The Worst Fears Realized: Israel and the US Strike Iran, Explosions Rock Tehran (UPDATED)
Israel has launched what it describes as a preemptive strike against Iran, triggering a rapid escalation in tensions across the region.
FBI are working on two leads in the deadly Boston blasts being perpetrated by far-right or Islamic extremists. Photo by EPA/BGNES
The US Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI, and the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, are working on two main leads in the Boston Marathon deadly blast that killed three and injured over 140, some seriously.
According to the French Le Figaro, the leads are the terror attack being perpetrated by far-right activists or an isolated jihadist.
The probe is also revolving around the symbolic of the date of the attack as Monday April 15 was celebrated as Patriots' Day in Massachusetts (the first battles of the American Revolutionary War). It was also the deadline for all Americans to file their tax declarations. The latter is seen as a hint the perpetrators oppose Washington's fiscal policies, thus the theory they could be an extreme-right group.
On the other hand side, the attack bears the marks of a terrorist group like al-Qaida. According to undisclosed sources, the devices have not been so well made to presume the participation of an entire terrorist organization.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic claimed that Croatia was the foreign state most actively involved in what he described as an attempted “color revolution” in Serbia
US President Donald Trump declared that Iran has been “totally defeated” following American airstrikes on Kharg Island, releasing video footage that he said shows the scale of the operation and the destruction inflicted on Iranian military assets.
Global oil markets have reacted sharply to the escalation of military strikes against Iran. According to Agence France-Presse, the price of Brent crude has jumped by roughly 42% since the start of U.S. and Israeli attacks on the country.
Earlier this month, Croatia welcomed its first group of conscripts at the Eugen Kvaternik military training center near Slunj, marking the return of compulsory military service, which had been suspended since 2007
Turkish air defenses shot down a third missile targeting Incirlik Air Base, near Adana, reportedly fired from Iran, according to Cumhuriyet
The United States has temporarily eased restrictions on the purchase of certain Russian oil shipments currently stranded at sea, as global energy markets face growing strain due to the ongoing war involving Iran.
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