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Thousands of North Korean laborers are already toiling in Russia. A new contingent is headed to the region where North Korean troops fought Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky had hoped to secure more support from the Group of 7 nations, but the crisis in the Middle East was seen as a more urgent priority.

Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, a descendant of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, told The Times that the legacy of his family name was at stake in the conflict.

Fears of a wider war in Iran.

Spiritual practitioners fear that legislation imposing prison time for vaguely defined occult services could cast a wide net.

Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani had been in the job for mere days. News of his death came as President Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and threatened its supreme leader.

A convoy of trucks brought food parcels into the territory, where civilians are at risk of starvation and have been suffering worsening conditions, with such aid shipments rare in recent weeks.

American commanders have put troops on high alert throughout the region as fears of a wider war grow.

The decision to launch a full-on attack on Iran would be in the gray area between the president’s powers as commander in chief and the Constitution’s mandate that only Congress can declare war.

Iran has sharply reduced its missile fire on Israel, possibly signaling a shift to a drawn-out, lower-intensity conflict