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US attacks Iran's Kharg Island, Trump says

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday Said on Friday that the United States carried out strikes against "every military target" on Iran's Kharg Island export hub. "For reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on

Pentagon limits info, clashes with press over Iran

The Pentagon's engagement with the media during the Iran war has been heavy on rhetoric, short on operational detail and characterized by an adversarial approach to mainstream outlets that seek to raise questions about the conflict. While journalists had access to detailed,

Lebanon says Israeli strike in south kills 12 medics

An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed a dozen medical staff at a clinic, Lebanese health authorities said Saturday, after Iran-backed Hezbollah's leader said his group was ready for a long confrontation with Israel. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week

Pentagon elevates investigation into Iran school strike

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it has elevated the investigation into a devastating February 28 strike on an Iranian girls' school after media reports revealed the probe shows U.S. forces were likely responsible.

How Iranians are communicating through internet blackout

Iran's latest internet blackout has lasted more than 14 days, connectivity monitor Netblocks said Friday. The nature of the blackout shows "this is a government-imposed measure" and not the result of damage from US and Israeli airstrikes, Netblocks research chief Isik Mater

Trump says Putin may be helping Iran a bit

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin may be helping Iran a "little bit" in an interview with Fox News Radio that aired on Friday. "I think he might be helping him (Iran) a little bit, yeah, I guess. And he

Six US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - All six crew members aboard a U.S. military refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq are confirmed to have been killed, the U.S. military said on Friday. A U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western

Trump says 'honor' to be killing Iranian military

President Donald Trump said Friday he feels honored to be killing Iran's leadership, calling them "deranged scumbags." "They've been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What

Israeli evacuation orders affect 14% of Lebanon, NGO says

By Emma Farge GENEVA, March 13 (Reuters) - Over an eighth of Lebanon's territory is under Israeli orders for people to leave their homes, an aid group said on Friday, while the United Nations peacekeeping mission said Israeli ground troops were making incursions and erecting

French soldier killed in attack in Iraqi Kurdistan

A French soldier was killed in an attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, confirming the first French military death in the Middle East war. Since US-Israeli strikes on Iran last month engulfed the Middle East in war, multiple

Both sides dig in, as Iran war approaches two-week mark

By Parisa Hafezi and Maya Gebeily DUBAI/BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) - The leaders of Iran, Israel and the United States all voiced defiance and vowed to fight on as the Middle East war approached the two-week mark on Friday, killing thousands of people, disrupting the lives of