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Pete Hegseth defends Iran war, estimated cost USD 37.5 billion
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faced fiery questions and protests Tuesday over the US war with Iran, which he estimated has cost USD 37.5 billion so far, as Republicans prepare a USD 95…
- Middle East
Bahrain hit as Tehran widens war, US bombs Iran for 10th night
Bahrain sounded its missile alert sirens on Tuesday, July 21, as Iran fired a fresh barrage at the island kingdom, widening a war that has now entered its tenth day of United…
- Middle East
Second ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz off UAE coast
A second commercial vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Monday evening, July 20, Britain’s UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, hours…
- Middle East
Kashmiri nurse returns after Saudi detention over Khamenei post
Srinagar: A 29-year-old Kashmiri nurse has returned home after spending nearly three months in detention in Saudi Arabia in a case allegedly linked to a Facebook post featuring late Iranian leader Ayatollah…
- Middle East
Iran warns no oil through Hormuz as US ends 9th night of strikes
Iran warned on Monday, July 20, that no oil or gas would pass through the Strait of Hormuz if what it described as US “aggression” continued, as the United States completed a…
- Middle East
US strikes Iran again following service member’s death
Dubai: The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early Monday, July 20, targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, and Iran fired missiles towards Jordan that…
- Middle East
Another US trooper dead as Washington begins more attacks on Iran
Dubai: The United States announced another death of a service member as it launched more airstrikes at Iran on Sunday, July 19, in response to the killing of US troops, and Iran…
- Middle East
India urges citizens to leave Iran, avoid travel immediately
India has advised its citizens to postpone all travel to Iran and urged those already in the country to consider leaving temporarily, citing the deteriorating security situation amid escalating regional tensions. In…
- Middle East
Araghchi says Iran faced bombing threat during US talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran conducted negotiations with US envoy Steve Witkoff while facing the constant threat of being bombed, claiming Iran held talks with Washington under military pressure as…
- Middle East
Iran hits Kuwait energy facility for second time in two days
Kuwait City: An Iranian attack struck a power generation and water desalination station in Kuwait on Sunday, July 19, triggering a fire at one of the facility’s components. The strike was the…
- Middle East
Mojtaba Khamenei not in Iran, Israeli source claims
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is outside the country, according to an unnamed Israeli security official cited by Saudi broadcaster Al Hadath on Sunday, July 19. The report also alleged that recent…
- Middle East
Iran says two vessels hit by ‘accidents’ in Strait of Hormuz
Iran said two vessels were involved in what it described as “accidents” in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, July 19, as the US-Iran war entered its 141st day and military tensions…
- Middle East
US says new Iran strikes follow troop deaths in Jordan
Dubai: The US military said Sunday, July 19, that it launched new airstrikes against Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard for an attack in Jordan that killed two American service…
- Middle East
Khamenei calls US ‘Great Satan’, says it can’t be trusted
Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, has accused the United States of repeatedly violating its commitments, saying Washington’s actions have demonstrated that it cannot be trusted. In…
- Middle East
Iran executes man over killing during 2022 protest unrest
Tehran: Iranian authorities said Sunday they have executed a man convicted of killing a member of security forces during the 2022 nationwide protests that erupted after the death of a woman in…
