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Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, is a joyous holiday celebrating spring and rebirth. But for many in the Iranian diaspora, this year, they’re balancing joy with anxiety and grief as the war continues. Source link
The cost of the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran are mounting in terms of civilian deaths and damage to Iran’s most famous cultural heritage sites. Source link
A farmer sprinkles fertilizer over crops at a rice field on the outskirts of Amritsar on July 23, 2024. Narinder Nanu/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Narinder Nanu/AFP/via Getty Images About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally goes through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passage between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf … Read more
Global oil and energy prices reel as the war in the Middle East escalates, Trump talks about potential for ground troops in Iran and the possibility of seizing Kharg Island. Source link
Palestinians gather in Gaza City to mark the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, with Eid prayers. Israeli airstrikes prevented such gatherings last year and the year before during the war on Hamas. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Many Muslims are celebrating the start of … Read more
Venezuela’s National Intelligence Service headquarters, known as El Helicoide, stands in front of La Cota 905 neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept. 12, 2022. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariana Cubillos/AP CARACAS, Venezuela — Jesús Armas spent 14 months inside El Helicoide, a notorious prison built on top of a massive rock in the center … Read more
President Trump’s Board of Peace has quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all of its weapons to ensure Gaza’s reconstruction. Source link
Israel and Iran continue to exchange airstrikes with a focus on energy infrastructure. President Trump says Israel acted alone in striking a key gas field and better not do it again. Source link
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel acted alone when it struck an Iranian gas compound earlier this week. President Trump … Read more
Two women and a child holding an Iranian flag walk toward the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque to attend Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Israel launched more strikes in and around Tehran early Friday as Iranians marked Nowruz, the Persian New Year, as the war with … Read more