Middle East
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US Military Launches Strikes Against Iran, Central Command Says
WASHINGTON — The figure that matters: three American service members killed, 34 wounded, and the first direct U.S.…
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Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader Since 1989, Dies at 86 in US-Israeli Strikes
TEHRAN, July 7 — For nearly four decades, one man has held the final word on Iran’s military,…
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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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Hormuz Standoff Hardens as Ships Come Under Fire and Truce Nears Expiry
WASHINGTON, July 7 — The Biden administration is weighing increased naval patrols and possible escort operations for commercial…
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Iran Uses Small Boats, Drones in Maritime Warfare Attacks
TEHRAN, July 7 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has built its regional strategy around a fleet…
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Strait of Hormuz: Why It Remains a Global Chokepoint
ISLAMABAD, July 7 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, remains one of…
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Red Sea Strait Conflict Risks Seafarers, Regional Populations
BANDAR ABBAS, July 7 — The escalating attacks in the Strait of Hormuz are placing tens of thousands…
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Key Players: U.S. Fifth Fleet and IRGC Navy in the Strait of Hormuz
MANAMA, July 7 — The figure that matters for the United States Fifth Fleet is 1995. That is…
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US Destroyers Cross Hormuz Under Iranian Fire as Project Freedom Escorts Begin
MANAMA, July 7 — The heat shimmers off the grey steel of a U.S. Navy destroyer as it…
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Israel Says Strike Killed IRGC Navy Chief Tangsiri, Who Led Hormuz Closure
TEHRAN, July 7 — Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy,…
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Key Players: U.S. and Iranian Military Commands in the Region
MANAMA, July 6 — The gray hulls of U.S. Navy destroyers sit in the heat haze off Bahrain,…
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Hossein Khanzadi, Iran’s Navy Chief From 2017 to 2021: Russia Ties and a Quiet Exit
TEHRAN, July 6 — For four years, Admiral Hossein Khanzadi was the man at the helm of Iran’s…
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History of Tensions in Strait of Hormuz: Decades of Flashpoint
TEHRAN, July 6 — For communities across Asia, the narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz have long…
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Hormuz Attacks Harm Seafarers and Regional Stability
WASHINGTON, July 6 — A new filing with the International Maritime Organization details the ongoing threat to commercial…
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General McKenzie, Former CENTCOM Chief Who Faced Iran in the Strait of Hormuz
MANAMA, July 6 — For communities across Asia that depend on the steady flow of energy from the…
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Israel’s Katz Says Iran’s New Leader Is “Marked for Death” as Tehran Warns Before Funeral
WASHINGTON, July 4 — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has declared Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “marked for…
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Israel’s Katz says Iran’s supreme leader is “marked for death” as Doha talks open
Israel’s declaration that Iran’s new Supreme Leader is “marked for death” closes what little diplomatic space remained in…
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Israeli Defense Minister Declares Iran’s New Supreme Leader “Marked for Death”
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has formally declared Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “marked for death.” The statement,…
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Iran Reports Tankers Stopped in Strait of Hormuz as Qatari Mediators Return to Tehran
TEHRAN, July 4 — Iran has declared that the Strait of Hormuz falls under its command, not that…
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Feeding Syria: How War, Drought and Aid Cuts Broke the Food Supply
A Damascus farmer who once hired 15 hands now takes on 6-7. His fields give a quarter of…
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A Generation Displaced: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
Abdul Qader Basmaji was 25 when Turkish security forces detained him in Istanbul. He never got to an…
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How Iran Buries a Supreme Leader: The 1989 Khomeini Funeral
Eight people were crushed to death on 5 June 1989 in Tehran, and the funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah…
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Israel Mocks Khamenei’s Funeral Amid Solemn Iranian Rites
TEHRAN — As Iranian leaders and international delegations gathered in the capital to honour the late Supreme Leader…
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Who Leads Iran Next: How Succession Actually Works
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held Iran’s highest office for almost 37 years. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, he was…
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