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Saudi Arabia says weapons debris shows Iran behind oil attacks
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Iran urges U.S. to ‘abandon warmongering’ after firing of John Bolton
Bolton had been hawkish on Iran and other global challenges.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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
