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US State Department Orders US Diplomats to Leave Saudi Arabia Immediately - Reports
9 March 2026 @ 5:17 am
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US diplomats serving in Saudi Arabia have been ordered to leave the country, the New York Times reported citing sources.
Ending Iran War Will Be ‘Mutual’ Decision with Netanyahu — Trump
9 March 2026 @ 5:08 am
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said that the decision to end the operation against Iran would be made jointly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iran's Council of Experts Elects Mojtaba Khamenei as New Supreme Leader
9 March 2026 @ 4:56 am
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran's Council of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei as the republic's new Supreme Leader, Iranian news agency Fars reported.
Media May Keep Quiet on Gulf Crisis to Avoid Economic Destabilization - Ecologist
8 March 2026 @ 6:47 pm
The ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf creates a clear risk of environmental disaster due to oil spills, ecologist Artyom Akshintsev tells Sputnik.
Iran War Reveals US Drone Inadequacy – US Military Veteran
8 March 2026 @ 4:12 pm
US drone warfare tech turned out to be either outdated or lacking, military analyst and retired US Armed Forces officer Stanislav Krapivnik tells Sputnik.
Ukraine Can't Help US Beat Iranian Drones – Military Analyst
8 March 2026 @ 3:38 pm
Speculations about some kind of a deal involving Ukraine supplying anti-drone tech to the US are laughable because Ukraine simply doesn’t have anything the US might need, military analyst Ivan Konovalov tells Sputnik.
Iranian Military Ready to Respond to US Ground Invasion - Foreign Minister
8 March 2026 @ 3:05 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Iran will be ready to respond in the event of a ground invasion by the United States, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.
Iran Will Not Let US Interfere in Supreme Leader Selection - Foreign Minister
8 March 2026 @ 2:57 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Iran will not allow the United States or anyone else to interfere in its internal affairs, such as the process of selecting a new supreme leader, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.
US Targets Iran in Bid to Conquer Middle East – Iranian Affairs Expert
8 March 2026 @ 2:22 pm
The US’ insistence on having a say in the election of Iran’s supreme leader highlights the fact that Washington simply does not understand how Iran operates, and vastly underestimates the Islamic republic, Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs expert Farkhad Ibragimov tells Sputnik.
Russian Military Destroy Launch Sites of Ukrainian Long-Range Drones
8 March 2026 @ 10:24 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian troops delivered strikes on launch sites for long-range Ukrainian drones, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.