Archived Antiwar.com News from March 13, 2023

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Updated March 13, 2023 - 9:24 PM EDT

China's Xi to Speak With Zelensky, Meet With Putin

		*US-Ukraine Unity Is Cracking Apart*
		*Russia's Wagner Chief Says Fighting in Bakhmut Getting 'Fiercer'*

Iran and Saudi Arabia Agree to Normalize Ties

Israeli Official Says Saudi-Iran Deal the Result of US 'Weakness'

US Airstrike in Somalia Killed 7 Civilians in Jan.

Three Wounded in Latest Israeli Airstrike on Syria

GOP Leaders Blast Biden's Military Budget as 'Inadequate'

DoD Will Induce 'Havana Syndrome' in Animals

Viewpoints

	With the Twitter Files, Democrats Support Government Censorship of Lawful Speech by William J. Astore
	Hear, O Israel – Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Sheldon Richman

	Who Did Blow Up the Nord Stream Pipeline? by Ted Snider
	Why Not Diplomacy? by Katrina vanden Heuvel & James W. Carden
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The Death
of a Myth
by George D. O’Neill Jr.

Frontline

	Iran Says Deal Reached to Buy Russia's Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter Jets
	China Slams Philippines Again Over Closer US Military Ties
	Strike Declared in Nablus Following Israeli Killing of Three Palestinians

'Biggest in Israeli History': Organizers Claim Half a Million in Tenth Week

Ukraine

	Russian Orthodox Head Appeals Against Eviction of Church From Kyiv
	Oscars Reject Ukrainian President Zelensky's Bid to Appear on Telecast
	Turkey Minister Says Black Sea Grain Deal 'Will Be Extended'

Russia

	Russian Navy to Upgrade Vessels With Kalibr Cruise Missiles
	Russia Uses Ship-To-Ship Transfers to Boost Diesel Exports to Saudi Arabia
	Russian Mercenary Chief Sets Out Ambitions for an 'Army With an Ideology'
	Turkey Blocks Sanctioned Goods on Way to Russia

United Kingdom

	Inside the GBP2 Million Military Metaverse Dedicated to Training Future Soldiers
	Britain's Sunak Flies to US to Advance Three-Way Sub Pact With Australia
	UK to Bolster Military Spending by $6 Billion, Introduce Measures to Counter China

Europe

	EU Could Top Up Fund for Ukraine Arms Purchases by 3.5 Billion Euros: Official
	European Arms Imports Climb, US Dominance in Exports Grows
	Dozens Arrested at Protests Against Govt in Moldova
	Romania Wants Battalion of M1 Abrams Tanks From US

China

	China Denies Hidden Motives After Hosting Iran-Saudi Talks
	China Condemns Japanese Plan to Release Fukushima Water
	China Is Importing Less Iranian Crude as It Buys More Russian Barrels
	China's New Line-Up of Top Government Leaders
	China's Parliament Names Li Qiang as New Premier

North Korea

	North Korea Test-Fires Two Strategic Cruise Missiles From Submarine: KCNA
	North Korea Decides on War Deterrence Measures, KCNA Says

Asia

	Explosion Rocks Journalists' Function in Afghanistan, Killing 4
	India, Australia Pledge to Strengthen Defense Ties
	Bangladesh Panel Says Fire at Rohingya Camps 'Planned Sabotage'

DR Congo

	ISIS Group Says It Killed More Than 35 Christians in DR Congo
	Five Accused of Killing DR Congo Italian Envoy Request Acquittal

The War at Home

	Biden Asks for $11 Billion More for Navy, Marine Corps Spending
	Biden Drops Trump Design for New Air Force One

Latin America

	Colombia, ELN Rebels Hail Progress in Second Round of Peace Talks
	Haiti Police Pursue New Suspects in Presidential Slaying

Israel/Palestine

	Gaza Reacts to Israeli West Bank Onslaught and PA Complicity
	'Israeli Army Chiefs Paved the Way for Ben-Gvir's Rise'
	Israelis and British Jews Hold Rally in London Against Judicial Overhaul
	Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians in West Bank Shoot-Out
	3D Analysis Shows How Israeli Troops Fired Into Group of Civilians
	IDF Chief Apologizes for Suggesting 'Safe Dictatorship Preferable to Anarchy'
	Israeli Military Reinstates Colonel Amid Judicial Protest
	Israel Postpones Legalization on Illegal Evyatar Settlement
	Jewish Law Above All: Recordings Reveal Far-Right Knesset Member's Plan to Turn Israel Into a Theocracy

Iran

	Iran Signals US Prisoner Exchange Could Be Close
	Iran's Chain Poisonings: an Act of Terrorism, a Crime or Mass Hysteria?
	More Than 100 Arrested Over Iran Schoolgirl Poisonings
	Gunmen Kill Two Police in Iran's Southeast
	Iran Upholds Death Sentence for Iranian-Swedish Dissident 'Lured to Turkey'
	Iran's Behavior Will Be Under Microscope in Coming Months, Say Saudi Columnists
	What to Expect After Iran, Saudi Arabia Agree to Restore Ties

Saudi Arabia

	Saudi Arabia's Golf Case Threatens to Spill Kingdom Secrets
	Saudi Aramco Reports 'Record' $161 Billion Profit for 2022
	Saudi Arabia Executes Jordanian Man After Allegedly Giving Forced Confession

Syria

	Tunisia's Saied to Restore Diplomatic Ties With Syria
	Three Truffle Hunters Killed, 26 Kidnapped in North Syria: Monitor
	China Urges Washington to End 'Occupation and Marauding' of Syria

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: 25 Killed
	22 ISIS Militants Killed in Operation in Western Iraq

Middle East

	Erdogan Officially Calls Turkish Elections for May 14
	Yemen's Warring Sides Hold Prisoner Exchange Talks in Geneva

Africa

	Libyan Elections Are Possible This Year, UN Envoy Says
	Mali Postpones Constitutional Referendum
	US and UAE Heading for Showdown Over Russian Sanctions Evasion
	US Military Launches Annual Flintlock Exercise in Africa