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Netanyahu Intel Pushed Trump to Order Iran Airstrike

04/03/2026 - 11:45:22
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Samatalis Wa'wale
Washington, D.C. (Lamaane.net) — The U.S. airstrike on Iran was accelerated after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly provided crucial intelligence indicating that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his senior advisors would meet in Tehran on Saturday, February 28, according to sources…
Mustafa Duhulow

Somalia Rolls Out National ID for domestic Flights

02/03/2026 - 15:35:38
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Abdi Agoon
Mogadishu (Lamaane.net) - Somalia's Immigration and Citizenship Agency on Monday began formally requiring the National Identification Card for domestic air travel, a move officials say will modernize passenger verification and tighten oversight of internal movement across the country.
Kenyan President, William Samoei Ruto.

Kenya Warns of Fallout From Iran Strikes

02/03/2026 - 14:44:47
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Agoon Hared
Nairobi (Lamaane.net) - Kenya's President, William Samoei Ruto, has condemned Iran's recent missile and drone strikes targeting several Gulf countries, warning that the expanding conflict risks undermining international peace and security.

IRGC Claims THAAD Hit as Gulf Risks Escalate

02/03/2026 - 01:32:45
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Abdalla Jalajed
Tehran (Lamaane.net) - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Sunday that its Aerospace Force destroyed a U.S.-made THAAD radar installation linked to Israel's missile defense network in Al Ruwais, United Arab Emirates, and struck a U.S. fuel-support vessel operating approximately…

Iranian Missile Hits Shelter, 9 Dead in Israel

02/03/2026 - 00:54:16
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Abdalla Jalajed
Tehran (Lamaane.net) - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared it had begun the ninth phase of its military campaign against U.S. and Israeli-linked targets, as Israeli officials confirmed that a ballistic missile from Iran struck a public shelter in Beit Shemesh, killing nine people and wounding…
Ali Larijani

Iran Moves to Form Interim Leadership Council

01/03/2026 - 10:53:25
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Abdalla Jalajed
Tehran (Lamaane.net) - Ali Larijani, Secretary of Supreme National Security Council, said Sunday that Iran will activate constitutional mechanisms to establish a temporary leadership council following reports by state media that Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes attributed to the United…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Trump Signals Khamenei Killed in Iran Strikes

01/03/2026 - 01:07:46
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Abdalla Jalajed
Washington, D.C. (Lamaane.net) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was likely killed during coordinated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, while Iranian officials publicly denied the claim, deepening uncertainty following one of the most significant…

Israel Says 7 Iranian Defense Officials Killed

01/03/2026 - 00:49:23
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Abdalla Jalajed
Tel Aviv (Lamaane.net) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday that a coordinated air operation in Tehran killed seven senior figures within Iran's defense and security leadership, describing the strike as a targeted action against what it called the country's "security command echelon."…

Iran Missiles Strike Gulf Bases After US-Israel Attacks

28/02/2026 - 15:50:17
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Abdalla Jalajed
Manama (Lamaane.net) - A missile strike targeted a services center linked to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, according to the Bahrain News Agency (BNA), in what authorities described as an attack launched from outside the kingdom's borders amid escalating regional conflict.
Scenes of huge explosions at U.S. bases in Qatar and Bahrain.

Pentagon Names Iran Operation "Epic of Rage"

28/02/2026 - 15:08:38
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Washington, D.C. (Lamaane.net) - The U.S. Department of Defense said Saturday that coordinated U.S.–Israeli airstrikes targeted military and regime-linked sites across Iran under the operation name "Epic of Rage," marking one of the broadest reported cross-border actions in recent months.…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:  "My brothers and sisters, citizens of Israel, a short while ago, Israel and the United States embarked on an operation to remove the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran.

Netanyahu Announces Joint U.S.-Israel Strike on Iran

28/02/2026 - 14:24:57
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Abdalla Jalajed
Tel Aviv (Lamaane.net) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel and the United States had launched what he described as a coordinated military operation against Iran, framing it as an effort to eliminate an "existential threat" posed by Tehran's leadership.
Masoud Pezeshkian

Iranian President Confirmed Safe After Tehran Strikes

28/02/2026 - 13:55:13
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Abdalla Jalajed
Tehran (Lamaane.net) — Iran's state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) announced that President Masoud Pezeshkian was unharmed following reported Israeli strikes on central Tehran, including the heavily secured Pasteur district, an area that houses the presidential compound and offices linked…

U.S.-Israel Strikes Target Leadership Zone in Tehran

28/02/2026 - 13:35:04
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Abdalla Jalajed
Tehran (Lamaane.net) - The governments of United States and Israel launched coordinated air and naval strikes across Iran early Saturday, with multiple explosions reported in central Tehran near key government and military facilities, according to Iranian and international sources.
Zimbabwe holds Africa's largest lithium reserves. / Reuters

Zimbabwe Cracks Down on Lithium Shipments

27/02/2026 - 23:22:52
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Agoon Hared
Harare (Lamaane.net) - Trucks loaded with lithium ore were turned back on Thursday at the Forbes border post in eastern Zimbabwe after authorities began enforcing an immediate ban on the export of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates, state media reported.
Marco Rubio

Rubio Says Iran Rebuilding Nuclear Capacity

27/02/2026 - 23:11:40
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Washington (Lamaane.net) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly accused Iran of posing a "very serious threat" to the United States and its regional allies, sharpening the tone ahead of renewed diplomatic talks expected later this week.