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Iran Launches Missiles in Hormuz Amid Nuclear Negotiations
Iran conducted live missile drills in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, demonstrating its readiness to close the strategic waterway if ordered by...
Nearly 100 Countries and Three Blocs Condemn West Bank Annexation
JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities barred a senior imam of the Al Aqsa Mosque from entering the compound this week, as nearly 100 countries and...
Iran Government Proposes Dialogue Amid University Protests
DUBAI — Protests over Iran’s soaring cost of living spread on Tuesday to several universities, with students joining shopkeepers and traders in expressing...
14 Countries Condemn New Israeli Settlements in West Bank
Fourteen countries, including Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, and others, have condemned Israel’s approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank,...
Israel Claims Hamas Breached Gaza Ceasefire Agreement
JERUSALEM / ANKARA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday accused Hamas of violating the Gaza ceasefire following an explosion that wounded an...
Israeli Minister’s Gaza Resettlement Remarks Cause Confusion
Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, on Tuesday denied any plans to resettle the Gaza Strip after his earlier remarks caused confusion by suggesting...
Heavy Rain Floods Gaza Camps, Infant Dies from Exposure
Torrential rains swept across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, flooding hundreds of tents housing families displaced by two years of conflict, and tragically...
Modi, Trump Hold Third Conversation Following India’s Tariff Increase
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that he spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump, as New Delhi continues efforts...
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Key Iranian Officials Targeted in U.S.–Israel Coordinated Strikes
Several of Iran’s most senior leaders have been killed in what Tehran described as “unprovoked and unwarranted” airstrikes carried out by Israel and...
Iran Mourns as Khamenei Martyred in Joint U.S.–Israeli Air Strikes
TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been assassinated following large-scale strikes carried out by the United States and Israel, according to...
Tensions Rise as Iran Targets US and Israeli Military Bases
Tensions across the Middle East have dramatically escalated following coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets, triggering a wave of retaliatory missile...
