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Gulf states intercept nearly 3,000 Iranian missiles and drones in war's second week
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Gulf states intercept nearly 3,000 Iranian missiles and drones in war's second week

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The war has entered its second week. Gulf defenses intercepted nearly 3,000 Iranian missiles and drones. These attacks targeted Gulf states. The...

Mar 09, 2026 11:53 AM 1 min read 1 source
XLE Right Negative
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Israel Conducts Dozens of Airstrikes in Lebanon Over Past 24 Hours, Resulting in 17 Massacres
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Israel Conducts Dozens of Airstrikes in Lebanon Over Past 24 Hours, Resulting in 17 Massacres

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Israel persists in applying the methodology of 'excessive violence' on the Lebanese arena. Israel has carried out dozens of airstrikes over the...

Mar 09, 2026 11:50 AM 1 min read 1 source
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Iran's Tehran choked by toxic smoke from Israeli oil strikes as conflict enters ninth day; Mojtaba Khamenei elected leader
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Iran's Tehran choked by toxic smoke from Israeli oil strikes as conflict enters ninth day; Mojtaba Khamenei elected leader

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Iran’s capital is choking under toxic thick smoke and ash. The conflict has entered its ninth day. Israeli oil strikes have caused the choking...

Mar 09, 2026 11:41 AM 1 min read 1 source
XLE Center Negative
BYD Atto 3 protects occupants from nearby Iranian ballistic missile strike in Israel, battery does not catch fire
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BYD Atto 3 protects occupants from nearby Iranian ballistic missile strike in Israel, battery does not catch fire

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A BYD Atto 3 electric vehicle withstood a nearby Iranian ballistic missile strike in Israel. All occupants inside the vehicle survived the...

Mar 09, 2026 11:38 AM 2 min read 1 source
BYDDY Center Positive
Iran Gains New Supreme Leader Amid Ongoing Strikes and Soaring Oil Prices
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Iran Gains New Supreme Leader Amid Ongoing Strikes and Soaring Oil Prices

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Iran is under a new Supreme Leader. Oil prices are soaring. Strikes continue on both sides on Monday. Explosions were heard in Tehran, Beirut, and...

Mar 09, 2026 11:34 AM 1 min read 1 source
XLE Center Negative
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Israel states preparedness for long war of attrition with Iran, shifts military doctrine from containment to preemptive strikes
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Israel states preparedness for long war of attrition with Iran, shifts military doctrine from containment to preemptive strikes

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Israel has decided to change its military doctrine, no longer fearing being drawn into a prolonged war of attrition. This shift comes in response...

Mar 09, 2026 11:21 AM 2 min read 1 source
ITA Right Negative
PUK's Talabani urges Baghdad to act on attacks in Iraq's Kurdistan Region
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PUK's Talabani urges Baghdad to act on attacks in Iraq's Kurdistan Region

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Bafel Jalal Talabani, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK, a major political party in Iraq's Kurdistan Region), stated that Iraq’s...

Mar 09, 2026 11:16 AM 2 min read 1 source
IEO Center Negative
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Israel announces large-scale attacks on infrastructure in Tehran, Isfahan, and southern Iran
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Israel announces large-scale attacks on infrastructure in Tehran, Isfahan, and southern Iran

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The Israeli Army announced on Monday, March 9, a new wave of large-scale attacks against infrastructure linked to the Iranian regime. The...

Mar 09, 2026 11:04 AM 2 min read 1 source
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