Day: February 3, 2024

US, Britain hit over 30 Houthi targets in fresh strikes on Iran-backed groups

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Fighter jets and Tomahawk missiles fired from warships in Red Sea hit 13 sites across Yemen; Pentagon chief threatens further action By AP and TOI STAFF4 February 2024, 12:31 am The US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower transits the Strait of Hormuz on November 26, 2023. (Ruskin Naval / US Department of Defense / AFP) WASHINGTON […]

Russia calls UN Security Council meeting over US strikes in Iraq and Syria

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February 3, 2024 11:02 am Russia on Saturday called an “urgent” UN Security Council meeting over US strikes in Syria and Iraq, its UN representative said. “We just demanded an urgent sitting of the UN Security Council over the threat to peace and safety created by US strikes on Syria and Iraq,” Moscow’s diplomat at […]

After US strikes, Iranian proxy says it doesn’t seek further conflict with US

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Spokesperson for Iran-backed militia in Iraq says targeted sites were largely ‘devoid of fighters and military personnel’ but other sources reported casualties By AP and TOI STAFFToday, 11:04 pm   A satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. The damage caused by the […]

Egypt expert warns: Israel cannot afford to take Cairo’s cooperation for granted

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Researcher Mira Tzoreff says unlike Qatar, which thrives with Hamas in power, Israel and Egypt share a common goal – ridding Gaza of Hamas By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI  Today, 7:15 am   File – A handout released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in New […]