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Hezbollah Unleashes Barrage of Rockets at Israel After Senior Leader Killed in Lebanon

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FALCON POWERS – The Lebanese Hezbollah group unleashed a barrage of rockets at Israel on Wednesday in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike that killed a senior field commander of the group, further escalating tensions along the Lebanese-Israeli border. The Iran-backed Hezbollah group and Israel have exchanged fire since the outbreak......
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Iran’s presidential election race begins with six candidates in the fray

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Falcon powers – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Tehran mayor Alireza Zakani and former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili are among six candidates in the running for the presidency after having their candidacy approved by the country’s Guardian Council. The June 28 vote for a successor to Ebrahim Raisi, who died in......
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After the Escalation in the North: Israel Seeks Assistance from the United States

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Falcon powers – After a series of attacks by Hezbollah and the difficulty in achieving a political settlement, Israel has sought assistance from its ally, the United States, to take deterrent measures against the party. According to reports in Israeli media, Israel has recently asked the Biden administration to help......
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Houthis: Arrest of an American-Israeli Espionage Network

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Falcon powers – The Ansar Allah movement in Yemen (the Houthis) announced on Monday that they have “arrested an American-Israeli espionage network directly linked to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)”. The Houthi security and intelligence apparatus said in a statement: “With the help and grace of God, an American-Israeli......
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Two vessels catch fire in the Gulf of Aden after ‘unknown projectiles’ strike

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Falcon powers – Fires were reported on two vessels off the coast of Yemen, after being hit by “projectiles”, the UK’s Maritime Trade Operations said on Sunday. The first incident in the Red Sea took place at 8pm Co-ordinated Universal Time, 80 nautical miles south-east of Yemen’s interim capital Aden, UKMTO said,......
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Yemen Targets British Destroyer and Two Ships in the Red Sea

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FALCON POWERS – The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sarie, announced today, Sunday, the targeting of a British naval destroyer and two ships affiliated with the Israeli occupation in the Red Sea. He stated this was a victory for the injustice suffered by the Palestinian people,......
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For the first time… Hezbollah launches a salvo of “Falaq 2” missiles at “Israel”

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Falcon powers – Hezbollah announced today, Saturday, that it had launched a salvo of Falaq 2 missiles at a military command center in northern occupied Palestine. A security source told Reuters that this is the first time the party has used this type of missile, after launching the Falaq 1......