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U.S. Fifth Fleet Weighs Military Options for Persian Gulf Freedom
MANAMA, July 12 — The United States Fifth Fleet, headquartered at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, remains the principal…
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How the New Executive Order Changes U.S. Policy-Making for Venezuela
WASHINGTON, July 12 — An executive order signed in March has quietly shifted the centre of gravity for…
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U.S. Fifth Fleet’s Persian Gulf capabilities and response options detailed
MANAMA — The United States Fifth Fleet, the primary American naval force in the Persian Gulf, remains on…
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Khamenei’s Health Fuels Succession Speculation in Iran
TEHRAN, July 12 — As Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approaches his birthday on July 17, the Iranian Supreme Leader’s…
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Zelenskiy’s leadership defines Ukraine’s war strategy and resilience
KYIV, July 11 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office on May 20, 2019, as the sixth…
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U.S. and Allies Boost Naval Presence in Persian Gulf
MANAMA, July 11 — The United States Fifth Fleet, a fixture of American naval power in the Middle…
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Russia, Ukraine spar over Azov Sea as tensions rise
LONDON, July 11 — The shift is subtle but consequential. Russia’s suspension of commercial shipping in the Azov…
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Bolton Advocated Hardline Iran Policy During 2019 Strait Crisis
WASHINGTON, July 11 — John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor whose tenure in the Trump administration was…
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Trump Officials Received Iran’s Private Message: Key Players Revealed
WASHINGTON, July 11 — The technical reality of the Trump administration’s Iran policy was always more layered than…
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine Evolves into Prolonged War of Attrition
KYIV, July 10 — On paper, the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022, was…
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Torrijos-Carter Treaties Establish Framework for Panama Canal’s U.S. Transfer
PANAMA CITY, July 10 — The Torrijos–Carter Treaties, signed nearly half a century ago, remain the foundational legal…
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Diplomatic Stalls Cast Shadow Over Iran Nuclear Talks
VIENNA, July 9 — The shift is subtle but unmistakable. After months of indirect talks between the United…
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Crimea remains key to Russia’s Black Sea strategy amid ongoing Ukraine conflict
SIMFEROPOL, July 9 — Against this backdrop of grinding attrition, the Crimean Peninsula remains the fulcrum upon which…
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US Military Deploys Aircraft Carriers to Persian Gulf in May 2025
MANAMA, July 9 — The United States Naval Forces Central Command maintains a layered presence across the Persian…
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Iran’s Quds Force, Leadership Central in Alleged Plot
WASHINGTON, July 9 — When the United States designated Iran’s Quds Force a terrorist organization in April 2019,…
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Russian electronic warfare increasingly disrupts Starlink in Ukraine
KYIV, July 9 — Russian electronic warfare systems have successfully disrupted SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet terminals in multiple…
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Rafael Grossi: The IAEA Chief Monitoring Iran’s Nuclear Escalation
VIENNA, July 9 — The International Atomic Energy Agency’s Director General, Rafael Grossi, has spent time as the…
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Key Players in the Iran Crisis: Trump, Khamenei, and the Gulf States
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The technical reality of the 2025 U.S.-Iran crisis is that the ceasefire, brokered with…
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Quds Force: Iran’s Shadowy Military Arm Behind Global Operations
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The figure that matters: 85 people killed in a single bombing. That is the…
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Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire ‘Over’ Amid Rising Tensions
WASHINGTON, July 8 — Donald Trump is the 45th and 47th President of the United States, having been…
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Japan Slides to 116th in Global Gender Gap Rankings
TOKYO — The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022 places Japan 116th out of 146 nations,…
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Pete Hegseth Reports: US SecDef Directs Military Response to Iran
WASHINGTON, July 7 — Pete Hegseth, the United States Secretary of Defense since January 20, 2025, has become…
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Drone strike on Tatarstan refinery shatters Russia’s security assumptions
KAZAN, July 7 — Tatarstan, the industrial heart of Russia’s oil sector, is confronting a new vulnerability. The…
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Key Players: U.S. and Iranian Military Forces in the Persian Gulf
MANAMA, July 7 — The United States Fifth Fleet, headquartered in Bahrain, remains the primary naval force in…
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