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Iran and Oman Agree on Temporary Commercial Corridor in Strait of Hormuz

Iran and Oman have agreed to establish a temporary commercial shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz though Tehran insists the strategic waterway remains "militarily closed." Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem...

China Vows to Protect Interests as US Widens Iran Sanctions

Gaza Genocide / Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 4, Including 2 Children

US Launches 'Operation Economic Outcast' to Isolate Iran Financially

US - Iran War / Pakistani Army Chief to Visit Tehran as Push to Revive Iran-US Talks Intensifies

US - Iran War / Pakistan Army Chief to Visit Iran Monday

US - Iran War / Iran Threatens 'Devastating' Response to New US Economic Sanctions

Israeli Warplanes Launch Fresh Overnight Airstrikes Across Southern Lebanon

US - Iran War / U.S. Plans 'Toughest Sanctions in History' on Iran

Israeli Defense Minister Warns Erdogan Over Syria Intervention

Trump Says No Iran Talks But Strait of Hormuz Still Tense

US - Iran War / Iran Warns of "Full Attack" as US-Iran Truce Talks Fail

Israeli Minister Calls for Killing 30–40 Palestinians Every Night in Gaza

Iran Offers $30,000 Reward for Capturing or Killing US Military Personnel

Iran Accuses Qatar of Detaining Pilots; Doha Denies Claim

Iran has accused Qatar of secretly detaining three Iranian military pilots following the outbreak of the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign against Tehran. Qatar has strongly denied the allegation. In a statement on...

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 11 in Lebanon After Ceasefire

At least 11 people, including children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, in the deadliest attack since a U.S.-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect. Lebanese authorities...

Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran.

US - Iran War / Iran, US Trade Threats Over Strait of Hormuz as Iran Rejected Trump's Claim

Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Washington will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz American territory as the two countries remain locked in a war with no...

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 7 in Southern Lebanon

At least seven people were killed and three others injured in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Ansar in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s Civil Defense. Lebanon’s National News Agency...

Trump confirmed the USS Abraham Lincoln is being replaced in the Middle East by the USS George Washington.

Trump Orders Navy to Return to Steam Catapults, Replaces Carrier in Middle East

US President Donald Trump has ordered the Navy to abandon the advanced Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) on future aircraft carriers, reverting to traditional steam catapults. A new directive mandates the...

Israeli soldiers stand in front of the entrance of a besieged Palestinian house by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank

Palestinian Homes Besieged / Trump Wants Netanyahu to Condemn Israeli Settlers Besieging West Bank Village

The United States and Trump Administration wants Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn militant settlers who have besieged Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank. For nearly a week...

Tensions Rise as UAE Accuses Iran of Attacking Two Tankers in Strait of Hormuz

Tensions in the Middle East escalated on Friday (August 14) after the United Arab Emirates directly blamed Iran for attacks on two state-owned oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. According...

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