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US did not approve Turkey's Syria offensive, says Mike Pompeo
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Turkey launches offensive in northern Syria with air strikes
Turkish warplanes have bombed parts of north-eastern Syria at the start of an offensive which could lead to conflict with Kurdish-led allies of the US.
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Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf, amid new US deployment
Iran's president has warned that foreign forces are threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the region.
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Trump hits Iranian bank with ‘highest’ sanctions ever imposed on a country
US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he has ordered sanctions on Iran’s national bank following the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities.
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Iran warns of 'all-out war' if Saudis, U.S. strike over oil industry attack
'We won't blink to defend our territory,' Iran's foreign minister says
Saudi Arabia says weapons debris shows Iran behind oil attacks
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry has shown off what it says is wreckage of drones and cruise missiles that prove Iranian involvement in weekend attacks on two oil facilities.
Iran urges U.S. to ‘abandon warmongering’ after firing of John Bolton
Bolton had been hawkish on Iran and other global challenges.
Taliban threatens US with jihad, seizes more land in Afghanistan after failed peace talks
The Taliban has taken over another district in Afghanistan, the second in two weeks, saying that the US will “regret” abandoning key peace talks that stalled after Donald Trump called off a much-awaited meeting with the group.
Israel says Iran seeking to build precision missiles in Lebanon
The allegations come after Hezbollah -- with which Israel has fought several wars -- accused the Jewish state of carrying out a drone attack Sunday on its Beirut stronghold.
Turkey 'strongly' condemns air strike on its convoy in Syria
Turkey’s defence ministry “strongly” condemned an air strike on its military convoy heading through Syria’s Idlib province on Monday, which it said was a violation of agreements with Russia.
Israel bars Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting
Israel has decided to block two US Democratic lawmakers from visiting after US President Donald Trump urged the country to ban them
Israel may ‘spark a war’ if it joins US-led flotilla in Persian Gulf, Iran’s navy chief warns
Tehran has advised Israel to stay clear of the Persian Gulf, where the US has been struggling to amass an anti-Iranian armada, noting that every vessel illegally present in the region increases the risk of an all-out conflict.
Pakistan unleashes fury over Kashmir
Pakistan has fired back at India after it reduced the status of the disputed Kashmir region, saying it will suspend bilateral trade and downgrade diplomatic ties.
Saudi Arabia allows women to travel independently
Women in Saudi Arabia can now travel abroad without a male guardian's permission, royal decrees say.
Hamza Bin Laden: Son of Osama 'dead', US officials say
The son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, Hamza, has died, according to US intelligence officials.
Iran Rejects Trump’s Claim That U.S. Destroyed One of Its Drones
Heightened tensions between countries comes as Gibraltar court extends detention of Iranian ship
‘Smuggling fuel’: Iran state TV shows VIDEO of seized tanker days after UAE-based vessel vanishes
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has released footage showing the seizure of a ship “smuggling fuel” in the Persian Gulf. The vessel bears the name of the UAE-owned tanker that recently vanished in the Gulf.
Iran's president said they would hold talks with the US if it returns to the 2015 nuclear deal
Iran is ready to talk, but there are some conditions.
Mysterious spy chief behind Iran crisis
As Iran ups the nuclear ante by confirming it has breached a key nuclear limit, there is one formidable man who will play a major role if tensions boil over.
Iran has broken stockpile limit set by nuclear deal, FM Zarif says
Iran acknowledged Monday it had broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by the 2015 nuclear deal, marking its first major departure from the unraveling agreement a year after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the accord.
