Middle East
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Apr- 2026 -2 April
Israel Reports Iranian Missile Attacks After Trump Address
Israel's military said air defences responded to waves of Iranian missile fire early Thursday, including at least two attacks after US President Donald Trump delivered an address to the American public about the war.
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2 April
Trump Tells US That Iran War Victory Near, Vows Big Strikes
President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that the US was nearing victory in Iran as he laid out his case more than a month into a war that has sent his approval rating tumbling.
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2 April
Yemen’s Houthis Claim Third Missile Attack Targeting Israel
Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday claimed a missile attack against Israel that they said was launched jointly with their backer Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah group -- the third such attack by the rebels since they entered the Middle East war.
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2 April
Pakistan Says Holding Talks With Afghan Govt in China
Pakistan and Afghanistan are holding talks in China to end months of conflict, two officials from Islamabad told AFP on Wednesday.
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2 April
Iran Missile Strikes Tanker in Qatari Territorial Waters
Qatar said on Wednesday that a tanker leased to its state-owned energy company was struck by an Iranian missile in the Gulf country's territorial waters.
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1 April
Australian Leader to Address Nation on Middle East War
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will make a rare address to the nation across television and radio networks on Wednesday, outlining Canberra's response to the Middle East conflict.
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1 April
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Continue to ‘Crush Iran’s Terror Regime’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would press ahead with its military campaign against Tehran, declaring that it would continue to "crush Iran's terror regime".
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1 April
Strike Kills Three Fighters in Western Iraq
A strike on Tuesday in western Iraq killed three fighters from the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi, the alliance said in a statement, blaming the US and Israel for the attack.
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1 April
Canada PM Denounces Israel’s ‘Illegal Invasion’ of Lebanon
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday denounced Israel's deployment of troops against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon as an "illegal invasion" that violates its "integrity and sovereignty."
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Mar- 2026 -31 March
Netanyahu Says Iran War Goals Achieved ‘Beyond Halfway Point’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the war on Iran had achieved more than half its aims, without putting a timeline on when it would end.
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