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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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Israel-Iran war LIVE: Iran says it is reviewing U.S. response to latest proposal

May 3, 2026 admin

Three main components of Iran’s proposal to U.S. Pakistan is mediating the peace talks between the U.S. and Iran. The Pakistani official told PTI that the fresh Iran proposal is a phased de-escalation framework, seeking to separate immediate conflict management from the more complex and long-standing dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme. There are three broad…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran hunts crew member of crashed U.S. jet after one reported rescued

April 4, 2026 admin

Iran searches for downed U.S. jet crew, as U.S. media says one member rescued Iran launched a hunt for the U.S. crew whose jet Iranian media said had been shot down by the Iran’s air defence systems on Friday (April 3), deploying troops and offering a bounty. U.S. media reported U.S. special forces had rescued…

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US-Israel attacks Iran LIVE updates: Iran Guards vow ‘most ferocious offensive operation’ against U.S. bases, Israel after Khamenei killed

March 1, 2026 admin

As a fresh West Asia conflict risks sending oil prices sharply higher, Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance are widely expected to announce an output increase on Sunday (March 1, 2026), analysts say. The virtual meeting by the eight members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and…

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