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Russia’s War on Ukraine, Now in Its Thirteenth Year: How It Began and Where It Stands
KYIV, July 15 — Against this backdrop of grinding trench warfare and diplomatic paralysis, the Russo-Ukrainian War has…
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Russia Pulls S-300 and S-400 Launchers From Arctic and Northern Bases, Imagery Shows
HELSINKI, July 15 — Against this backdrop of shifting Arctic security, satellite imagery analysed by the Center for…
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Amazon’s Satellite Internet Effort: From 2023 Prototypes to 1,000 Satellites Built
MANILA, July 15 — Two years after Amazon launched its first prototype satellites, the company’s Project Kuiper is…
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Mike Pompeo Set Out 12 Demands for Iran Weeks After Becoming Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, July 14 — For communities across Asia watching the shifting tides of American foreign policy, the name…
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Trump Announces, Then Drops, 20% Strait of Hormuz Toll as Iran Attacks Tankers
MANAMA, July 13 — The waters of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow chokepoint through which a significant…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Strait of Hormuz: What the Force Is and Does
DUBAI, July 13 — The 20% toll on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, announced March 18, 2025,…
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Strait of Hormuz: What the 1980s Tanker War Reveals About a Chokepoint Under Threat
TEHRAN, July 13 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that has long been a flashpoint in…
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Strait of Hormuz Shut for 94 Days as Oil Passes $120 a Barrel
TEHRAN, July 12 — The Strait of Hormuz sits at the center of a legal gray area that…
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Iran’s IRGC Speedboat Navy and the Coalitions Patrolling the Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, July 12 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has positioned itself at the centre of a…
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Strait of Hormuz: Geography, Depth, and Traffic Patterns Explained
TEHRAN, July 12 — A narrow waterway that most people in Asia never see is quietly responsible for…
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IRGC Navy Commander Tangsiri, Who Ordered Hormuz Closure, Dies After Attack, Iran Says
TEHRAN, July 12 — The man who ordered the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in April 2025…
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Iran Orders Strait of Hormuz Fully Closed Again After Days of US Strikes
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has shut the Strait of Hormuz, a move that halts…
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The IRGC Navy: Fast Boats, Hidden Bunkers and a Commander Killed in 2026
TEHRAN, July 11 — For communities across the Persian Gulf region, the presence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
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US Strikes 80 Iranian Targets Near Hormuz, Pushing Oil Above USD 85 a Barrel
DUBAI, July 11 — For communities across Asia that depend on the steady flow of energy from the…
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Iran Privately Tells Trump Advisers Hormuz Ship Attacks Were a Mistake, US Officials Say
TEHRAN, July 11 — In a development that could reshape one of the world’s most volatile maritime flashpoints,…
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US Reportedly Tells Iran Through Backchannel That Israel Will Not Widen Lebanon Fighting
MUSCAT, July 11 — For decades, when the United States and Iran have needed to talk without the…
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Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear plant, remains under Russian occupation with cooling and power at risk
KYIV, July 10 — Four years after Russian forces seized Europe’s largest nuclear plant, the mechanics of risk…
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How Russia’s nuclear threats since 2022 became a revised official doctrine
MOSCOW, July 10 — The shift is subtle but unmistakable. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on…
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Revised Russia Sanctions Bill Would Let Trump Tariff Buyers of Russian Energy Up to 100%
WASHINGTON — The calculus for Donald Trump’s return to the White House is sharpening into a clear geopolitical…
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Israel Warned US of Iranian Plot to Kill Trump, Wall Street Journal Reports
WASHINGTON, July 9 — Israel recently shared intelligence with the United States indicating that Iran was plotting to…
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How U.S.-Israel security and intelligence cooperation works, from MOUs to Stuxnet
WASHINGTON, July 9 — The intelligence-sharing relationship between the United States and Israel is one of the most…
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U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Collapses as Both Sides Resume Missile and Drone Attacks
MANILA, July 9 — A ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, negotiated in late 2024, has…
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IAEA Says It Cannot Locate or Verify Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpile
VIENNA, July 9 — The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that Iran’s uranium enrichment has reached 84…
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US-Iran Tensions: 2018 Deal Exit to Soleimani Strike
TEHRAN, July 9 — The shadow of conflict stretching back years between Iran and the United States remains…
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