Explosion shakes Tehran amid state-organised rally after Israeli warning – France 24

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  1. Explosion shakes Tehran amid state-organised rally after Israeli warning  France 24
  2. Strike seen near Al Quds rally in Tehran  CNN
  3. Iran raises ‘human shield’ fears by rallying supporters to the streets  ایران اینترنشنال
  4. Al-Quds Day rally in Tehran draws thousands despite US-Israeli attacks  Al Jazeera
  5. All of Iran's defense companies will be soon destroyed, says U.S.  MPR News
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US-owned tanker attacked near Iraq was hit by unmanned boats, early findings show – Reuters

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  1. US-owned tanker attacked near Iraq was hit by unmanned boats, early findings show  Reuters
  2. 16 and Counting: Oil and Cargo Ships Are Growing Targets in War With Iran  The New York Times
  3. Oil price surges as Iran steps up attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf  NPR
  4. Six vessels attacked amid reports of Iranian drone boats, sea mines  Al Jazeera
  5. Three more ships struck in the Persian Gulf as Iran warns of oil prices hitting $200  CNBC
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Trump calls Iran leaders ‘deranged scumbags’ as Middle East violence spirals – The Guardian

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  1. Trump calls Iran leaders ‘deranged scumbags’ as Middle East violence spirals  The Guardian
  2. 'Already won' or 'got to finish the job': The Trump administration's mixed messages on Iran  NBC News
  3. Trump says "the war is very complete," and he's considering taking over Strait of Hormuz  CBS News
  4. Scoop: Trump claimed in G7 call that Iran is "about to surrender"  Axios
  5. Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says Iranians Face ‘Big Hurdle’ to Overthrowing Regime  The New York Times
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Iran raises ‘human shield’ fears by rallying supporters to the streets – ایران اینترنشنال

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  1. Iran raises ‘human shield’ fears by rallying supporters to the streets  ایران اینترنشنال
  2. Al-Quds Day rally in Tehran draws thousands despite US-Israeli attacks  Al Jazeera
  3. US orders 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to Mideast after almost 2 weeks of war  AP News
  4. Iran’s leaders hold nationwide rallies in show of strength  Financial Times
  5. Large blast reported at site of Quds Day demonstration in Tehran  The Times of Israel
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Live Updates: Iran war nears 2-week mark as military plane crash in Iraq brings U.S. toll to 13 – CBS News

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  1. Live Updates: Iran war nears 2-week mark as military plane crash in Iraq brings U.S. toll to 13  CBS News
  2. Live updates: Iran war news; deadly US refueling plane crash  CNN
  3. U.S. to deploy thousands of Marines as Iran war ramps up  The Detroit News
  4. Live updates: 6 killed in U.S. refueling plane crash; Iran's new supreme leader 'likely disfigured,' Hegseth says  NBC News
  5. US Intensifies Strikes, Rhetoric in Iran War as Oil Rises  Bloomberg.com
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To Fight Iran’s Drones, U.S. Taps Ukraine’s Hard-Earned Knowledge – The New York Times

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  1. To Fight Iran’s Drones, U.S. Taps Ukraine’s Hard-Earned Knowledge  The New York Times
  2. Trump snubs Zelenskyy’s offer of drone help  politico.eu
  3. Ukraine finds new role as protector of US, Gulf allies amid Iran war  Al Jazeera
  4. Saudi Aramco in Talks to Buy Ukrainian Drones to Protect Oil Fields  WSJ
  5. Zelensky prods White House over ‘big drone production deal’ to counter Iran  The Hill
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‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics

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White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victory

As US and Israeli jets descended to deliver the opening salvos of the war in Iran, Donald Trump’s back-of-the-envelope plan for regime change in Tehran was about to run into the reality of the largest US intervention in the Middle East since the start of the Iraq war in 2003.

That reality came quickly.

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