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Trump says Strait of Hormuz ‘open’, declares US its ‘guardian’
US President Donald Trump on Monday, July 13, declared that the Strait of Hormuz is “open” and announced that the United States would become the “Guardian of the Hormuz Strait”, despite Iran…
- Middle East
Iran says Strait of Hormuz remains closed after US actions
The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, Iranian media reported on Monday, July 13, claiming the United States violated a memorandum of understanding and saying the closure is intended to assert Iran’s sovereignty…
- Middle East
US, Iran both claim control of Strait of Hormuz
Tehran: The United States and Iran each asserted Monday, July 13, they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy…
- Middle East
Kuwait, Bahrain under Iran fire as US strikes Islamic Republic
Kuwait said Monday morning, July 13, its air defences were firing as Iran retaliated over US airstrikes targeting it. Monday marked the 26th day since Washington and Tehran signed their memorandum of…
- Middle East
One-sided deals are OVER: Iran’s warning to US amid escalating conflict
Dubai: Iran on Sunday, July 12, claimed to have hit the command-and-control centre and hangars housing MQ-9 drones of Jordan’s Prince Hassan Air Base. The damage was limited to minor property losses,…
- Middle East
Israel in talks to produce Tamir missiles in India: Reports
Hyderabad: Israel’s state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is reportedly considering India as a manufacturing base for Tamir interceptor missiles, the ammunition used by the Iron Dome air defence system, according to multiple…
- Middle East
One Indian missing after Oman ship attack in Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi: India has confirmed that one of its nationals remains missing after a commercial ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman, while 10 other Indian…
- Middle East
Hormuz threat remains severe as Iran widens Gulf attacks
Military tensions between the United States and Iran intensified on Sunday, July 12, as the conflict spread across the Gulf after fresh US strikes on Iranian military targets. The latest escalation comes…
- Middle East
Ceasefire over, says Trump as Iran hit with mystery strikes
Dubai: US President Donald Trump on Friday, July 10, said that the ceasefire with Iran has ended, a day after the Islamic Republic was hit with a series of mysterious, unclaimed airstrikes.…
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Inside Israel’s push to clear sea munitions to protect waters
Rishon Lezion (Israel): Marking the coordinates on a handheld GPS, an Israeli diver threw an anchor into the water as another quickly chucked an orange buoy beside it. Cramped on the boat’s…
- Middle East
Iran’s IRGC chief vows revenge over killing of Supreme Leader
Tehran: A top commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has pledged vengeance against the United States and Israel for the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Brigadier-General Ahmad Vahidi…
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Explosions reported across southern Iran
Tehran: Several explosions were heard across southern Iran early on Friday, including in Bushehr, where Iran’s only civilian nuclear power plant is located, as well as Bandar Abbas, Konarak and Choghadak, according…
- Middle East
Khamenei laid to rest at Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad
Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was laid to rest at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad early Friday, July 10, marking the end of six days of funeral ceremonies held…
- Middle East
Oil prices jump as US-Iran truce falters over Hormuz strikes
New York: The potential unravelling of a fragile truce between Iran and the United States renewed anxiety Wednesday over whether fuel prices would go back up if sustained fighting kept oil tankers…
- Middle East
Fourteen killed, 78 injured in two days of US strikes: Iran
Tehran: Two days of US strikes on Iran have killed 14 people and injured 78 others, according to Iran’s Health Ministry, as fresh explosions were reported early on Thursday, July 9, across…