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Donald Trump says Iran has taken too long to negotiate, will ‘pay the price’

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Donald Trump says Iran has taken too long to negotiate, will ‘pay the price’

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (June 10, 2026) said Tehran has taken ‌too long to negotiate a deal and would ‌now “have to pay ‌the ⁠price” after Iran and ⁠the United States exchanged strikes in the region amid reported efforts ​to continue talks. “Iran ‌is…

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

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

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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Yemen’s Houthis declare ‘total ban’ on Israeli ships in Red Sea

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Yemen’s Houthis declare ‘total ban’ on Israeli ships in Red Sea

“We declare a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea,” said a statement from the Houthis’ armed forces. (File photo used for representational purpose only) | Photo Credit: Reuters Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced a missile attack on Israel on Monday (June 8, 2026) and declared a ban on Israeli shipping…

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Would not unfreeze Iran’s assets ahead before deal is done, Trump says

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Would not unfreeze Iran’s assets ahead before deal is done, Trump says

 U.S. President ​Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP  U.S. President ​Donald Trump said ‌in a recent ​interview with ⁠NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he would ‌not unfreeze Iranian assets ‌or lift ‌any ⁠sanctions before a ⁠peace deal is reached. West Asia war LIVE updates – June 7, 2026 Mr. Trump said he ​would…

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Pentagon raises threat of Israeli spying to ‘critical’: U.S. media

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Pentagon raises threat of Israeli spying to ‘critical’: U.S. media

The Pentagon. File | Photo Credit: AP The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest level, U.S. media reported on Saturday (June 6, 2026). The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said Israel’s “ability to conduct human espionage and technical collection is at a ‘critical level’,” NBC News said, citing U.S….

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OPEC+ set for fourth oil quota hike since Hormuz closure, sources say

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OPEC+ set for fourth oil quota hike since Hormuz closure, sources say

The ⁠seven of 21 OPEC+ members due to meet on ⁠Sunday (June 7) are Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Oman. | Photo Credit: Reuters OPEC+ is set to agree on Sunday (June 7, 2026) a fourth increase in oil output targets in as many months, three OPEC+ ‌sources said, even though the…

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West Asia war LIVE: U.S. says it destroyed two Iran drones targeting Hormuz shipping

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West Asia war LIVE: U.S. says it destroyed two Iran drones targeting Hormuz shipping

Pakistan Interior Minister visits Tehran for third time in weeks amid U.S.-Iran tensions Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi reached Tehran on Saturday (June 6, 2026) to push for peace amidst rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, according to media reports. It is Mr. Naqvi’s third visit to Iran in recent weeks, as Pakistan leads…

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West Asia war LIVE: U.S. military says Iran launched 7 missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain

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West Asia war LIVE: U.S. military says Iran launched 7 missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain

Iran still has “21, 22%” of its missiles left, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (June 5, 2026), in a week in which Tehran fired dozens of them toward regional neighbours, despite a sputtering ceasefire. “They still have capacity. They have some missiles; they have some drones. I would say, percentage-wise, maybe 21, 22%…

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U.S. military says it has ‘defeated’ Iran missile, drone attacks in Gulf

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“Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets,” CENTCOM said in a statement. File image for representation only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. military said on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) that it had “successfully defeated” a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks in the Gulf…

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