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Iran opens military centre for citizens, 'training 1,000 battalions'

Iran opens military centre for citizens, 'training 1,000 battalions' Iran opened a military training centre in Tehran on Saturday, which is said to be aimed at preparing citizens to confront US and Israeli forces in the event of a ground attack. US-Israeli attacks on 28 February triggered seven months of conflict. A truce on 8 April halted 40 days of war, but sporadic hostilities continued. The new centre at Haft-e Tir Square followed a first camp at Imam Hussein Square, hoping to train civil…

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Trump Mulling to Resume Major Combat Operations in Iran

With negotiations stalled, US President Donald Trump is considering resuming major combat operations in Iran. Trump's top cabinet members met secretly at the presidential retreat at Camp David ⁠to discuss next ⁠steps in the Iran war, Axios reported on Friday. Vice President JD Vance chaired the meeting, the news ⁠outlet reported, ⁠citing people familiar with the matter. "Things were decided or at least deeply discussed," one of the officials said, referring to the crisis in the Middle East. The White House declined to comment.

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Israeli forces, settlers continue campaign of detentions and attacks in West Bank

Israeli forces, settlers continue campaign of detentions and attacks in West Bank Several Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces, while settlers continued attacks on Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank since Saturday evening, according to reports. * Israeli forces detained three Palestinian farmers and seized a truck loaded with bananas in the Ras al-Ahmar area, southeast of Tubas, according to Mutaz Basharat, the Tubas governorate official in charge of the Jordan Valley file, W…

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Iran arrests 31 people linked to 'US-Israel sabotage networks', report says

Iran arrests 31 people linked to 'US-Israel sabotage networks', report says At least 31 people linked to four networks backed by the US and Israel have been arrested in Iran on charges of fomenting unrest and carrying out acts of sabotage, Iran's Press TV reported. Iran's Intelligence Ministry, which made the arrests in southern Kerman province, said the suspects in Sirjan county were organised into networks to “lure teenagers and young people” and had prepared “large quantities of Molotov co…

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Yemeni government forces carry out 97 anti-Houthi operations, spokesman says

Yemeni government forces carry out 97 anti-Houthi operations, spokesman says Yemeni military spokesman Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili said the government forces forces have carried out 97 “precision targeting operations” against the Houthis on the Al-Tawwahi front in the Lahij and Taiz provinces. In a post on X, he said the operations used aircraft, drones, artillery, missiles and snipers, “neutralising (260) elements of the militia” and destroying or damaging military vehicles,…

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