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bostonherald.com > 03/19/2026 > state-department-expertise

Where did the experts go? State Department cuts limit the Iran war effort

17+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1399+ words) Typically led by a veteran diplomat, the bureau's role would be to coordinate U.S. foreign policy across an 18-country region, much of which has become a chaotic battlefield scarred by drone and missile strikes as the U.S. and Israel remain locked in…...

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bostonherald.com > 02/28/2026 > commercial-flight-operations-across-the-middle-east-and-beyond-disrupted-by-strikes-on-iran

Commercial flight operations across the Middle East and beyond disrupted by strikes on Iran

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (779+ words) The U.S. and Israel's attack on Iran led to commercial flights disruption on Saturday across the Middle East and beyond as regional airspaces began closing and tens of thousands of travelers around the globe were stranded. Israel, Qatar, Syria, Iran, Iraq,…...

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bostonherald.com > 05/26/2025 > u-s-citizen-tried-to-torch-u-s-embassy-in-tel-aviv-threatened-to-kill-trump-feds

U.S. citizen tried to torch U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv, threatened to kill Trump: feds

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (552+ words) A U.S. citizen staying in Israel threatened to kill President Trump and tried to torch the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, showing up with a backpack full of Molotov cocktails, Brooklyn federal prosecutors said Sunday. Joseph Neumeyer, 28, wrote threats'on his Facebook wall'for…...

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bostonherald.com > 04/23/2025 > israel-antisemitism-report

Antisemitic incidents slow worldwide from post-Oct. 7 spike, but remain higher than before Gaza war

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (423+ words) FILE " Damage is seen inside a synagogue where a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set a fire in Rouen, France, on Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic, File) "Contrary to popular belief,…...