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“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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Members and supporters of The Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK hold a solidarity rally calling for the British government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) outside Downing Street, in London. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran slammed on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) a British plan to ban support for the Islamic…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) that trade and investment deals with the Gulf states will replace the 20% fee for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz that he had proposed a day earlier. West Asia war LIVE: July 14,…
U.S. strikes Iran as Gulf states targeted in flareup over Hormuz The U.S. military yesterday said it had launched a new wave of attacks against Iran, after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington’s Gulf allies targeted by incoming fire. The latest salvo by U.S. forces began at 2100 GMT yesterday,…
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