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Gabbard tells senators Iranian regime is degraded but still intact16:50 The director of national intelligence provided the Senate Intelligence Committee with mixed messages about the state of Iran’s nuclear program before the war began. Rubio says Cuba’s efforts to improve its economy are failing15:03 Cuba “can’t fix” its economy, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as President Donald Trump said his administration will be “doing something with Cuba very soon.” Japan’s leader heads to D.C. bearing gifts of peace for a president at war14:21 Japan’s super-popular prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, will visit the White House on Thursday, as President Donald Trump looks to allies for military help against Iran. European leaders rebuff Trump’s call to open the Strait of Hormuz13:15 Trump has expressed frustration over a lack of military assistance from allies, but European leaders are reluctant to join a conflict he started without consulting them. Israel says Iran’s intelligence minister was killed in overnight strike12:06 Defense Minister Israel Katz reported the death of Esmaeil Khatib a day after announcing the deaths of two of the Iranian regime’s most senior officials. This Emirati billionaire put a voice to Gulf anger over Trump’s war in Iran10:24 The post, later deleted, captured the frustrations of the war for Persian Gulf nations that have built reputations for stability. Hezbollah ignites blowback from its base as over 1 million flee war with Israel10:24 The militant group’s attacks on Israel have sparked anger even among its most loyal Shiite supporters in Lebanon, weakening its clout as the war widens. U.S. tells all its embassies to ‘immediately’ review security after strikes17.března The State Department order to review security at “ALL posts worldwide” follows persistent attacks on U.S. embassies, with almost 300 reported in Iraq alone. Trump has choked off Cuba’s oil supply. China is stepping in with solar.17.března As President Donald Trump threatens to “take” Cuba, China is flexing its dominance in renewable energy by supplying solar panels as Havana confronts an energy crisis. Israel urges Iranians to revolt but privately assesses they’ll be ‘slaughtered’17.března Israeli officials told U.S. counterparts they hope for an uprising even though it would lead to a massacre, according to a State Department cable reviewed by The Post. Top Gabbard counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns in opposition to Iran war17.března Kent, a top counterterrorism official and close aide to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, cited deliberate Israeli “misinformation” and lies to President Donald Trump about a “swift path to victory.” Len Deighton, best-selling novelist with wry take on espionage, dies at 9717.března His books of betrayal and deception, including “The Ipcress File,” skewered espionage services and sharply mocked English social strictures. Israel says it killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, in strike17.března Israel’s defense minister said Larijani, head of the Supreme National Security Council, and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani were “eliminated” in airstrikes. U.S. intelligence says Iran’s regime is consolidating power16.března Despite withering airstrikes, officials predict a weakened but more hard-line government in Tehran, backed by the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps security forces. |