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WORLD2d ago'A Reasonable Price': Inside Iran's Illicit Trade In BabiesIntermediaries on Iranian Telegram channels are offering newborns for up to $1,100 under the guise of charity, with some promising to falsify birth records and others arranging placements with Iranian families abroad, despite a ban on the sale of babies.RFE/RL
MILITARY2d agoLet’s Talk About The U.S. Target Drone Iran Claims To Have Recovered IntactThe target drone could be of particular use in stimulating Iran's air defenses to help collect intelligence on them, among other possible tasks. The post Let’s Talk About The U.S. Target Drone Iran Claims To Have Recovered Intact appeared first on TWZ.The War Zone
CONFLICT2d agoOne war, many fronts: Iran and its proxiesThe war with Iran is far from over, and the fight extends well beyond the Strait of Hormuz. Bill Roggio is joined by FDD Senior Fellow and former British Ambassador to Yemen Edmund Fitton-Brown to assess the status of the US-Iran conflict, Tehran's efforts to break the American naval blockade, and the growing role of its terrorist proxies. The post One war, many fronts: Iran and its proxies appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.Long War Journal
POLITICS2d agoRove expecting Trump to resume ‘kinetic action’ against Iran after midtermsRepublican strategist Karl Rove said Wednesday he expects President Trump will resume U.S. strikes against Iran after the midterm elections are over. Rove made his prediction in an interview with Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade on his series “The Brian Kilmeade Show,” who asked the former adviser to former President George W. Bush if “we go…The Hill
MILITARY2d agoHegseth fires Pentagon’s top military planner as Trump weighs new Iran strikesA top military planner at the Pentagon has been reportedly fired amid discussions by former President Trump regarding potential new strikes against Iran. This suggests significant shifts in military leadership and strategic considerations concerning Iran.Seeking Alpha Tech
POLITICS2d agoJD Vance contacts senior Iranian official in bid to revive peace talksWith less than a week until the US congressional midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal has reported that JD Vance has written to Mohsen Rezaei in a bid to revive negotiations, as Trump continues to warn of possible renewed strikes againEuroNews [en]
MILITARY2d agoHegseth fires top Pentagon strategist amid Iran planning who allegedly failed polygraph testsSecretary Pete Hegseth has removed Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, the Pentagon's top military planner, according to a Pentagon official. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.CBS News
CONFLICT2d agoIsraeli election deadlock leaves door open to fresh Iran strikesNetanyahu could launch new campaign with US while caretaker prime minister during coalition talks, security experts sayIrish Times World
POLITICS2d agoVance proposes restarting peace talks in an outreach to an Iranian officialIn his letter, the vice president suggested that global talks, including those related to Iran's nuclear program, resume immediately.Clarín
POLITICS2d agoPentagon says Iran war has cost US taxpayers $47bn: What that meansWith five days to go before the US midterms, analysts say the war could affect how people vote.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS2d agoLibya's eastern administration bans nationals from Iran and AfghanistanLibya’s Government of National Stability that controls the country’s east has barred citizens of Iran and Afghanistan from entering its territory.Africanews [en]
MILITARY2d agoIran Guards says three tankers on fire after hitting mines in HormuzVanguard Nigeria
CONFLICTBREAKING2d agoShip reported on fire off Oman as Iran escalation fears mountDW News [en]
MILITARY2d agoPete Hegseth axes Pentagon chief strategist just as Donald Trump reportedly plots new Iran blitzDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defense official said WednesdayThe Independent World
CONFLICT2d agoOnly the Gulf Can End the Iran WarThe Arab monarchies must help Washington and Tehran save face.Foreign Affairs
CONFLICT2d agoHow to stop the US-Israel war on IranArab states must reject Israeli hegemony and build a regional security framework independent of Washington.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS2d agoHegseth reportedly fires U.S. top military planner as Trump downplays Iran peace talksLieutenant General Brett Sylvia was removed as head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.CNBC
CONFLICT2d agoIran rejects Qatar's proposal to end eight-month war with USazernews · azerbaijan
CONFLICT2d agoIsrael vote leaves door open to Iran attackFinancial Times
MILITARY2d agoHegseth fires Pentagon’s top military planner as Trump weighs new Iran strikesUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defence official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump weighed renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war. US Army Lieutentant General Brett Sylvia was removed as head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is the second general to be ousted from the post, known in military circles as the “J5”, under...South China Morning Post
POLITICS2d agoWhy US allies in Middle East are accelerating direct talks with IranThe US’ Muslim-majority Middle Eastern allies have accelerated talks with Tehran over a new regional security framework amid fears of further blowback from the Iran war. Saudi Arabia directly entered the diplomatic fray for the first time on Monday, sending the king’s younger son, Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, to Tehran for face-to-face talks with Iran’s top security official Mohsin Razaee and other leaders. Accompanied by the military and intelligence chiefs of Mecca mutual defence...South China Morning Post
POLITICS2d agoCould the path to US-Iran diplomacy run through Moscow?During a meeting last week with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to help broker a deal to end the U.S.-Iran war.The proposal — the latest in a series of recent Russian offers to act as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran — has a certain logic to it. While the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has brought Russia some economic gains through rising energy prices, Moscow fears further escalation and spillover across the Persian Gulf and parts of the former Soviet space. Russia is also one of Iran’s closest partners and one of the world’s leading exporters of enriResponsible Statecraft
MILITARY2d agoHegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikesDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one…Japan Today
POLITICS2d agoVance Proposes Restarting Peace Talks in Outreach to Iranian OfficialIn his letter, the vice president suggested an immediate resumption of comprehensive talks, including about Iran’s nuclear program.NYT US