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US-Israel War on Iran Escalates Across Region

B-2 bombers have destroyed buried Iranian ballistic missile launchers, cutting Iran's missile attack capacity by 90%, while Israel has ordered all 500,000 residents of Beirut's southern suburbs to evacuate as strikes intensify on Lebanon and Iran simultaneously. Iran is retaliating with Shahed drones across the Gulf, hitting near a US base in Kuwait, as Tehran's foreign minister rules out negotiations and Washington blocks a congressional war powers resolution 219-212. Trump has also declared he expects to be involved in choosing Iran's next supreme leader, a statement that would have seemed surreal a month ago.

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Israel orders more than 500,000 people to evacuate Beirut’s southern suburbs

The Guardian · Mar 5

Trump says he must be ‘involved’ in choosing Iran’s next leader

Financial Times · Mar 5

Iran war live updates: US temporarily lets India buy Russian oil amid energy fears; Israeli military launches strikes on Beirut

The Guardian · Mar 6

Mar 6

US House joins Senate to vote down war powers resolution

Al Jazeera · 3:20 AM

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