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U.S. Dispatches Marines and Warships to Middle East
ByHelene Cooper March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

Officials said 2,500 Marines from 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in California and the U.S.S. Boxer amphibious ready group will go in April to relieve Marines already deployed in the Persian Gulf.

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French IS member convicted of genocide for atrocities against Yazidis
ByKim Willsher March 20, 2026

Sabri Essid also found guilty of crimes against humanity after harrowing evidence from women enslaved by jihadistA French member of Islamic State has been convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity for atrocities committed against Yazidis in a h…

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NATO Pulls Last Military Trainers From Iraq Amid Strikes From Iran
ByLara Jakes March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

The NATO mission, created in 2018, trained and advised Iraqi forces. Iraq is among the countries facing retaliatory attacks from the U.S.-Israeli war.

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Iran’s Khamenei says enemy ‘defeated’ in written Nowruz message
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since he replaced his slain father as Iran's supreme leader.

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Air raid sirens blare during Eid call to prayer in Kuwait
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

Air raid sirens sounded across Kuwait City as Iran targeted US assets with missiles and drones.

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‘Cowards’: Trump slams NATO over lack of support in US–Israel war on Iran
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

Trump is calling for US allies to help guarantee shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as NATO relocates Iraq personnel.

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Guardiola sidesteps Arsenal League Cup final rivalry as ‘world collapses’
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola refuses to talk rivalry with Arsenal at a time when 'the world is going to collapse'.

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‘Not our war’: Gulf states weigh up options as existential threat from Iran conflict grows
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai March 20, 2026

Arab states have so far only acted defensively, but there is growing fear war is entering new, more dangerous phaseMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe boom reverberated so loudly over Dubai marina that the windows of the surrounding skyscrapers and ex…

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What US-Israeli targets reveal about Iran war goals three weeks in
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

From degradation of military to efforts to foment unrest, targets show array of objectives but no single endgame.

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Switzerland announces halt to weapons exports to US amid Iran war
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

Move comes as Swiss government also closed its airspace to US military flights directly linked to the Iran war.

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