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\u201cIran’s Mojtaba Khamenei survived Israeli-US strike by minutes \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> I24, 3-16-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe report says the new Iranian leader stepped outside moments before the attack that struck the supreme leader’s compound in Tehran. \u2026 This is \u201caccording to leaked audio obtained by The Telegraph. The recording reportedly captures remarks by Mazaher Hosseini, head of protocol for the office of former Iranian leader Ali Khamenei. Hosseini addressed senior clerics and commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during a meeting on March 12 in Tehran\u2019s Qolhak neighborhood. The audio, which the newspaper said it independently verified.\u201d<\/p>\n

Romania is near the limit of Iran\u2019s missile range.\u00a0 Iran would also have to shoot across Turkey, raising NATO alarms and possible shootdown from Patriot batteries near Incirlik AFB.\u00a0 And Romania is in NATO, triggering a decision by NATO whether to fire back at Iran.\u00a0 \u201cIran warns Romania against allowing US to use bases for operations,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-16-26.<\/p>\n

Checkpoints, apartment searches, menacing recorded phone calls.\u00a0 \u201cIran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 3-16-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cUN report says Iran crushed protests with force, arrests and digital curbs,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-16-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 3-16-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran has launched over 1,900 missiles and drones at the UAE.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaudi Arabia Says It Intercepted Nearly 100 Drones in 24 Hours,\u201d<\/a> WSJ, 3-16-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cSaudi Arabia\u2019s forces have intercepted 98 drones in the last 24 hours, the largest single-day wave of attacks since the U.S.-led war on Iran began. Most of the attacks were concentrated in the eastern region where the majority of the kingdom\u2019s oil is produced, according to statements by the defense ministry. Other drones were intercepted over the capital of Riyadh.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cArab states urge US not to stop short in war on Iran,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-16-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s Northern Neighbors Are Facing Fallout From the War, Too,\u201d<\/a> Carnegie, 3-16-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIran’s Mojtaba Khamenei survived Israeli-US strike by minutes \u2013 report,\u201d I24, 3-16-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe report says the new Iranian leader stepped outside moments before the attack that struck the supreme leader’s compound in Tehran. \u2026 This is \u201caccording to leaked audio obtained by The Telegraph. The recording reportedly captures remarks by Mazaher Hosseini, head of protocol for … <\/p>\n

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