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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…
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi’s remarks at a weekly press briefing came after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea earlier in the day. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan on Thursday (July 23, 2026) vowed “swift” retaliation to any hostile act against vessels carrying its flag or maritime interests…
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence and Foreign Ministers have so far not commented on the deal, which critics say compromises Israel’s long-term security interests. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia allowing the kingdom to build nuclear reactors using American technology and to enrich uranium has…
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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said early Thursday (July 23, 2026) they had attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, and the U.S. military conducted a 12th night of strikes against Iran as the two countries vie for control of vital shipping lanes. The Houthi attack in the Red Sea threatened to open a…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke at the start of an annual meeting in the Philippine capital, Manila, with counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations who have expressed alarm over the resurgent war in West Asia. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Asian leaders Wednesday (July 22,…
Air India has been continuously extending its suspension of operations on the route for several months due to the prevailing security situation in the region. File (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid renewed hostilities and growing security concerns in West Asia, Air India on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) said it is extending its suspension…
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington today, as pressure builds for Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, Israel’s key condition before withdrawing from south Lebanon. It comes a day after the United States, which has sponsored negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, announced the start of the implementation…
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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 United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday (July 18, 2026) as an Iranian negotiator said Tehran had suspended its commitments under the interim deal with the U.S. — snapping another fragile thread as the war shows no end in sight. Also read | West Asia war updates…
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday (July 18, 2026) as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified. The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait. The collapse of an interim ceasefire leaves no clear end…