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Kuwait oil facility hit in Iranian attacks, several injured
One of Kuwait’s oil facilities was hit in repeated Iranian attacks on Saturday, July 18, causing significant material damage and injuring several people, according to Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and the state-run…
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Iran attacks Kuwait’s power and water desalination plant
Kuwait on Friday, July 17, said that Iran attacked a power and water desalination plant, causing widespread damage to the station. About 90 per cent of drinking water in Kuwait comes from…
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US launches fresh Iran strikes as Hormuz tensions deepen
The United States launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, July 15, saying the operation targeted military capabilities Tehran has used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of…
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Iran says US strikes kill over 30 civilians, blockade returns
Iran said on Wednesday, July 15, that more than 30 civilians had been killed in US strikes targeting the country’s south over recent days, as the United States reimposed a naval blockade…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Iran confronts Khamenei’s legacy as he is laid to rest
Tehran: He is the grandson of an influential Shiite cleric, born in Qom — the heart of religious studies in Iran — and raised in a traditional family that embraced the theocracy.…
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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…
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Make a deal or we’ll finish the job: Trump warns Iran
US President Donald Trump on Monday, July 6, warned Iran that Washington would either secure a deal with Tehran or “finish the job”, renewing his threat of military action while insisting he…
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Fire on Qatari tanker after strike off Oman near Hormuz
Muscat: A fully loaded Qatari tanker caught fire after being struck by an unidentified projectile off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday morning, July 7, according to…
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Some in OPEC to expand monthly oil production as prices slide
A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance plan to increase their outputs modestly next month, which would bring more oil online after fuel prices have fallen to levels not seen…
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Islamabad likely venue for next round of US-Iran talks
Islamabad: Pakistan capital Islamabad is emerging as the leading venue for the next round of technical negotiations between the US and Iran, a media report said Sunday, July 5. The US and…
