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Israeli security minister releases AI-generated video
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir distributed an artificial-intelligence-generated video drawing criticism.
US election calendar constrains response to Iran conflict
Al-Nujaba refuses disarmament, stays outside Iraqi politics
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Netanyahu says toppling Iran government "within reach" as U.S., Iran trade strikes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that overthrowing Iran's government is "within reach," as the United States and Iran exchanged military strikes this week.
Assad death sentence leaves survivors seeking deeper reckoning
A Damascus court sentenced Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia in August for war crimes, but Syrian survivors and human rights advocates say the conviction is largely symbolic without prosecution of lower-ranking officials and comprehensive accountability.
Explosions reported near Iranian oil hub; damage unclear
Official Iranian news agencies reported explosions near the Kharg Island fuel hub on Saturday, with no visible damage confirmed.
US sanctions Turkish bank for alleged Iran guard transactions
The US Treasury Department sanctioned Golden Global Bank and two Turkish subsidiaries for allegedly facilitating tens of millions of dollars in transactions for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force.
