Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu broke Iran’s empire, now they must win at Hormuz | The Jerusalem Post
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“In 39 days, the US-Israeli campaign killed Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, wrecked its ballistic missile infrastructure, and forced a regime that spent decades projecting invincibility to accept a ceasefire brokered by Pakistan.”
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— Ali Hosseini Khamenei (19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in the 2026 Iran wa…
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— On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. Khamenei's death was confir…
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— Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (born 8 September 1969) is an Iranian cleric and politician who is serving as the 3rd Supreme Leader of Iran since 8 March 2026. A member of the Khamenei family and the secon…
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“Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) has confirmed at least 1,221 military deaths.”
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— The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp dep…
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— Human Rights Activists in Iran (or HRA, HRAI) is a non-profit non-governmental organization dedicated to the cause of human rights within Iran, the organization is based in Fairfax, Virginia, United S…
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
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“Iran International puts the security forces toll at 4,700.”
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— Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
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— Iran International (Persian: ایران اینترنشنال, romanized: Irān Internašnāl) is a Persian-language satellite television channel and multilingual digital news operation based in London, United Kingdom. …
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
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“The navy in the Gulf of Oman is finished.”
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“The nuclear program has been struck twice in under a year.”
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“The proxy network was already hollowed out before the first bomb fell on February 28, Hezbollah’s command structure gutted, Hamas dismantled in Gaza, the Houthis’ leadership killed last year.”
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“US President Donald Trump made the call that mattered most: greenlighting the February 28 strike.”
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“His maximum pressure sanctions had cratered Iran’s economy before the first sortie.”
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“White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was blunt: 'This is a victory for the United States that President Trump and our incredible military made happen.'”
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“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supplied the operational architecture. The pager operation. The Nasrallah strike. The push toward direct US involvement during last June’s Twelve-Day War.”
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“The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates Gulf production shut-ins hit 7.5 million barrels per day in March.”
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“A Pew Research Center survey found 69% of Americans cite gas prices as their top war concern.”
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“Iran’s Supreme National Security Council declared 'nearly all the objectives of the war' achieved.”
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“The Associated Press reported that the ceasefire terms already allow Iran and Oman to collect shipping fees on transiting vessels.”
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“HRANA documented 1,665 civilian dead as of April 6, at least 15% of them children.”
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“Netanyahu’s insistence that Lebanon is excluded from the ceasefire may be the agreement’s most consequential clause.”
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“Israeli jets hit central Beirut on Wednesday morning.”
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“Netanyahu confirmed Israel had destroyed centrifuge plants and killed additional nuclear scientists.”
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