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The ‘Fourth Successor’: Iran’s plan for a long war with the US and Israel | US-Israel war on Iran
When Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had spent two decades studying US wars to build a system that could keep fighting even if the capital was bombed, he was describing more than resilience; he was outlining the logic of Iran’s defence doctrine. At the centre of that doctrine is what Iranian military thinkers call “decentralised mosaic defence” –…
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UN Rapporteur Signals Legal Shift To Hold Air Polluters Accountable
news/legal-shift-burdens-air-polluters/panel-hrc/” data-orig-file=”https://i0.wp.com/healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Panel-HRC.jpg?fit=1000%2C609&ssl=1″ data-orig-size=”1000,609″ data-comments-opened=”0″ data-image-meta=”{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"Pixel 8 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1772808311","copyright":"","focal_length":"18","iso":"123","shutter_speed":"0.029992","title":"","orientation":"1"}” data-image-title=”Panel HRC” data-image-description=”<p>UN Special Rapporteur Astrid Puentes Riaño (third from left) presents her report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.</p> ” data-image-caption=”<p>UN Special Rapporteur Astrid Puentes Riaño (third from left) presents her report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.</p> ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Panel-HRC.jpg?fit=300%2C183&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Panel-HRC.jpg?fit=640%2C390&ssl=1″ class=”tie-image132654 size-full” alt=”UN Special Rapporteur Astrid Puentes Riaño (third from left)…
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6 Near-Perfect Superhero Movies That No One Remembers Today
Despite superhero movies being quite easily the most popular type of movie coming out in the modern age of cinema, not every single one blows up, takes off, or becomes a gigantic box office success. With such an oversaturated market, it’s a given that there will be plenty of superhero movies that fall to the wayside and not get the…
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DeFi Insurance Is The Final Frontier Of Onchain Finance
Opinion by: Jesus Rodriguez, co-founder of Sentora If you look at decentralized finance (DeFi) as a stack of computational primitives, it’s remarkably complete — yet fundamentally broken. We have automated market makers for liquidity, like Uniswap. We have lending markets for capital efficiency, and bridges for cross-chain “packet switching.” Step back and look at the architecture from a systems engineering…
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Ground war in Iran would be hell
Ten days into President Trump’s Iran war, what was supposed to have been a swift, Venezuela-style operation has widened into a massive air campaign that the Pentagon reportedly believes could last into September. And as the mission’s ill-defined objectives continue to bloat — from regime change and denuclearization to “unconditional surrender” — there is growing talk of a ground invasion.…
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War on Iran; NY protest attack suspects; Epstein : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump said yesterday that the U.S. has begun striking Iran’s drone facilities and locations where Iranian missiles are made and delivered. Trump provided this update at…
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Iran’s defiant message to US, Israel
United States President Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News, hinted at the possibility of talks with Iran, but it depends on the terms. He also warned that if Tehran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz, it would be hit 20 times harder. We do not fear you: Iran to Trump Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali…
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More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Trump cuts and RFK Jr.’s anti-fluoride fight aren’t helping.
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn’t sleep or eat and cried constantly.…
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SC agrees to examine Centre’s plea against HC verdict striking down IT rules
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the Centre’s plea challenging a Bombay High Court verdict that struck down amendments to Information Technology Rules aimed at regulating fake and false content posted on social media against the government. The top court did not stay the 2024 High Court verdict, which struck down the amended Information Technology Rules…
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New Compound Protects Liver After Major Intestinal Surgery
Scientists report early progress toward a potential treatment for complications of short bowel syndrome, a condition that often follows intestinal surgery. Credit: Stock A new experimental compound may help protect the liver after surgical removal of parts of the small intestine. When sections of the small intestine become severely damaged or die, surgeons may need to remove the affected tissue.…
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