The vigilante group Handala Hack Team said that it had successfully gained access to Patel’s personal email account.
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The US president has threatened the attacks as a means of pressuring Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway.
Supporters and opponents of Nicolas Maduro gathered outside a New York court.
Judge Hellerstein declined to dismiss the case against Maduro but questioned US prosecutors about his access to defence.
US President Donald Trump held a cabinet meeting where he discussed the war on Iran with senior officials.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that Iran war is ‘stuff for the history books’.
President Trump has said Iran is “begging to make a deal”, describing them as “lousy fighters but great negotiators”.
March 26 hearing will be second court appearance since Maduro’s January 3 abduction by US military.
Analysts say a new US disarmament proposal exploits the regional war to enforce inequitable plan for Gaza.
The US and Israel’s war on Iran is intensifying, as Trump again claims Iranian leaders want to ‘make a deal’.
Ross Harrison says public talk of diplomacy between the US and Iran is hiding hardline positions.
