Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment
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“Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack”
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
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— Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
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— The following is a list of confirmed Iranian officials killed during the 2026 Iran war. Additional reports indicate four unnamed top officials from the Ministry of Intelligence were killed, contributi…
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“Power being restored after Iran’s Ministry of Energy reported outages in the capital, Tehran following attacks.”
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials as we…
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— The Ministry of Energy (Persian: وزارت نیرو Vezârat-e Niru) regulates and manages the implementation of policies applicable to energy, electricity, water, and wastewater services in Iran.
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— The nuclear program of Iran is one of the most scrutinized in the world, and has sparked intense international concern. Iran asserts that its nuclear facilities are purely for civilian purposes, inclu…
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“Iran’s parliament speaker has accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal”
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“Our men are waiting for the arrival of the American soldiers on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional allies once and for all”
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— The following is a list of confirmed Iranian officials killed during the 2026 Iran war. Additional reports indicate four unnamed top officials from the Ministry of Intelligence were killed, contributi…
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— The ballistic missile program of Iran is the largest in the Middle East and plays a key role in Iran's military strategy. Its diverse short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles serve as a deterre…
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— The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the Is…
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“Iran’s Ministry of Energy reported power outages in the capital, Tehran, its surrounding region and neighbouring Alborz province on Sunday, 'following attacks on electricity industry facilities'.”
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“The Fars news agency reported later that the outages were being resolved.”
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“It was unclear whether the attacks were related to US President Donald Trump’s threats to strike Iranian power stations and other energy infrastructure if Tehran did not agree to a deal to end the war.”
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“Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem, reporting from Tehran, said that authorities had activated substations to restore power.”
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“The Washington Post reported that the Pentagon was preparing for weeks of limited ground operations in Iran, potentially including raids on Kharg Island, a crude export hub, and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz shipping chokepoint.”
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“The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announcement Saturday that about 3,500 military personnel had arrived in the Middle East on board the USS Tripoli.”
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“The Israeli military said it dropped more than 120 munitions on sites used for research, development, and production of weaponry in Tehran on Sunday.”
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“Iran’s Ministry of Health reported that 2,076 people had been killed since the start of the war, including 216 children.”
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“Among the deaths, six people were killed in a US-Israeli attack on a residential area in the Iranian village of Osmavandan, according to the Mehr news agency, which added that five houses were destroyed and 22 were severely damaged.”
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“A university in Iran’s central city of Isfahan said it was hit by US-Israeli air strikes on Sunday for the second time since the war erupted, leaving four university staff members wounded.”
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“The strike followed an attack the previous day on Iran’s University of Science and Technology. After that attack, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it would target two Israeli or US universities in the region in retaliation, according to Iranian state television.”
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“Hossein Sadeghi, head of the Information and Public Relations Center at Iran’s Ministry of Education, told the IRNA news agency that at least 250 students and teachers have been killed amid strikes on 600 educational facilities across Iran since the war began.”
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“A commercial building housing Qatar’s Al-Araby TV in Tehran was hit, with video footage showing walls and windows blown out.”
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“The Iranian demand for compensation in a five-point plan”
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“The Israeli military detected missile salvoes and Hezbollah attacks”
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“The ADAMA plant was hit by a missile”
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“A missile hit Beersheba, injuring 11 people”
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“Missile fragments were found in Haifa”
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“Foreign ministers met in Islamabad to discuss the conflict”
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“The UAE intercepted missiles and drones”
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“Saudi Arabia downed drones”
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“Iran's military targeted US forces in Jordan”
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“Iran's naval commander claimed control over Hormuz waters”
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“Houthi attacks disrupted $1 trillion annual shipping traffic”
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