Jerusalem, March 20, 2026 (AFP) - Israel strikes 'decimated' Iran as war roils markets

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Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran was being "decimated", and as Gulf nations faced a fresh set of attacks. The Iranian capital, under near daily bombardment since a joint US-Israeli attack started the war on February 28, was hit by strikes the Israeli military said were "targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime". The bombardment came shortly after Netanyahu sai......

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