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A sailor handles munitions on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, on September 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. war against Iran has cost the Department of Defence more than $38 billion through August 1, and will continue costing up to $3 billion a month or more…
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Photos of the ship from September 13 indicate that the engine room was attacked and damaged by the projectile. The two were reportedly on watch in the engine room at the time of the incident. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement MT El Gaia, the tanker which was hit by a projectile over the weekend in…
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Auto rickshaw rides past closed shops at the electronics market, during a shutter-down strike against the petroleum levy and high fuel prices in Karachi, Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan is considering reviving austerity measures to curb fuel consumption amid a fresh escalation of hostilities in West Asia, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar said on…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (September 14, 2026) he was open to holding talks with Iran, after weeks of saying it was too early to make a deal with Tehran to end the war in West Asia. “The failing Nation of Iran wants to…
Representational image of a commercial ship at the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen | Photo Credit: AP Yemen’s Houthis took over on Friday (September 11, 2026) a Red Sea island that is located in the middle of the Bab al-Mandeb shipping lane, completing their push to control the area, a local government official and eyewitnesses…
Germany will, on Monday (September 7, 2026) ask the top United Nations court to toss out a case brought against it by Nicaragua, which has accused Berlin of “facilitating genocide” with its support of Israel. Lawyers for Germany will kick off four days of hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the court based…
Ranking Member U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released on Friday (September 4, 2026) by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and statements given to Reuters, a development that follows reports that commercially available location…
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Iran attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait on Thursday (September 3, 2026), despite President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. The new clashes, which began with U.S. raids on Sunday (August 30, 2026), deepen the ongoing impasse in the war, as Iran maintains a stranglehold on the…
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Iran attacks U.S. targets despite Trump threats Iran attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait, despite President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. Mr. Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran “any time we want” after extensive U.S. bombardment of sites across the country left at…
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Top aides to President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war from escalating before November’s midterm elections to staunch Republican electoral losses, four people familiar with the discussions said, a strategy already under strain as the U.S. and Iran exchanged back-and-forth attacks overnight. White House officials will consider ramping up military action after…