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MILITARY2d agoRAF Fairford incident ‘almost certainly’ directed by Iran’s security force, Burnham saysThe Iranian ambassador to the UK has been summoned to make clear that “Britain will not tolerate threats on our soil”, foreign secretary Ed Miliband also saidThe Independent World
POLITICS2d agoMPSC Aspirants Call Off 10-Day Agitation As IAS Tukaram Mundhe Inducted Into Probe PanelMPSC aspirants ended their 10-day protest in Pune after the Maharashtra government formed a committee including IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe to investigate alleged recruitment irregularities The agitation concluded following assurances that their demands including the MPSC Chairmans leave during the inquiry would be addressedenglish_jagran · india
POLITICS2d agoTukaram Mundhe appointed Secretary of panel to overhaul MPSC; aspirants end agitationSubsequently, Maharashtra Public Service Commission Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar announced that he had proceeded on leave till the inquiry was completedThe Hindu
CYBER5d agoWhy A Starlink Test In Italy Has Iran’s Internet Censors WorriedA Starlink trial on an Italian hilltop connected an ordinary smartphone to the Internet without mobile coverage, a satellite dish, or an external antenna. The demonstration quickly drew attention in Iran, where Internet access remains heavily filtered and authorities imposed a near-total blackout during the January protests. As Hannah Kaviani from RFE/RL's Radio Farda program Negah-e-Farda (Iran Tomorrow) explains, for many Iranians the test raised a provocative possibility: getting online without relying on infrastructure the state can control or switch off.RFE/RL
POLITICS5d agoPutin offers help to end Iran war while Russia continues its own in UkraineThe Russian president met Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan and pledged to do “everything in our power” to end the ongoing war between the US and Iran, despite Russia not being among the official mediators.EuroNews [en]
WORLD5d agoNEWSBRIEF: HURRICANE ISAIAS, UKRAINE WAR LATEST, POLITICS OF IRAN WARGulf Coast Preps for Isaias, Ukraine expects Russian winter offensive, and Trump's Iran War in focus as Midterms approach.NPR News
MILITARY5d agoPentagon barred Qatar base access to hide Iran war damage, US senator claimsSen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was denied access to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, during a recent Congressional Delegation trip in what he calls a "cover-up."Military Times
MILITARY5d agoPentagon barred Qatar base access to hide Iran war damage, US senator claimsSen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was denied access to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, during a recent Congressional Delegation trip in what he calls a "cover-up."Defense News
CONFLICT5d agoPro-Iran groups behind foiled attack on Bank of America in Paris, FBI findsLe Monde [en]
BUSINESS6d agoGermany lifts GDP forecast as economy withstands Iran warThe government lifted its full-year growth projection to 1.3%, up from its April forecast of just 0.5%, as the German economy proved more resilient than expected.EuroNews [en]
MILITARY6d agoUK airbase plot expands fears of Iran's military capabilitieswfla · united states of america
POLITICS6d agoFrance summons Iranian ambassador over 'disinformation campaign' on school protestsFrance said the Iranian authorities' comments on high school protests currently rocking France were 'absolutely unacceptable,' after Iran, which repressed a protest movement in January, accused France of 'human rights violations.'Le Monde [en]
POLITICS6d agoFrance summons Iranian ambassador over 'disinformation' on student protestsThe French foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest against a "disinformation campaign conducted by the Iranian authorities" over the student protests that have rocked France. The move came a day after Tehran summoned the French ambassador over the treatment of protesters in France.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 6Democratic senator says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar ‘to hide the costs’ of Iran warSen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), says the Pentagon blocked him from a key U.S. military base in Qatar while he traveling in the Middle East, accusing the Trump administration of trying to hide damage caused by the Iran war.   Murphy, who traveled to Doha, Qatar, and later Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a congressional delegation,…The Hill
CONFLICTOct 6UK trial of three Iranians over alleged plot to target Iran dissident journalistsEuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 6Philip Ingram sees Russia, China and Iran stepping up ‘gray zone’ activities across UK and EuropeFrançois Picard is pleased to welcome Philip Ingram, journalist and former British military intelligence officer. The events surrounding RAF Fairford are not an isolated incident, explains Ingram. It's part of a much wider security issue in which conventional military operations, intelligence activity and gray-zone tactics increasingly overlap.France 24 [en]
MILITARYBREAKINGOct 6US withdrew its bombers from Fairford base due to possible drone attack from IranClarín
CONFLICTOct 6Iran-US war latest: Trump says Tehran may have targeted UK with drone attack and vows to make it ‘suffer’The Independent World
MILITARYOct 5US bombers moved from UK airbase due to Iran-linked threats, Trump saysUS President Donald Trump said on Monday that a threat linked to Iran ⁠had prompted the removal of American B-1 bombers from a British airbase. The planes had been stationed at RAF Fairford, the preferred European base for US bombers, and had recently been used in US strikes on Iran. Last week, five British men were arrested near the base – which Iran’s Revolutionary Guards previously said was a legitimate target – on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. “We had an idea that there might be a...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5Trump blames Democrats and Ukraine for soaring US fuel prices, not Iran warTrump shifts blame for fuel price hikes to blue states like California and Ukraine strikes on Russian oil refineries.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARYOct 5US pulls bombers from UK base: Is Iran manoeuvring Trump’s war plans?The withdrawal means the US lost a convenient launchpad, not its underlying strike capability, said an expert.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTOct 5Behind the mystery that first set off fears of Iranian threats at a UK military baseA mysterious call near Fairford airbase set in motion a huge counterterrorism response and days of uncertaintyIrish Times World
POLITICSOct 5Iran war: 'Europe not being at the table is a failure', Charles Michel saysFormer European Council President Charles Michel says the EU must have a stronger role in resolving conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 4U.S. B-1 bombers evacuated from UK base after attack threats from IranThe U.S. military evacuated a dozen B-1 bombers from the RAF Fairford airbase in the UK over the weekend, the Pentagon said. President Trump said in Monday the threat came from Iran. Why it matters: A U.S. official said the base was under threat of attack by Iran. The latest: Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Monday that there are "regular rotations" of U.S. Air Force assets around the world and that the movement of the bombers was not directly tied to the Iranian threat. "We have confidence in the security of all of our bases. All of our bases could be threatened theoretically Axios