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• March 04, 2026

  In Bunkers And On Streets, Israelis Celebrate Purim Amid Repeated Missile Strikes

  RFE/RL correspondent Ray Furlong was at Purim celebrations in Jerusalem as air attack sirens sounded. “It’s definitely scary,” said one reveler, as the party moved underground.

• March 04, 2026

  Russia's 'Maximalist Demands' Cannot Be Met With 'Minimalist Response,' EU's Kallas Says

  EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the bloc may be open to direct talks with Moscow on trying to help settle the war in Ukraine but Moscow will have to temper its "maximalist" demands to pave the way for negotiations.

• March 04, 2026

  With Trump's Eye On Iran, Merz Pressed Ukraine's Case In Washington

  With US President Donald Trump sharpening his focus on Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spent his time in Washington this week with a clear objective: ensure Ukraine does not get pushed to the periphery. 

• March 04, 2026

  Exclusive: Kremlin Office Plants Prove Putin's Absence As Iran War Heats Up

  On March 2-3, the Kremlin published videos showing him meeting with officials and indicated the footage was fresh. In fact, both meetings were recorded earlier, Systema, RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit, has determined – the latest example of what has become a common practice for Putin’s office.

• March 04, 2026

  The Administrator, The Wild Card, The Heir: The Clerics Vying For Iran's Top Job

  Iran's Assembly of Experts is convening to pick the Islamic republic's next supreme leader after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes. Here's a look at the leading contenders: Alireza Arafi, Hassan Khomeini, and Mojtaba Khamenei.

• March 04, 2026

  Iran War Sends Economic Ripples Through Central Asia, Turkmenistan Most Exposed 

  The conflict in Iran is sending shock waves across Central Asian economies, with Turkmenistan particularly exposed due to its heavy reliance on Iranian imports, especially food and household items, according to residents and firsthand market reports from Ashgabat and Balkan. 

• March 04, 2026

  War Of Words: How US Military Operations Are Named

  America's ongoing Epic Fury is the latest military operation with its own name. Here's how that title differs from previous operation names, and where the tradition comes from.

• March 04, 2026

  A New Front In Iran War? US Considers Arming Iranian Kurdish Opposition Groups

  The United States is considering supplying weapons to Iranian Kurdish groups based in neighboring Iraq, according to reports. The move comes as the United States and Israel wage an aerial bombardment of Iran.

• March 04, 2026

  Nathan Sales: Success In Iran Will Be Measured By Pace Of Decline In Iranian Attacks

  Washington’s objectives in the war with Iran are both military and political, including neutralizing the threat Tehran poses to the US and its allies and creating conditions for political change, according to Nathan Sales, former U.S. ambassador-at-large and coordinator for counterterrorism.

• March 04, 2026

  Air Defenses Add To Evidence Of Russian Oreshnik Missile Deployment In Belarus

  An analysis of satellite images captured by Planet Labs suggests that six installations of systems designed to protect facilities against attacks from the air now ring a site where Russia may have deployed a nuclear-capable missile Moscow has used to flex its military muscle amid its war on Ukraine.

• March 03, 2026

  Fear And Hope In Iran Amid US-Israeli Bombardment

  RFE/RL’s Radio Farda has talked to several people in Tehran, the Iranian capital, as the United States and Israel wage an aerial assault of the country.

• March 03, 2026

  On Ukraine's Battlefield, Russia Has Lost Ground, Experts Say. But Don't Expect A Major Reversal For Kyiv.

  The findings do not appear to signal a wholesale turning of the tides in the Ukraine war. But they do highlight a growing consensus that Russia’s war on Ukraine -- now in its fifth year -- has ground to a near stalemate.

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