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Seventh US service member killed in Iran war after being wounded in attack in Saudi Arabia - NewsBreak A US service member died after sustaining injuries during an attack last week in Saudi Arabia, the military said Sunday, bringing the number of American tr

Seventh US service member killed in Iran war after being wounded in attack in Saudi Arabia
Source: CNN
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Mojtaba Khamenei, zoon van gedode ayatollah, is nieuwe Iraanse leider Mojtaba Khamenei (56), de tweede zoon van de gedode Iraanse leider Ali Khamenei, is de nieuwe leider van Iran. Dat meldt staatszender Fars News zondagavond via Telegram. Afgelopen week ging de naam va...

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/... Ahhh, zelfde opvolging als in Noord Korea 🫣

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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of slain ayatollah, named Iran’s supreme leader - NewsBreak Though he has never held office, Khamenei has long wielded behind-the-scenes influence in governing affairs.

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of slain ayatollah, named Iran’s supreme leader
Source: POLITICO
share.newsbreak.com/hltbvd6e ahhhh, een vergelijkbare opvolging als in Noord Korea

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Olieprijs nu (ruim) boven $100

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Iran war drives oil price above $100 a barrel for first time since 2022 - NewsBreak Escalating military aggression in Middle East continues to wipe 20m barrels from market each day

Iran war drives oil price above $100 a barrel for first time since 2022
Source: The Guardian
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08.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To clarify this: the context is college sports. Trump is saying that Russia helping Iran target Americans in a war is less important than the pay structure for athletes. (1/3)

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Column | De bommen vallen ook op het volkenrecht Na de aanval op Iran door de VS en IsraΓ«l valt het niet meer weg te duwen: het volkenrecht is voortaan voor de zondag. Prachtig systeem van normen en waarden, deze droom van een internationale rechtso...

"Het recht van de sterkste domineert, niet de sterkte van het recht". www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

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How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine

The Trump administration keeps using Putin's language. from Anton Troianovski @nytimes.com

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Iran war β€˜could bring down global economy’ after warning oil could reach $150 a barrel - NewsBreak The widening Iran crisis could β€œbring down the economies of the world” and send oil prices soaring, Qatar ’s energy minister warned as US and Israeli bombs

Iran war β€˜could bring down global economy’ after warning oil could reach $150 a barrel
Source: The Independent
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Trump vows legislative blockade until SAVE America voter-ID bill is passed - NewsBreak President Donald Trump vowed to withhold his signature from any bills that reach his desk until Congress passes a controversial voter-ID measure known as t

Trump vows legislative blockade until SAVE America voter-ID bill is passed
Source: CNBC
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German Greens lead Chancellor Merz's conservatives in state election Germany's environmental Greens took a narrow lead ​over Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives in a state election in the southwestern region of β€ŒBaden-Wuerttemberg on Sunday, early projections sho...

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China warns β€˜flames of war’ spreading and calls on US to help manage differences ahead of Xi-Trump meeting - NewsBreak China’s top diplomat cast his country as a defender of peace and stability as war in Iran rages, while striking a conciliatory tone towards the United Stat

China warns β€˜flames of war’ spreading and calls on US to help manage differences ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
Source: CNN
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Iran Claims Launch of Khorramshahr-4 Missile - NewsBreak Reports about the claimed launch of theΒ Khorramshahr-4 missileΒ bring attention back to missile development insideΒ Iran. The announcement, shared through st

Iran Claims Launch of Khorramshahr-4 Missile
Source: Wilderness Marksman
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Trump Reportedly Considering Sending Special Forces To Iran To Take Its Highly Enriched Uranium - NewsBreak President Donald Trump is considering sending special forces to Iran to seize the country's highly enriched uranium stockpile, according to a new report. A

Trump Reportedly Considering Sending Special Forces To Iran To Take Its Highly Enriched Uranium
Source: Latin Times
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Politiechef β€˜baalt enorm’ na beschuldiging dat agenten onterecht snuffelden in het politiesysteem over Lisa Politieonderzoek moord op Lisa: Binnen het politiekorps ontstond de afgelopen dagen groeiende onvrede over verwijten aan 1.700 agenten die in het politiesysteem naar informatie over vermoorde tiener L...

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Trump says Iran’s new supreme leader β€˜is not going to last long’ without his approval - NewsBreak President Donald Trump has reacted to reports that Iran’s leadership has chosen a new supreme leader, a little over a week after the death of Ayatollah Ali

Trump says Iran’s new supreme leader β€˜is not going to last long’ without his approval
Source: The Independent
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Police in Norway investigate an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo - NewsBreak Norwegian police are investigating an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo. Investigators believe the embassy was the target.

Police in Norway investigate an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Saoedi-ArabiΓ« meldt eerste twee doden nadat β€˜militair projectiel’ op woning is neergekomen Twee mensen zijn gedood en twaalf mensen zijn gewond geraakt nadat een β€˜militair projectiel’ op een woning is gevallen in de Saoedische stad al-Kharj. Dat meldt het Saoedische ministerie van Defensie ...

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America’s military has an Iranian drone problem - NewsBreak The U.S. military and its allies across the Middle East are struggling to combat Iran’s swarms of cheap attack drones as the war enters its second week.

America’s military has an Iranian drone problem
Source: DC News Now
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Europe's mixed response to Iran war draws Trump's fury toward U.S. allies - NewsBreak After a year of tariff threats, insults and diplomatic clashes with European allies, President Donald Trump is left to wage a war in Iran with only Israel

Europe's mixed response to Iran war draws Trump's fury toward U.S. allies
Source: NBC News
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Trump dismisses threats from Iran's security chief: "I couldn't care less" - NewsBreak In a phone interview with CBS News, President Trump dismissed threats from Iran's top national-security official, who posted on social media that Mr. Trump

Trump dismisses threats from Iran's security chief: "I couldn't care less"
Source: CBS News
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Iranian official vows response to attacks from US military bases - NewsBreak "When the enemy attacks us from regional bases, we respond to it."

Iranian official vows response to attacks from US military bases
Source: KOLR10 News
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Donald Trump unveils new cyber strategy as China and Russia attacks increase - NewsBreak The White House has released its cyber strategy as well as President Trump's intention to "deploy the full suite of U.S. government defensive and offensive

Donald Trump unveils new cyber strategy as China and Russia attacks increase
Source: Irish Star
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Donald Trump RefusesΒ toΒ Sign Other Bills Until SAVE Act Is Passed - NewsBreak Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday that the U.S. Senate must pass the election legislation β€œimmediately.”

Donald Trump RefusesΒ toΒ Sign Other Bills Until SAVE Act Is Passed
Source: Newsweek
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08.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has made billions from the presidency and he is now using the services for our military dead as an opportunity to sell his branded merchandise (the cap). He should not be wearing headwear of any kind at this moment, let alone something he sells on the internet. This is indecent.

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The Oligarchical Corridor A Source of War

If we examine the origins of the war on Iran, we get an inkling of a closed domain of international oligarchs, exploiting the state’s power and patriotic sentiment, while creating a world order in which the American state is much weaker. An oligarchical corridor.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-oligar...

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The Desire for Terror And the defense of democracy

A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States. This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or β€œfederalize” the coming Congressional elections.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-desire...

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This is the man Senators who present themselves as serious human beings are going to rubber stamp into the office of Director of Homeland Security. Show some self-respect and some love of country and vote no.

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