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Israel and the āSamson Optionā in an Interconnected World
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Israel and the āSamson Optionā in an Interconnected World - Modern War Institute
"I mean to show you of my strength, yet greater; As with amaze shall strike all who behold. This uttered, straining all his nerves he bowed; As with the force of winds and waters pent When mountains t...
https://mwi.westpoint.edu/israel-samson-option-interconnected-world/
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Gulf War III
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Gulf War III
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https://princetalleyrand.substack.com/p/gulf-war-iii-7d0
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Trump puts Japanās Takaichi under pressure with call to send warships
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Trump puts Japanās Takaichi under pressure with call to send warships
US presidentās request to deploy navy to the Strait of Hormuz comes as Japanese leader prepares to visit White House
https://www.ft.com/content/f21ad35f-bfd2-4c48-929e-3bfc7e5a2d14
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Israel is running critically low on interceptors, US officials say
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Exclusive: Israel is running critically low on interceptors, US officials say
As Iran tests missile defense capabilities with a constant barrage, interceptor stockpiles are a pivotal variable in the war.
https://www.semafor.com/article/03/14/2026/israel-is-running-critically-low-on-interceptors-us-officials-say
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French plan to end Lebanon war includes recognition of Israel
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Scoop: French plan to end Lebanon war includes recognition of Israel
The French framework, if accepted, could open the door to a historic peace deal.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/14/israel-lebanon-war-peace-hezbollah-france
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Air China to resume flights to North Korea at the end of the month after train service restarted
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Air China to resume flights to North Korea at the end of the month after train service restarted
BEIJING: Air China will resume flights flying between Beijing and North Korea from Mar 30, the airline's website said on Saturday (Mar 14), after passenger train services running between the two natio...
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/air-china-resume-flights-north-korea-end-month-after-train-service-restarted-5993626
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Chinaās new security era in Africa: protecting assets, citizens from DR Congo to Somalia
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Chinaās new security era in Africa: protecting assets, citizens in volatile nations
Analysts say Chinaās five-year plan suggests layered security, and PLA training to protect diplomats, nationals and assets from terror hits.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346474/chinas-new-security-era-africa-protecting-assets-citizens-dr-congo-somalia
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āLike Gazaā: Israel said planning āmassiveā south Lebanon ground invasion to uproot Hezbollah
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āLike Gazaā: Israel said planning āmassiveā south Lebanon ground invasion to uproot Hezbollah
After terror group's huge rocket assault on Wednesday night, officials say Israel wants to seize entire area south of Litani River; Ron Dermer said tasked with talks with Beirut
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-planning-massive-ground-invasion-of-southern-lebanon-to-uproot-hezbollah/
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GSI in action: āIran is considering allowing a limited number of oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, provided that the oil cargo is traded in Chinese yuanā Source: Iran mulls conditions for allowing oil through Strait of Hormuz
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Source: Iran mulls conditions for allowing oil through Strait of Hormuz
Six US crew members aboard a refueling plan were killed when it crashed in Iraq. Fighting continues across the Middle East. Follow for live updates.
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-13-26?post-id=cmmpcq82c00003b70tjac6mdo
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Daniel Sneider: How the War in Iran Reshapes South Korea and Japanās Nuclear Strategy
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How the War in Iran Reshapes South Korea and Japanās Nuclear Strategy - Korea Economic Institute of America
Iranās failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japanās thinking on their own nuclear strategy.
https://keia.org/the-peninsula/how-the-war-in-iran-reshapes-south-korea-and-japans-nuclear-strategy/
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Chinaās 15th Five-Year Plan: Key Insights for Foreign Investors
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China's 15th Five-Year Plan: Key Insights for Foreign Investors
China's 15th Five-Year Plan outlines key policy priorities for the next five years, with a strong emphasis on tech innovation.
https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-15th-five-year-plan-key-insights-for-foreign-investors/
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The US and Israel Donāt Share the Same Iran War Aims. Hereās How They Differ
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The US and Israel Donāt Share the Same Iran War Aims. Hereās How They Differ
Recognizing the divergent interests within the US-Israeli relationship is the first step to ensuring a healthy and realistic partnership.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-east-watch/the-us-and-israel-dont-share-the-same-iran-war-aims-heres-how-they-differ
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Diego Garcia-Chagos Islands deal is delayed
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Diego Garcia-Chagos Islands deal is delayed - Asia Times
More than a year ago, the UK agreed to grant Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, which Britain has governed as the British Indian Ocean
https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/diego-garcia-chagos-islands-deal-is-delayed/
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Amb. Chas Freeman: Israelās Agenda Is Collapsing⦠And Itās Happening Fast
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Amb. Chas Freeman: Israelās Agenda Is Collapsing⦠And Itās Happening Fast
YouTube video by Dialogue Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybrIJMPMn8I
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āIf you ever want to raise your own fund, you will gain access to fund-raising channels that include royal families and foreign sovereign contactsā Wall Street Bankers Offered Lucrative Access to Join the Pentagon
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Wall Street Bankers Offered Lucrative Access to Join the Pentagon
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/us/politics/wall-street-access-pentagon.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Pentagon Sends Marine Expeditionary Unit to Middle East
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Pentagon Is Moving Additional Marines, Warships to the Middle East
The Pentagon is moving additional Marines and warships to the Middle East as Iran steps up its attacks on the Strait of Hormuz, according to three U.S. officials. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ap...
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France and Italy open talks with Iran in hope of securing safe Hormuz passage
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France and Italy open talks with Iran in hope of securing safe Hormuz passage
Europeans look for ways to restart energy shipments as Iranās new supreme leader vows to keep strait shut
https://www.ft.com/content/96b8e0a4-9ecb-4e07-a96d-7debcfe3bfa6
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Chinese strategic interests benefit from prolonged U.S. involvement in Iran. Israeli security objectives require prolonged U.S. involvement in Iran. Therefore, China and Israel share the same goal.
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Dov H. Levin: The bystander benefits: The Iran war and China
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The bystander benefits: The Iran war and China
Shortly after the bombs began to fall in Iran, claims that the Iran war is really about China quickly emerged.
https://dovhlevin.substack.com/p/the-bystander-benefits-the-iran-war
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Is Russia still a vassal or is it now considered something else? Issuance of Russia-related General License
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Issuance of Russia-related General License | Office of Foreign Assets Control
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Russia And China Try To Lure US Deeper Into The War
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Russia And China Try To Lure US Deeper Into The War
Russia and China hope to repeat the Iraq debacle by keeping the US in the war. During the Iraq war years, they were able to re-attain superpower status.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2026/03/12/russia-and-china-try-to-lure-us-deeper-into-the-war/
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The Iran war is giving China a real-time look at how America fights - analysis
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China sees Iran war as a live lab for future US conflict | The Jerusalem Post
While Beijing is certainly studying the defense technologies being deployed by the US and Israel, hardware is only one part of the equation
https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-889698
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Why Chinaās renminbi push matters even if it never rivals the dollar
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Why Chinaās renminbi push matters even if it never rivals the dollar
If renminbi settlement becomes cheaper and more trade migrates, firms will have less need to generate or hold US currency
https://www.ft.com/content/77f8cc0d-7aef-46a2-8460-67a05760a41c
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Operation Epic Fury: Decisive American Power to Crush Iranās Terror Regime
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Operation Epic Fury: Decisive American Power to Crush Iranās Terror Regime
Under President Donald J. Trumpās unwavering leadership, the U.S. Armed Forces are executing Operation Epic Fury with overwhelming power, lethal
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/03/operation-epic-fury-decisive-american-power-to-crush-irans-terror-regime/
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Israelās 90 nuclear warheads make any strike on Iran āreally dangerousā: expert
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Israelās 90 nuclear warheads make any strike on Iran āreally dangerousā: expert
Policy head of Nobel Peace Prize-winning group sounds alarm over possible intentional or accidental use of weapons.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3346350/israels-90-nuclear-warheads-make-any-strike-iran-really-dangerous-expert?module=top_story&pgtype=homepage
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The war of signals: How Russia and China help Iran see the battlefield
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The war of signals: How Russia and China help Iran see the battlefield
Electronic warfare and intelligence sharing are eroding decades of US-Israeli dominance in the Gulf.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/12/the-war-of-signals-how-russia-and-china-help-iran-see-the-battlefield
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CMA CGM Restarts Gulf Shipping but Skirts Strait of Hormuz
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CMA CGM Restarts Gulf Shipping but Skirts Strait of Hormuz
French carrier resumes bookings after a more than 10-day suspension, routing cargo through Oman and Saudi Arabia as security risks keep the key waterway effectively closed
https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-03-13/cma-cgm-restarts-gulf-shipping-but-skirts-strait-of-hormuz-102422330.html?rkey=4jojc%2BU9DvvtuaHc2n7nI%2FFL%2FE7ci4pKmHeUCdytk0v0yWqVmnPyiA%3D%3D&cxg=web&Sfrom=twitter
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Is it time for China to rethink non-intervention in this new age of disorder?
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In a new age of disorder, is it time for China to rethink non-intervention?
With the Iran crisis, the world is in a ājungle phaseā and Beijing should work on interventionism 2.0, government adviser says.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346396/new-age-disorder-it-time-china-rethink-non-intervention
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Pakistan PM Sharif arrives in Saudi Arabia
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Pakistan PM Sharif arrives in Saudi Arabia
Pakistanās Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, the Kingdomās state news agency reported.The Deputy Governor of Mecca region,
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/03/12/pakistan-pm-sharif-arrives-in-saudi-arabia
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Netanyahu to give press conference shortly, his first of current Iran war
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Netanyahu to give press conference shortly, his first of current Iran war
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-to-give-press-conference-shortly-his-first-of-current-iran-war/
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Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Suffers Fire, At Least 2 Sailors Injured
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Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Suffers Fire, At Least 2 Sailors Injured - USNI News
This story has been updated with additional information about the fire. A fire broke out aboard aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on Thursday, multiple sources confirmed to USNI News. The i...
https://news.usni.org/2026/03/12/carrier-uss-gerald-r-ford-suffers-fire
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Chinese FM Wang Yi held a phone conversation with Cuban FM Bruno RodrĆguez Parrilla
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https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/wjbzhd/202603/t20260312_11873928.shtml
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Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to Travel to France
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0417
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US Spent $11.3 Billion in First Week of War With Iran
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US Spent $11.3 Billion in First Week of War With Iran
US officials told lawmakers that the first six days of the war with Iran cost more than $11.3 billion, a person familiar with the matter said, giving the most detailed assessment yet of the expense in...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/us-puts-11-3-billion-pricetag-on-the-first-week-of-iran-war
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In first letter, Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei vows continued retaliation
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https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/in-first-public-letter--sayyed-khamenei-vows-continued-retal
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Chinese strategic interests benefit from prolonged U.S. involvement in Iran. Israeli security objectives require prolonged U.S. involvement in Iran. Therefore, China and Israel share the same goal.
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The Wars After the War: Why Israel and Iran May Keep Fighting
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The Wars After the War: Why Israel and Iran May Keep Fighting
Even after the latest war with Iran ends, lower-level hostilities between Iran and Israelāand perhaps the United Statesāmight continue.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/wars-after-war-why-israel-and-iran-may-keep-fighting
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DFC Announces Chubb as Lead Insurance Partner for Maritime Reinsurance Plan
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DFC Announces Chubb as Lead Insurance Partner for Maritime Reinsurance Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. ā The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today announced that Chubb will serve as the lead partner for DFCās $20 billion Maritime Reinsurance plan designed to re...
https://www.dfc.gov/media/press-releases/dfc-announces-chubb-lead-insurance-partner-maritime-reinsurance-plan
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Pentagon headhunting Goldman, JPMorgan bankers for āEconomic Defense Unitā
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Exclusive: Pentagon headhunting Goldman, JPMorgan bankers for āEconomic Defense Unitā
The job promises āaccess to top-level government officials and privileged information flow ā whatever you need, you can get.ā
https://www.semafor.com/article/03/11/2026/pentagon-headhunting-goldman-jpmorgan-bankers-for-economic-defense-unit
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Asia is the testing ground for America's economic security strategy
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Asia is the testing ground for America's economic security strategy
US embedding economic power into security policy forces company supply chain rethink
https://asia.nikkei.com/opinion/asia-is-the-testing-ground-for-america-s-economic-security-strategy
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Military families navigate hasty evacuation as missiles fly in Middle East
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Military families navigate hasty evacuation as missiles fly in Middle East
Itās unclear why the U.S. waited until after launching Operation Epic Fury to authorize departures for military families.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-03-11/evacuations-bahrain-military-families-iran-21028557.html
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Romania Allows US to Use Black Sea Base for Iran Missions
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Romania Set to Allow US to Use Black Sea Base for Iran Missions
Romania approved a US request to temporarily deploy military aircraft and equipment on its soil to help with its operations in the Middle East.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/romania-set-to-allow-us-to-use-black-sea-base-for-iran-missions
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Could Iran be using Chinaās highly accurate BeiDou navigation system?
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Could Iran be using Chinaās highly accurate BeiDou navigation system?
Intelligence experts have suggested China has made its satellite navigation system available to Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/features/2026/3/11/could-iran-be-using-chinas-highly-accurate-beidou-navigation-system
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Israel sees no certainty Iranās government will fall despite war
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Israel sees no certainty Iranās government will fall despite war
Israeli officials in closed discussions have acknowledged there is no certainty the war against Iran will lead to a collapse of its clerical government, a senior Israeli official told Reuters, with no...
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-sees-no-certainty-irans-government-will-fall-despite-war-2026-03-11/
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China's COSCO Shipping suspends operations at Panama's Balboa port, La Prensa says
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China's COSCO Shipping suspends operations at Panama's Balboa port, La Prensa says
China's COSCO Shipping has suspended operations at Balboa port which is located at the āentrance to the Panama Canal, according to local newspaper La Prensa, āwhich published a notice to clients from ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-cosco-shipping-suspends-operations-panamas-balboa-port-la-prensa-media-2026-03-10/
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Putinās Iran War Dividend Raises Alarm Among Some US Allies
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Putinās Iran War Dividend Raises Alarm Among Some US Allies
The worry in Europe and the Gulf is that energy market disruption will boost Russiaās hand.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/putin-s-russia-reaps-rewards-as-trump-s-iran-war-sparks-turmoil?srnd=homepage-americas
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āA poll conducted by the INSS in early March showed 82% of Israelis support the war.ā Trump Says the Iran War Is Nearly Won but Israel Has Other Ideas
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Trump Says the Iran War Is Nearly Won but Israel Has Other Ideas
Israel is sticking with its goal of creating the conditions for regime change in Tehran.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-the-iran-war-is-nearly-won-but-israel-has-other-ideas-9b7eb3fb?mod=mhp
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