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Israel bars Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting
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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.
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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.
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Saudi Arabia allows women to travel independently
Women in Saudi Arabia can now travel abroad without a male guardian's permission, royal decrees say.
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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.
Iran’s defiant move triggers flashpoint
As of today, Iran is set to breach a rule that will send foreign governments into a panic, in what experts have described as a “snowball effect”.
Trump Imposes New Economic Sanctions on Iran
The imposition of more sanctions could provoke further actions by Iran to add to the crisis that has unfolded since early May in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, analysts say.
US planned to hit 3 different sites in response to Iran, was told 150 people would have died – Trump
Despite being “cocked and loaded” to launch an assault on Iran, President Donald Trump says that he eventually decided the strike would have been “not proportionate” to the downing of the unmanned US drone.
Trump Scrapped Iran Strikes Because They Weren't `Proportionate'
Airlines Avoid Strait of Hormuz After Iran-U.S. Tensions Escalate
Donald Trump 'cancelled Iran strikes with planes in the air'
Military operation reportedly called off, as Democrats warn US could ‘bumble into’ war
US drone: Trump says Iran made a 'very bad mistake'
Iran "made a very big mistake" in shooting down a US military surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump says.
Iran ‘ready for war’ as tensions escalate
Tehran said it had sent “a clear message” to the US by shooting down its drone, as the stand-off worsens following last week’s tanker attacks.
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Mohamed Morsi was ‘killed’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blasted Egyptian authorities for not trying to save the life of his close ally Mohamed Morsi.
Mike Pompeo urges other countries to help protect tankers after Gulf attacks
Secretary of state says shipping security was not exclusively a US problem and stresses that Trump does not want war with Iran
Iran nuclear deal: Enriched uranium limit will be breached on 27 June
Iran has announced it will breach on 27 June the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium that was set under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
