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Escalating Tensions in the Middle East: New Israeli Airstrikes and Reports of CIA-Backed Kurdish Operation in Iran

Published March 4, 2026, 09:17
Escalating Tensions in the Middle East: New Israeli Airstrikes and Reports of CIA-Backed Kurdish Operation in Iran

The Middle East is in crisis for a fifth day, following the Israel-US attack on Iran and the subsequent response from Iran with massive attacks on Israel and Gulf countries. The Israeli Defense Minister threatened the elimination of any new leader appointed in Iran, while the Revolutionary Guards claim to have full control of the Strait of Hormuz. Deaths were reported in Lebanon and Kuwait from Israeli strikes and the interception of “hostile aerial targets” respectively. Mojtaba Khamenei was elected as the new supreme leader of Iran following the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, during the US-Israeli strikes.