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Briefing: Lebanon UN force says soldier killed in country's south

Strategic angle: UNIFIL reports uncertainty regarding the origin of the projectile that killed the soldier.

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Briefing: Understanding why some Iranian Americans support the war on their country of origin

Strategic angle: Protesters from the Iranian diaspora in the U.S. gathered in Washington, D.C. as the war in the Middle East broadens. Many say they are aligned with the U.S. and Israel and explain why they want to see regime change in Tehran.

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Briefing: Pakistan offers to host US-Iran talks as Tehran warns ground troops would be 'set on fire'

Strategic angle: Pakistan positions itself as a mediator amid escalating tensions in the region.

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Briefing: Investors have nowhere to hide as financial markets groan under the weight of the Iran conflict

Strategic angle: Financial markets are feeling the pressure from escalating tensions in Iran, leaving investors anxious about their options.

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Briefing: Iran war exposes split in Trump’s base at conservative activists’ conference

Strategic angle: US president’s ‘little excursion’ into the Middle East is making some of his most ardent supporters uneasy

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Briefing: Iranian attacks across Gulf continue as major industrial sites hit

Strategic angle: A number of people are said to have been injured after attacks on aluminium sites in the UAE and Bahrain.

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Briefing: The Iran war will cement China’s superpower status

Strategic angle: Beijing’s industrial prowess positions it for economic and diplomatic gains

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Briefing: A month into Iran, the GOP’s political reality sinks in

Strategic angle: The GOP faces new challenges as the situation in Iran evolves.

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Briefing: Anti-war protests in Israel: Hundreds gather in Tel-Aviv

Strategic angle: Hundreds gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, marking a significant increase in participation in weekly demonstrations.

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Briefing: Iran accuses US of seeking talks while preparing to invade

Strategic angle: Iranian-backed Houthis say they had launched a second attack on Israel

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Briefing: Iran: 3,500 US marines arrive in Middle East

Strategic angle: Uncertainty still surrounds the potential deployment of U.S. ground forces, even as American reinforcements continue to arrive in the region.

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Briefing: Pakistan to convene with Saudi, Egypt and Turkey in hopes of de-escalating regional hostilities

Strategic angle: The Houthis’ entry into the war risks further destabilisations to international shipping if the group moves to block the passage of vessels through the Red Sea.

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Briefing: Adesanya walloped by Pyfer in 2nd-round finish

Strategic angle: Joe Pyfer scored the biggest win of his career Saturday night, finishing two-time champion Israel Adesanya by ground-and-pound in Round 2 in the UFC Fight Night main event.

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Briefing: Eurozone borrowing costs soar on fears of fiscal hit from Iran shock

Strategic angle: Government bonds face one of worst months of past decade as investors warn of ‘deterioration’ in public finances.

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Briefing: Iran activates its ‘resistance economy’ to survive the war

Strategic angle: Islamic republic has spent years building a model designed to withstand hostility even as it presides over a deepening economic malaise.

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Briefing: Trump is waging war based on instinct and it isn't working

Strategic angle: One month into the conflict in Iran, Trump's gut-instinct approach is not proving effective.

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Briefing: Americans take to streets in ‘No Kings’ day protests against Trump

Strategic angle: Latest series of marches comes against backdrop of president’s unpopular war in Iran

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Twelve US troops wounded in Iran strike on base in Saudi Arabia, US official says

Several troops were injured, two of them seriously, in the Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base.

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Briefing: Iraq must not be drawn into 'escalation' of Middle East war, Macron says

Strategic angle: The French president emphasizes the need to prevent Iraq from being involved in the ongoing conflict.

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Briefing: Iran-backed Houthis join war with attack against Israel

Strategic angle: There are fears the Iranian proxy may attack shipping in the Red Sea, adding to global economic woes.