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US and Iran Trade Strikes Over Hormuz as Gulf States Come Under Fire
MANAMA, July 13 — The U.S. Fifth Fleet, America’s primary naval force in the Persian Gulf, operates as…
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Crimea Halts Public Fuel Sales as Ukraine Hits Oil Depots and Logistics Sites
STAVROPOL, Russia — Against the backdrop of a grinding war of attrition, Ukraine has methodically targeted the fuel…
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After Ali Khamenei’s Death, His Son Vows to Keep Strait of Hormuz Closed
TEHRAN, July 12 — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who held final authority over all state matters including…
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Key Players: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and Its Role
TEHRAN, July 12 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, a branch of Iran’s military established in 1979,…
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Iran Says Tankers Caught Fire in Strait of Hormuz as Qatari Mediators Return to Tehran
TEHRAN, July 12 — The term “Tanker War” sounds like something out of a history book, but for…
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Ukrainian Drone Sinks Wheat Carrier Volgo-Balt in Sea of Azov, Killing Two Crew
KYIV, July 11 — The shift is underway in the Azov Sea, and it is rewriting the rules…
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Iran Told Trump Advisers Firing on Ships in the Strait Was a Mistake, Officials Say
WASHINGTON, July 11 — In a rare moment of backchannel candor, Iran privately admitted to advisers of former…
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Retired General McKenzie Says Iran Campaign Is Ahead of War-Game Forecasts
WASHINGTON, July 10 — When you think about the world’s most critical maritime chokepoint, picture a narrow hallway…
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Iran’s Qaani Says US Exit From Iraq Opens Way for Militias
TEHRAN, July 9 — Esmail Qaani has now spent more than five years as the commander of Iran’s…
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Ukraine Hit 21 Russian Ships in 72 Hours, Then Struck Novorossiysk Naval Base
SEVASTOPOL, July 9 — Ukrainian forces struck 21 Russian naval vessels over a 72-hour period in late September…
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Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep Hormuz closed as oil climbs above $100
TEHRAN, July 8 — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader since 1989, remains the ultimate authority over the…
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Trump Weighed Hormuz Options, and Iran Later Vowed to Close the Strait if Attacked
WASHINGTON, July 7 — The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, better known as the Iran nuclear deal, is…
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Iran Asserts Control Over Strait of Hormuz and Warns Gulf States Over US Deal
TEHRAN, July 7 — Iran’s long-standing threat to block the Strait of Hormuz is back in the headlines,…
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Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis: what abductions are costing families, schools and roads
LAGOS — The next step for millions of Nigerians is not a policy paper or a summit. It…
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Saudi Arabia Refused US Use of Bases and Airspace, Prompting Trump to Shelve Hormuz Escort Plan
The White House has a lever, and it pulled it. Saudi Arabia now faces a choice it tried…
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Israeli military razes southern Lebanese town of Naqoura
BEIRUT, July 1 — A year after the Israeli military withdrew from Naqoura under a ceasefire, Ali stood…
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Suswam: Court adjourns N3.1bn money laundering trial to July 16
ABUJA, June 30 — The money laundering trial of former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam hit a procedural…
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Trump Says Iran Asked for Doha Meeting; Tehran and Qatar Say No Talks Are Scheduled
TEHRAN, June 30 — President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran has requested a meeting, and that it…
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Israeli Strikes on Isfahan May Have Destroyed Iran’s Last F-14 Tomcats
ISFAHAN — For the men who once flew them, the silence is the hardest part. The flight line…
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Iran warns ships not to bypass its chosen Hormuz route
TEHRAN, June 28 — Iran has warned commercial vessels not to bypass the specific route it has designated…
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Nepali Congress factions hold separate BP Memorial Day events as split deepens
KATHMANDU — The Nepali Congress is not healing. It is hardening. Nearly a month after the party’s special…
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Serbian President Vucic says he will resign within weeks after months of protests
Aleksandar Vucic will not finish his term. The Serbian president told a pro-government rally in Belgrade he has…
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Uttarakhand Congress unveils zone-based outreach plan for 2027 assembly polls
The Congress party in Uttarakhand is moving early. With the 2027 state assembly elections still a year away,…
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Amrahia Demolition Victims Appeal to President Mahama for Investigation
Nearly two months after their homes were reduced to rubble, families in the Amrahia Dairy Farm community say…
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