NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The month-long war now under way has done more than degrade Iran’s air defenses and cripple parts of its military-industrial complex - it has upended the diplomatic cast.
The UAE plans to deploy its navy in a multinational task force to secure the Strait of Hormuz and protect global shipping from Iranian attacks.
If the Houthis open a new front in the conflict, one obvious target would be the Bab al-Mandab Strait off the coast of Yemen, a key shipping chokepoint.
The war in Iran has raised oil prices and shaken global markets.
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Same-sex relations are criminalized and can carry the death penalty in Iran, where the Islamic regime has long been accused of systematic persecution of Iran's LGBTQ+ community.
The force is likely to include both infantry and armored vehicles, in addition to the 82nd Airborne Division already deployed to the region, according to the WSJ.
One of the sources alleged there was no plan to change Iran's nuclear doctrine yet and claimed that the regime had not decided to seek a bomb, despite enriching uranium.
According to the testimonies, security forces have begun assembling in schools and universities, as well as establishing checkpoints to deliberately create traffic congestion as a human shield.
IRAN AFFAIRS: Since protests began on December 28, more thousands of Iranians have been arrested for “crimes against the state,” and many face long-term imprisonment or worse, execution.
Targets included regime launching sites, weapon manufacturing sites in Isfahan and Parchin, as well as a Quds Force site in central Iran.
