to midnight on April 13, hundreds of military drones were launched from both Iran and Iraq toward Israel. Subsequently, several waves of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and rockets followed, originating from Iran, Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon – all directed at Israel. This unprecedented multi-front attack on Israel constitutes a de facto declaration of war and marks the first direct assault […]

todayApril 15, 2024 21

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Guterres calls for calm in the Middle East

Diplomats in the UN Security Council called for restraint following Iran's drone attack on Israel on Saturday. The council met for an emergency meeting on Sunday with members fearing a full-blown spillover of the conflict in the region. Jody Jacobs reports from the U.N HQ in New York.  

todayApril 15, 2024 27

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How Iran responds to Damascus attack could determine trajectory of conflict in the Middle East

  By Javed Ali, University of Michigan   Reports that Iran is preparing reprisal attacks following the deadly bombing of a facility that Israel claims is linked to threats against its interests have provoked fears of conflict widening in the Middle East. U.S. President Joe Biden has vowed “ironclad” support for Israel, which is widely considered to be responsible for the April 1, 2024, attack, amid fiery rhetoric from Tehran […]

todayApril 12, 2024 27

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US President Biden warns of Iranian attack on Israel

Iran is primed to launch "significant" missile or drone strikes against the Israeli government and military facilities, according to US President Joseph Biden. He gave the warning at a press conference alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House, where Benji Hyer reports from.  

todayApril 11, 2024 21

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Are embassies off-limits? Ecuadorian and Israeli actions suggest otherwise − and that sets a dangerous diplomatic precedent

Ecuadorian special forces break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito. Alberto Suarez/API/AFP via Getty Images) Jorge Heine, Boston University It has long been held that embassies should be treated as “off-limits” to other nations. Yet in a single week, two governments – both long-established democracies – stand accused of violating, in different ways, the laws surrounding foreign diplomatic missions. First, on April 1, 2024, Iran’s embassy in Damascus was bombed, […]

todayApril 10, 2024 13

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Australia suggests it could recognise Palestinian state

    Australia on Tuesday became the latest country to advocate formal recognition of a  further shattering a long-standing diplomatic taboo in the West. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that recognising a state of Palestine could restart the moribund Middle East peace process and undermine extremist forces in the Middle East. "Recognising a Palestinian state -- one that can only exist side by side with a secure Israel -- doesn't […]

todayApril 9, 2024 27

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