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Iran prepared on Friday (July 3, 2026) for the dayslong funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across Tehran urging the public to rise up in support of the Islamic Republic after the devastating war that killed the 86-year-old cleric. The country’s theocracy plans to see millions flood the streets of…
The UN’s nuclear chief said on Friday (June 26, 2026) that Iran’s pledge not to build a nuclear weapon would need “very strong” verification, as the United States and the Islamic republic negotiate a permanent settlement to end their war. Iran’s nuclear programme is a key sticking point in talks to end the West Asia…
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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that the Strait of Hormuz will be administered by Tehran, state media reported on Tuesday (June 23, 2026), following talks pushing to end the U.S.-Israeli war on the Islamic republic. Iran and the United States agreed on…
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A woman stands among the rubble of her house, which was damaged in a U.S. and Israeli strike in March, in Tehran, Iran June 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Overnight exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel will only worsen an already “chaotic diplomatic process” with the United…
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Vessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, on May 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran warned on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) that war in West Asia would spread far beyond the region if the United States and Israel resumed their attacks after President Donald Trump threatened to strike again unless a deal…
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This handout photo provided by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official website Sepah News on April 5, 2026 reportedly shows the wreckage and remains of targeted and crashed aircraft in central Iran. | Photo Credit: SEPAH news via AFP Iran’s military said on Sunday (April 5, 2026) that the U.S. operation to rescue a missing…
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in Washington. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (March 23, 2026) the U.S. has had good and productive conversations with Iran and he will order the military to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days….
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The United States has encouraged Syria to consider sending forces into eastern Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah, but Damascus is reluctant to embark on such a mission for fear of being sucked into the war in the Middle East and inflaming sectarian tensions, five people briefed on the matter said. The proposal to Syria’s U.S.-allied…
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Iran’s Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani. File | Photo credits: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters Iran’s Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani responded to U.S. President Trump’s threat of hitting Iran “20 times harder” if the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz is stopped, saying the chokepoint could be a “Strait of…
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The satellite image posted by an Iranian news outlet looked real: a devastated US base in Qatar. But it was an AI-generated fake, underscoring the accelerating threat of tech-enabled disinformation during wartime. The rise of generative AI has turbocharged the ability of state actors and propagandists to fabricate convincing satellite imagery during major conflicts, a…
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