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Charges follow discovery of body of Masood Masjoody, who was a critic of the Tehran regime and the exiled shah Two people have been charged with the murder of an Iranian activist in Canada, in a case which has intensified fears over transnational repression of critics of the regime in Tehran. Masood Masjoody, a former university maths teacher, went missing in early February in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia. He had been critical of Iran’s theocratic regime and the exiled family of the former shah. Continue reading...

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Three costly mistakes Trump has already made in Iran  The Hill

Why Trump's 'beautiful armada' cannot take control of the Strait of Hormuz  The Times of India

Multiple allies decline US calls for Strait of Hormuz support amid rising Middle East tensions  Fox News

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‘I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran’: High-ranking US intelligence official resigns  CNN

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Iranians “Happy Holidays” in a video posted on X on Monday (16 March), after rumours spread that the Israeli prime minister had been killed or injured in an Iranian strike.

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The head of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first and most senior member of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to resign over the war in Iran, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat to the United States. "I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful lobby," Joseph Kent wrote in a letter to Trump posted on X.

Daily Report: Second Iran War – March 17, 2026 (16:00)  Alma Research and Education Center

Top Trump counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran, saying it "posed no imminent threat to our nation"  CBS News

Youssef Assaf was in a Lebanese Red Cross ambulance when it was targeted by an Israeli strike near Tyre, in southern Lebanon. The 35-year-old paramedic died of his wounds two days later. "I was called around 10:30 pm and told that he was wounded and in the hospital," his wife, Jeanne d'Arc Boutros, told AFP from northern Lebanon, where she had fled to a relative's home. "I knew my husband is strong and can endure. I didn't react at all -- I just kept praying and repeating in my heart that nothing bad would happen to him," the 32-year-old schoolteacher said.

For the first time since war began in Gaza, Raeda Abu Diya has bought special clothes for her daughter for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday, marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Bu while a fragile ceasefire now holds in the Israel-Hamas war, Palestinians in Gaza fear the Iran war will make the world forget their suffering, and lead to prolonged shortages of crucial aid.

Live Updates: Israel kills Ali Larijani, Iranian missile attacks continue  The Jerusalem Post

'Iran posed no imminent threat' | Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war  cbs8.com

Top US counterterrorism official resigns, citing Iran war and alleged Israeli interference  13newsnow.com

Israel Targets Iranian Leaders  Council on Foreign Relations

Joe Kent, a Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official, Resigns Over the Iran War  The New York Times