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U.S.-Iran war: Tehran threatens to hit Gulf states if Trump launches new strikes

August 6, 2026 admin

Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger ‌retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region, according to five sources, as Tehran seeks to raise the cost of military action by threatening Washington’s closest regional allies. The warning was delivered through a flurry of high-level diplomatic contacts after…

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U.S. launches more strikes on Iran as standoff over Strait of Hormuz escalates

July 12, 2026 admin

A man walks next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, on July 12, 2026 | Photo Credit: via Reuters The U.S. military said it has launched another round of strikes against Iran “to degrade their ability to attack commercial ships freely transiting…

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Trump threatens ‘dropping bombs’ if Iran doesn’t ‘behave’

June 17, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) that an interim accord with Iran was not final and that he could resume a bombing campaign if he did not like…

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Iran blames U.S. for latest exchanges of fire with Israel

June 8, 2026 admin

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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Pakistan Army chief Munir concludes three-day Iran visit

April 18, 2026 admin

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, on April 16, 2026. ISPR via Reuters Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has concluded his three-day visit to Iran as part of Islamabad’s efforts to resolve the conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Mr….

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Trump says he has ‘good news’ on Iran, offers no clarity on peace deal

April 18, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard Air Force One on April 17, 2026. Photo: Getty Images via AFP U.S. President Donald Trump said there had been “some pretty good news” about Iran, suggesting optimism about peace talks to end the war in West Asia, but he said a ceasefire in…

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Indonesia lays to rest peacekeepers who were killed in Lebanon

April 5, 2026 admin

Indonesian military personnel carry the coffin of a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, during a military honour ceremony at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Three Indonesian peacekeepers killed in two separate explosions in southern Lebanon…

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U.S. weighs sending up to 10,000 troops to West Asia: reports

March 27, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States is weighing sending up to 10,000 extra troops to West Asia, U.S. media reported on Friday (March 27, 2026), as speculation grows that Washington may be preparing a ground operation in Iran. The deployment would mark a significant boost to Washington’s military…

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Spanish PM says West Asia war ‘far worse’ than Iraq in 2003

March 25, 2026 admin

“This time, it’s an absurd and illegal war,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) that the Middle East war presented a “far worse” scenario than the invasion of Iraq in 2003. “This is not the same scenario as the…

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Israel is an apartheid state; peace in West Asia is far off: Gideon Levy

March 18, 2026 admin

Israel is waging a war against Iran and has launched a ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Gaza, despite a ceasefire, continues to witness Israeli assaults, while settler violence goes on in the occupied West Bank. “For Israel, the military option is not the last option, but the first option,” says Gideon Levy, Israeli journalist…

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