The Latest: Iranian-backed militias join fight as war on Iran widens
Iran fired missiles at Israel and Arab states Monday and the war expanded to include militias Tehran backs in the Middle East with an attack by Hezbollah on Israel, which struck back against the group in Lebanon and with the United States pounded targets in Iran. As the American and Israeli airstrikes kept hitting the country, top Iranian security official Ali Larijani said on X: “We will not negotiate with the United States. ”Trump, who a day earlier had encouraged Iranians to “take he...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2026
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026
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- Japan demands the swift release of a Japanese national detained in Iran
Tue, 24 Feb 2026
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