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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

The killing of Hassan Nasrallah and how the west legitimised its use of assassination

When the Israel Defense Forces assassinated Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an underground bunker in Beirut on September 27, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu defiantly claimed reponsibility for the killing. “Nasrallah was not a terrorist,” he boasted. “He was the terrorist.”

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'Easy' choice: Hezbollah’s likely new leader is Nasrallah's cousin, Hashem Safieddine

Just like his cousin Hassan Nasrallah – killed in a massive Israeli air raid on Hezbollah’s headquarters in the outskirts of southern Beirut on September 27 – Hashem Safieddine wears a black turban, a prestigious Shiite symbol marking him out as a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed. Safieddine, described by…

France 24

Who will succeed Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah’s next leader?

Nasrallah was Hezbollah’s leader since 1992. His killing leaves a major void in the group’s leadership.

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US Intelligence Confirms Briefing Trump Campaign On Iranian Threats

U.S. intelligence briefs Trump's campaign on potential Iranian threats, including plots and hacking attempts. Ongoing concerns underscore complex geopoliti...

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Iran blasts Trump assassination plot claims

US media reports claim that Iran plan to target Republican presidential hopeful is unrelated to attack in Pennsylvania.

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Donald Trump's defeated Republican rivals back him to be president at convention

Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy support Trump candidacy despite opposing him for the party nomination

Evening Standard

Security boosted for Trump after reports of Iran assassination plot

The US received intelligence in recent weeks about a plot by Iran to try to assassinate former president Donald Trump, according to US news organisations. The threat had no apparent connection to the recent attempt on Trump’s life, said the reports. Iran on Wednesday rejected accusations of involvement in the…

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The Guardian - US

Iran threat led to boosting of Trump security before shooting, US officials say

Secret Service and Trump campaign informed but alleged threat appears unrelated to assassination attempt

The Independent UK

Long, fraught time line of tensions over Iran's nuclear program ahead of its presidential election

Iran will elect a new president Friday after the death of hardline President Ebrahim Raisi

The Independent UK

Iran's supreme leader prays for late president and others killed in helicopter crash

Iran’s supreme leader has prayed over the coffins of the country’s late president, foreign minister and other officials killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week

The Independent UK

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies in a helicopter crash

Iran's state media has reported that Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has died in a helicopter crash that also killed the country's president

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Iranian Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian dies in helicopter crash aged 60

The diplomat perished in the helicopter crash that also killed President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Iran seems like it’s in escalation mode – but all-out war with Israel is the last thing it wants

The country is on the defensive. While Israel has ironclad support from its allies, Tehran is vulnerable and isolated, says Lina Khatib of Soas University of London

The Times of India

Mideast enters dangerous new phase with Iran’s attack on Israel

NEW DELHI: Israel and allies including the US, UK and France managed to mostly foil an unprecedented attack by Iran on the Jewish state.

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How will Iran respond to Israel’s attack on its Damascus consulate?

Analysts say Iran faces pressure to respond to Israel assassinating a senior commander, but what are Tehran’s options?

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IRGC warns Israel attacks ‘won’t go unanswered’ as Iran marks Al-Quds Day

Representatives of Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ and political and religious leaders participate in rallies amid Gaza war.

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The Israeli raid on Damascus, an ‘unprecedented’ escalation of tensions

Among the victims of Monday's air strike in Damascus against the Iranian consulate was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Guards, his deputy Mohammad Hadi Hajriahimi, and five other officers. While Iran has blamed Israel for the attack and vowed to retaliate, some analysts suspect that Iran…

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Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an Iranian general killed by Israel in Syria?

Zahedi was the highest ranking commander to be killed since Major General Qassem Soleimani died in 2020 US drone strike.

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