warzone

Trump administration won’t say if Iranians held by ICE could face deportation to a warzone

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Two gay Iranian men seeking asylum in the United States over fear they could be executed in Iran are facing an uncertain future, with U.S. officials offering no clarity about whether they could be deported amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran if their asylum cases are unsuccessful. Ali and Adel, who are using assumed … Read more

Destination warzone: How Lebanon’s only international airport stays open amid Israeli strikes

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Beirut–Rafic Hariri’s eastern runway juts into the Dahiyeh suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold that Israel has targeted almost every day since March 2, when a salvo of rockets fired by the militants sparked a new Israeli offensive into Lebanon. Some Israeli strikes have fallen less than a mile from the perimeter fence. “It’s very challenging, it’s … Read more