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West Asia war LIVE: Turkiye rejects Israeli claims after strike on Syria air base

August 19, 2026 admin

Israel strikes air base in northwest Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early yesterday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria’s military, has tense relations with Israel….

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West Asia war LIVE: Erdogan urges Trump to pursue talks with Iran, offers support

August 18, 2026 admin

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call to pursue talks with Iran to de-escalate ‌tensions between the two countries, and offered Ankara’s support for peace efforts, the Turkish presidency said today. Turkiye, which has NATO’s second-largest army and borders Iran, has repeatedly called for an end to the war….

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West Asia war LIVE: Trump welcomes defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan

August 17, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. “Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have recently, and finally, signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. “It shows how the Middle…

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West Asia war LIVE: Iran demands release of downed pilots as Qatar denies holding them

August 16, 2026 admin

Iran yesterday demanded that Qatar release three of Tehran’s pilots whose aircraft went down early in the West Asia war, though the Gulf state denied it was detaining them. Iran had previously reported one pilot killed and others missing after a sortie to Qatar in March, but news of their alleged capture was not publicised…

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West Asia war LIVE: Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices

August 15, 2026 admin

Iran calls on U.S. to accept defeat Iran called on the U.S. to accept defeat while President Donald Trump blasted Iran as “evil” and urged Americans ‌to brace for continued high fuel prices. The comments suggested the warring parties remained far apart, with progress toward peace talks and oil tanker traffic through the strategic Strait…

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West Asia war LIVE: Bessent says U.S. to apply measures never seen on Iran

August 14, 2026 admin

The United Arab Emirates on Friday condemned an Iranian attack it said targeted two vessels linked to state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) as they passed through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has imposed an effective blockade of the strait and wants to charge users for passage, which the U.S. fiercely opposes. Iran is…

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West Asia war LIVE: Trump ‘low-key’ bets on economic pressure against Iran

August 13, 2026 admin

More than 25 nations, including France, the U.K. and Canada, yesterday condemned the use of capital punishment by Iranian authorities, saying in a joint statement the Islamic republic was executing protesters to “silence dissent”. The countries, joined by the European Union’s top diplomat, “condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing executions of protesters and use…

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West Asia war LIVE: U.S. helicopter fired on ship that tried to break Iran ports blockade

August 12, 2026 admin

U.S. says it fired missiles to disable ship violating Iran blockade The U.S. military yesterday said it had used ⁠missiles to disable the steering ‌gear of a Panama-flagged cargo ‌ship which ‌ignored ⁠repeated warnings ⁠to stop violating a naval blockade on Iranian ‌ports. A U.S. Navy MH-60 helicopter fired two ‌Hellfire missiles into the Vela…

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West Asia war LIVE: Trump says will demand conflict compensation from Iran

August 11, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday that he would seek conflict compensation from Iran as part of any peace negotiations, citing attacks and killings stretching back decades allegedly backed or perpetrated by Tehran. Negotiations on ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz have stalled, and his new demands risk putting a quick agreement…

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White House asks Congress for $87.6 billion for Iran war, aid to U.S. farmers, tackling Ebola crisis

June 24, 2026 admin

White House asks Congress for .6 billion for Iran war, aid to U.S. farmers, tackling Ebola crisis

The administration said it is requesting $67 billion for the Department of Defence for what it said were urgent needs related to the war against Iran. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting the request to Congress…

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