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The United States struck Iran Monday (July 13, 2026) for a second day running, drawing Tehran’s reprisals against U.S. allies in the Gulf as the foes battle over the status of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Also Read: West Asia war updates on July 13 The fresh fighting and Iran’s announcement over the weekend of…
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Mourners stand next to a portrait of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, during a funeral procession on the day of his burial, in Mashhad, Iran, July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran on Friday (July 10, 2026) laid to rest its…
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Prayers were to be said over the casket of slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday, the second day of marathon funeral ceremonies that have already drawn huge crowds to pay their final respects in Tehran. Authorities have not announced whether a religious figure or a family member will lead the prayers for Khamenei,…
President Donald Trump said Monday (June 29, 2026) that Iran had requested a meeting with U.S. counterparts, though one of Iran’s top negotiators said no further talks had been scheduled after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations to end the war. The U.S. President has tried to preserve an increasingly fragile…
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U.S. President Donald Trump spent six months threatening to destroy Iran, encouraging regime change, overseeing military strikes and warning that “all Hell” could break loose. Yet, he ended the crisis, for now, by signing a memorandum of understanding with Tehran. The period saw Mr. Trump taking several flip-flops, including an offer of support for Iranian…
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Before the conflict, the IAEA estimated that Iran had 440 kilograms (970 pounds) of uranium enriched to 60%. That is close to the 90% needed to make a bomb and well above the 3.67% limit set by a now-defunct 2015 agreement with Iran. Iran suspended cooperation with the IAEA after Israel and the United States…
Switzerland said U.S. talks with Iranian negotiators on a pact to end the war in West Asia would not take place on Friday (June 19, 2026), while Vice President JD Vance dropped plans to travel there, fuelling uncertainty whether a lasting truce can be found. U.S.-Iran talks planned for June 19 are off: Switzerland U.S.-Iran…
Senators seek to block Hegseth travel funds until Pentagon releases report on Iran school strike Senators are seeking to block Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until the Pentagon submits several overdue reports to lawmakers, including its investigation into a deadly strike on an elementary school in Iran at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war….
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Oil prices fell in early trading on Thursday (June 18) after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim agreement that would end the Iran war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and waive U.S. sanctions on Tehran’s oil, resolving the largest energy supply disruption in history. Brent crude futures were down 89 cents, or 1.12%, at…
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (June 16) issued a rare public rebuke of Israel’s military tactics in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah militants, saying it was unnecessary to bomb entire apartment buildings to hunt militants. Mr. Trump, who in recent days had expressed his displeasure over Israeli attacks in Beirut that he said could have endangered…
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