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US President Donald Trump said today that Iran could be hit “very hard” and the list of potential targets for attacks could be expanded.
UNICEF expressed deep concern over the mass deaths of children in Iran following a strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab on February 28.
Due to rising energy prices, the European currency is already suffering. The euro has fallen 2% against the dollar. The fall could be more significant if the war in Iran lasts longer than the “four weeks” that Trump spoke of.
World investors began to reduce investments in equity funds – for the first time in the last eight weeks. The reason was growing geopolitical risks in the Middle East and fears of accelerating inflation, Reuters reports with reference to the data of analytical companies.
The rise of the first cryptocurrency above $73,000 is a short-term rebound, not the start of a new bull market. This is the conclusion reached by CryptoQuant analysts.
The US President called Khamenei’s son “nothing” and intends to personally participate in determining the new leader of Iran. U.S. intelligence doubts the possibility of regime change.
In international relations, clearly illegitimate government actions can sometimes be morally justified. Although there are few historical examples of legitimacy trumping legality, they do exist. Whether the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is one such case requires more attention than it has received so far.
A flight from Dubai to Chisinau on March 5 brought 82 Moldovan tourists to Chisinau, Logos Press reported citing a report by the Foreign Ministry.
In 2000, Robert Mugabe, the former dictator of Zimbabwe, won the top prize in the country’s national lottery. He won for a simple reason: because he could. Once you have destroyed the institutions that limit your power (during Mugabe’s 37 years in power, he did), you can rule for personal enrichment, personal greatness, or just for personal entertainment. What better way to show unlimited power than by demonstratively turning the existing system of rules into a farce? The damage such actions can do to norms and institutions is part of the intent.
US President Donald Trump said Washington intends to completely cut trade relations with Spain after Madrid refused to allow its bases to be used for strikes against Iran and did not agree to increase military spending to 5% of GDP.
Foreign tourists staying in Qatar during the Middle East airspace closure can extend their hotel stays for free.
Global brands are urgently reducing their presence in the Middle East amid a sharp escalation of the conflict between Iran, Israel and the US. Major retailers and luxury houses are temporarily closing stores or transferring them to a limited mode of operation in the Gulf countries in an effort to minimize risks for employees and business.
