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Iranian activist Fatemeh Sepehri, an outspoken critic of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was on medical leave from prison, was rearrested at her residence and taken back to prison, her brother said.
Over the course of four decades, Iran has perfected the use of proxies and alliances with militant groups and state actors to fight its battles abroad.
Conflict in the Middle East comes as a long-awaited distraction from Ukraine.
The horrific new war in the Middle East may help the Kremlin by drawing attention away from the carnage it's causing in Ukraine, squeezing U.S. military resources, and bolstering Russia's anti-West narratives, but a widening of the Israel-Hamas conflict could jeopardize Moscow's regional interests.
Conflict in the Middle East comes as a long-awaited distraction from Ukraine.