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Blinken Meets Saudi Crown Prince on Mideast Push for Pause in Gaza War
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US and UK bomb 36 targets in Yemen
The new bombing follows a series of airstrikes on Iraq and Syria
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What we know about US strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria
The United States on Friday carried out strikes against Iranian forces in Iraq and Syria in retaliation over a drone attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan.
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U.S. conducts strikes in Iraq and Syria
The action follows an attack on a Jordan base that killed three Americans
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Aid to Gaza and beyond at risk of collapse due to funding cuts, says UNRWA
UN body warns it could be forced to shut by end of month unless US, UK and others restore suspended aid money Middle East crisis
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Iran military general warns US it is ‘not afraid’ of war amid regional tensions
A high-ranking military official in Iran has issued a defiant statement as tensions between the Middle Eastern superpower and the West threaten to spill over.
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Biden says he's decided Jordan strike response, doesn't want wider war
Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he had decided on a response to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan but said he did not want a wider war in the Middle East.
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Israeli troops in disguise conduct deadly raid at West Bank hospital
Islamic Jihad members killed in West Bank raid, at least 10 killed in airstrikes in Gaza
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Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan sentenced to ten years in prison
Prosecutors have argued that the politician mishandled a classified cable sent to Islamabad by the country’s ambassador to the US
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Drone from Iran proxy evaded US defenses because it was mistaken for US drone: official
Iran-proxy drone got past Tower 22 air defenses because it was mistaken for US drone returning to base
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Iran denies it was behind deaths of US servicemen in Jordan
The Islamic Republic has distanced itself from the deadly drone attack on an American outpost
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Israel suffers deadliest single incident in war against Hamas, with 21 dead
21 died when buildings collapsed after grenade attack Monday, Israel says, while 3 died elsewhere
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Israeli hostage relatives storm parliament as Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Gaza truce
Protest comes after families of those held by Hamas pitched tents outside prime minister’s house in Jerusalem
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Biden Ally Says Netanyahu Isn’t Aligned With Mideast Peace Quest
Coons cites prime minister’s history with Palestinian factions
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Iran announces successful satellite launch, heightening Western concerns over missile program
Iran said Saturday it had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles.
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Netanyahu says he has told U.S. he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario
“In any future arrangement … Israel needs security control all territory west of the Jordan,” Netanyahu said in a news conference.
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Red Sea crisis: US launches fourth round of strikes on Houthis in Yemen
US missile strikes came after a bulk carrier was hit by Houthi drones in the Gulf of Aden
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Frustrations between Biden and Israeli PM Netanyahu mount
Biden administration officials are laying the groundwork with other Israeli leaders in anticipation of a post-Netanyahu government.
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Iraq recalls ambassador from Tehran after Iranian missiles strike Kurdish region
Iraq condemned an "attack on its sovereignty" on Tuesday after Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched missile strikes on anti-Tehran groups and an alleged Israeli "spy headquarters" in Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan.
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