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Live Updates: Iran launches deadly missile attacks on Israel, Gulf states as war spirals with no end in sight

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  5m ago Israel says Iran’s intelligence minister killed in strike and “intensity of attacks in Iran is increasing” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmaeil Khatib was killed in an overnight strike in Tehran. Katz warned of more “significant surprises” coming Wednesday, across multiple arenas, signaling a possible … Read more

Israel says it killed another Iranian leader, but that doesn’t mean it’s winning the war

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Though plenty of experts warned that Iran could and would likely close the strait if attacked, this crisis seems to have come as a surprise to those prosecuting the war. President Donald Trump had tried to cajole allies into sending ships to help reopen the strait, something most of them declined to do. In an … Read more

Top US intelligence officials set to testify about Iran war, threats confronting the homeland

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WASHINGTON — Top Trump administration national security officials facing back-to-back congressional hearings starting Wednesday are expected to be pressed on the war in Iran, including a deadly strike on a school, as well as the FBI’s capacity to prevent terror attacks inside the United States. The annual worldwide threats hearings involving the government’s senior-most intelligence … Read more

Iran war has US farmers worried about the cost and availability of fertilizer

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BISMARCK, N.D. — Tennessee farmer Todd Littleton expects to pay $100,000 more for fertilizer this season, a 40% spike from his bill last year thanks to the war in Iran — and he is scrambling to cover that extra cost. “The problem is, is we’re so strained financially coming into this issue,” said Littleton, a … Read more

Federal Reserve could signal no interest rate cuts this year in wake of Iran war

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WASHINGTON — A key question hangs over the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting that ends Wednesday: Will central bank policymakers still reduce short-term interest rates this year, now that the Iran war has sent oil prices higher and gas prices spiking? Or will they have to stand pat for months to see how the conflict plays … Read more

Tulsi Gabbard in spotlight after top official resigns in protest over Iran war

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Marjorie Taylor-Greene, the Republican former lawmaker from Georgia who turned from staunch supporter of Trump to fierce critic over his response to the Jeffrey Epstein case and his decisions to launch military operations against Venezuela and Iran, urged Gabbard and Vance — another outspoken critic of “forever wars” — to speak candidly after Kent resigned. … Read more

How Iran’s use of cheap drones is affecting the war

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing How Iran’s use of cheap drones is affecting the war 03:40 UP NEXT How does Israel’s ‘Arrow’ missile system work? 02:07 How the war with Iran impacts global energy supply 02:34 Iran’s security chief killed in strike 02:21 … Read more

Goldman Sachs warns of spike in unemployment, slowed economic growth from Iran war

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Since the start of the Iran war, gas prices have increased by 27%, and diesel prices have increased by 34%. Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, joins to examine the potential impact of the war on the overall economy. Source link