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Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
Holy shit this is going to be Iraq/Afghanistan 2.0. 52% chance the Iranian regime falls in 2026. https://t.co/6EjMbmA4Qj — Polymarket (@Polymarket) March 3, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, per WSJ reporting today citing U.S. officials: Trump is open to supporting Iranian groups willing to take up arms to dislodge the regime (e.g., via arms/training/intel). He’s spoken with …
The US carried out airstrikes in Iraq targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militias in the country on Tuesday following repeated attacks on US forces, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced in a statement. The strikes targeted three facilities used by Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah and other Tehran-affiliated groups in Iraq. Austin said in the statement that the …
North Korea will begin arming Palestine and Iran-backed Axis militias – Wall Street Journal pic.twitter.com/CkNQa6GfnN — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) November 2, 2023 IDF's Arabic Spokesman claims on X: "Imam Hussein Brigades of Iran's IRGC arrived in southern Lebanon" pic.twitter.com/rZLrWZGwVS — Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) November 2, 2023 Nov 2, 2023: Iranian commander in Lebanon to coordinate …