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Saudi military says Houthi attacks left 11 civilians, including child, injured near Yemen border More than 10 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in Saudi Arabia on Thursday after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the Saudi military. The attacks, which took place in the southern region of Najran, near…
Oil prices slipped on Thursday (August 6, 2026) as investors assessed whether progress in Iran-Oman talks could pave the way for a U.S.-Iran peace deal to end the five-month war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $79.08 a barrel by 0024 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate…
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U.S. forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, sharply escalating a confrontation that has already shaken efforts to end the West Asia war. U.S. Central Command said the “powerful” strikes were in response to Iranian attacks on…
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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. and Iran held technical talks in Doha on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an…
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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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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…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on June 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (June 22, 2026) “I will do what I have to do” if Iran does not stick to its agreement with Washington….
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The story so far: After 40 days of war and more than 60 days of intense negotiations, the U.S. and Iran, on June 15, agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end the war and start more substantive negotiations on contentious issues. The deal has kicked off a geopolitical storm, with Israel opposing it…
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Iran said on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) that talks with the United States on its nuclear programme and sanctions relief would likely begin later this week, as President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would “completely open” once the foes sign their deal. Follow the updates for the West Asia LIVE on June 16,…
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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France on June 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump maintained on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) that an interim accord with Iran makes clear…