Children as young as 12 can join war support, IRGC says
An official from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the minimum age for participation in war-related support roles has been lowered to 12, according to remarks aired on state media.
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IRGC rhetoric frames US island assault as chance to capture troops
Some Tehran commentators say any US attempt to seize Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf could play directly into the IRGC’s long-standing strategy of capturing American troops for leverage.
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North Koreans fear possible deployment as Iran war intensifies - report
North Koreans are increasingly worried about the possibility of overseas troop deployments as the Iran war intensifies, with rumors of involvement spreading in border regions and among families of military-age men, according to reports from North Korea.
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Iran missile hits Lebanon after Tehran envoy expelled from Beirut
A missile fired from Iran struck Lebanon’s coast hours after Beirut expelled Tehran’s ambassador, sources told Iran International, contradicting earlier reports that it had been intercepted.
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Tehran keeps up war rhetoric after Trump signals possible talks
Iranian state media continued issuing warnings against the United States even after President Donald Trump said Monday that the two countries had held “constructive” talks—and that he was therefore postponing planned strikes on Iran’s power grid.
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Iran-linked group claims London ambulance arson, monitoring group says
An Iran-aligned militant network has claimed responsibility for the arson attack on Jewish ambulances in north London early Monday, a monitoring organisation said, linking the incident to a string of similar fires across Europe.
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Rights group says over 1,400 civilians killed in Iran in three weeks of war
More than 1,400 civilians have been killed in Iran during the first three weeks of the war with the United States and Israel, according to figures compiled by the rights group HRANA.
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US CENTCOM chief says Iran targeting civilians out of ‘desperation’
The commander of US Central Command said Iran has increasingly targeted civilian sites across the Middle East out of "desperation" as its military capabilities deteriorate in the third week of the war.
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Iran signals it will not back down after Trump power grid threat
Tehran signalled on Sunday that it would not back down after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran’s electricity grid within 48 hours, warning that it would retaliate by targeting regional infrastructure if such an attack takes place.
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Can Iran’s power grid be knocked out?
A warning by US President Donald Trump that Iran’s power plants could be targeted if disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continue has drawn attention to a key question: how vulnerable is Iran’s electricity network?
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Germany says Iran-linked threat level ‘very high’
Germany’s Interior Ministry assessed the threat posed by the Islamic Republic and its operatives as “very high” and said security agencies are on full alert.
