Military
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Pakistan Kills 15 Militants in 2 Balochistan Operations
DID Press: Pakistani military announced that at least 15 militants were killed in two separate operations in the southwestern province of Balochistan. According to the army, both operations were intelligence-led and part of an ongoing “security clearance” campaign in restive…
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US War in Middle East Burns $3.7B in First 100 Hours
DID Press: Amid the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, questions over the financial toll of the war are intensifying in Congress, the media, and public debate. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the…
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Bloomberg: US Strike on Iranian naval vessel Shakes Asian Confidence
DID Press: Bloomberg reports that the United States’ attack on the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena, located some 2,000 miles from home waters and seven miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, has shaken Asian trust in Washington. Mahir Sharma,…
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Lavrov, Muttaqi Discuss Regional Tensions and Impact of Iran Strikes
DID Press: Sergey Lavrov and Amir Khan Muttaqi held a telephone conversation to discuss key regional developments, including the rising tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the two officials focused on prospects for…
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Iran’s President Stresses “Strong Defense” in Call with Putin
DID Press: Masoud Pezeshkian discussed the latest regional developments in a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, focusing on what Tehran described as “aggressive actions” by the United States and Israel against Iran. During the call, Pezeshkian stressed that Iran has…
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Spain’s PM Calls US–Israel Attacks on Iran “Illegal War”
DID Press: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has criticized the ongoing military strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, describing the conflict as an “illegal war.” In an analytical article published Friday in The Economist, Sánchez warned that…
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UN Urges Immediate End to Taliban–Pakistan Border Clashes
DID Press: Volker Türk called on the parties involved in the escalating border tensions to immediately halt the violence. Expressing concern over the rising clashes between the Taliban and the government of Pakistan, the UN human rights chief warned that…
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PBS Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose Trump’s Approach to Iran
DID Press: A new survey by PBS shows that 54 percent of Americans disapprove of how Donald Trump is handling tensions with Iran, while 36 percent support his approach and 10 percent remain undecided. The poll, conducted in early March,…
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Pakistan Shelling Hits Civilian House in Afghanistan
DID Press: Local sources in Khost Province reported that Pakistani forces targeted civilian houses in a border area of the province. According to Mustaghfar Gurbaz, spokesman for the Khost governor’s office, Pakistani troops struck residential homes belonging to civilians in…
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Top Muslim Scholar Issues Fatwa Urging Afghanistan–Pakistan Truce
DID Press: Prominent Islamic scholar Ali al-Qaradaghi, Secretary-General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, has issued a fatwa calling for an immediate halt to hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan during the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, Qaradaghi…
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