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Listen to this: a mysterious radio message was caught on the first day of the US-Iran war. A man calmly reading random numbers in Persian. What is it? And who's behind it? By @Mike_Eckel

Yesterday it was Bosnia 🇧🇦 vs 🇮🇹 Italy on the pitch... but years ago, some Italians came to Bosnia for something far darker than football. rferl.org/a/italy-probe-…

The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen said they launched a missile attack on Israel on April 1, simultaneously with Iran. This is the third attack of this type by the Houthis since their entry into the Middle East war. Meanwhile, US-Israeli strikes on Iran continued as the conflict entered its fifth week. Iran also targeted neighboring Kuwait and Iraq with drones.

The UN warns of “record” hunger levels amid fertilizer shortages. There’s also a helium and aluminum crunch. rferl.org/a/iran-hormuz-…

President Donald Trump said he is considering pulling the United States out of NATO after some members of the military alliance refused to join in the US-Israeli war with Iran. Calling the military alliance a “paper tiger,” Trump said that leaving NATO was “beyond reconsideration.” rferl.org/a/marco-rubio-…

While a Treasury spokesperson said, "SDN List removals are not indicative of a broader shift in US-Russia policy," critics questioned the lack of public explanation for such a move. By @ralakbar rferl.org/a/us-sanctions…

Is the Iran war changing China’s calculus on Taiwan? Retired General and strategist Mick Ryan @WarintheFuture breaks down the key lessons Xi may be drawing from war in Iran. By @ReidStan rferl.org/a/china-iran-t…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the "finish line" in the war with Iran is in sight, and once the conflict ends the United States will have to "re-examine" its relationship with NATO after a number of European countries declined to support the conflict with Iran. rferl.org/a/marco-rubio-…

How Will The Iran War Affect You? The impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran is beginning to extend far beyond the Middle East, with early signs of disruption across global energy markets and economies. ⬇️

Growing media reports based on intelligence say the corridor is now being used to transfer Russian-produced weaponry back to the Middle East, bringing Israeli air strikes closer to Moscow's backyard. rferl.org/a/israel-hits-…

Rare wartime protests have hit Russia's Novosibirsk region as farmers are standing up to authorities, resisting orders to cull thousands of cattle over concerns about disease outbreaks. Farmers claim healthy cattle are being killed, putting small farms in danger of financial ruin.

After publicly calling for the release of the Kazakh rights movement Atazhurt, Bagdat Togysbayev was detained for five days by police. But what struck him as odd wasn't being behind bars, it was how his phone worked afterward. rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-p…

“The goal of these executions is to instill fear among the population,” a human rights activist told RFE/RL. @rayfurlong @RadioFarda_ rferl.org/a/iran-us-war-…

China and Pakistan vowed to "strengthen strategic communication and coordination" as they seek to help broker a deal to end the war in Iran, now in its fifth week with no clear end in sight. rferl.org/a/china-pakist…

Iran is using tactical delay as a strategy in talks to end US and Israeli strikes. rferl.org/a/33721515.html

Trump Tells Countries To Go To Key Mideast Oil Transit Route And 'Just Take It' US President Donald Trump has told countries who refused to help the United States unblock the Strait of Hormuz and are now dealing with jet fuel shortages to buy American oil or go to the strategic transit route "and just take it." rferl.org/a/iran-protest…

The Hungarian vetoes and how many of them can be lifted. @RikardJozwiak rferl.org/a/jozwiak-wide…

“Iran has shifted toward smaller, more precisely targeted salvos aimed at specific high-value targets, like airports, ports, and energy infrastructure,” said one expert. By @FrudBezhan rferl.org/a/iran-ballist…

Huge explosions and fires lit up the night sky in the Iranian city of Isfahan which is home to the Badr military air base. The US reportedly used a large number of bunker-busting bombs overnight on March 30-31, with US President Donald Trump sharing video of explosions on his Truth Social platform.

Nearly four years after Iran unveiled a drone factory in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, its operations -- and even its existence -- remain shrouded in uncertainty. rferl.org/a/iran-tajikis…

Ukrainian forces stationed near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region say they've seen increasing attacks as Russia's spring offensive gets under way. Ukraine’s top military commander, General Oleksandr Syrskiy, said Russia had suffered some 6,000 battlefield casualties in a four-day period, but Ukrainian troops on the ground said there's no sign of a shortage of Russian manpower.