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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto leader, in a phone call with President Donald Trump raised concerns about the U.S. potentially escalating the conflict with Iran, according to a person familiar with the leaders’ discussion. The discussion, which was first reported on by Axios, comes as Mr. Trump weighs whether to…
Iran has warned that it is fully prepared to target key Israeli infrastructure and U.S. energy installations across the region if it comes under attack, amid reports that Washington and Tel Aviv may be coordinating fresh military operations against the Islamic Republic. A senior Iranian security official told Tasnim News Agency that Western media reports…
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A satellite image shows an overview of the Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex in Natanz, Iran. | Photo Credit: Reuters Profile “We’ll be hitting that area very probably pretty soon, and there’s not a thing they can do about it,” U.S. President Donald Trump recently said about Pickaxe Mountain, a geological formation around 220 km south…
“Four people were killed and five wounded in a U.S. missile attack on the outskirts of Ahvaz on the Karun River,” Iranian State media said. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bahrain activated its sirens early Friday (July 24, 2026), warning residents to shelter from detected fire hours after the U.S. military said it had wrapped up…
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. File | Photo Credit: AP A broker for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to make a big investment in major defense companies in the weeks leading up to the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, the Financial Times reported on Monday (March 30, 2026), citing three people familiar with the matter….
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Washington and Tehran traded strikes on Monday (July 20, 2026) as U.S. deaths in the renewed fighting climbed to three and more ships came under attack in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices surged to a one-month high as the United States and Iran tussled for control of the vital strait, with Brent crude…
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The second phase of the Iran-U.S. war is being fought almost exclusively over the future of the Strait of Hormuz. The sequence of events leading to the restart of hostilities suggests there was no genuine meeting of minds when the MoU was signed. As before, by holding out and retaliating, Iran has forced the issue — shipowners…
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President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement on Saturday (July 18, 2026) that repeated U.S. breaches of a memorandum of understanding signed by the Presidents of Iran and the United States had shown that President Donald Trump’s signature was “utterly worthless and devoid of…
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When Ahmad Vahidi was appointed deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in December 2025, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, then Iran’s Supreme Leader, wrote in his decree that the Brigadier General’s elevation was aimed at “enhancing operational readiness and addressing the spiritual and material needs” of the IRGC. Gen. Vahidi’s appointment came months after…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) that arch foe Iran has freed an American citizen detained since December 2024 and allowed her to leave the country. West Asia war LIVE: U.S. airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run…
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