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Why disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets
Hezbollah is projecting strength in Lebanon. But some see it as a sinking ship
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Trump pauses 'Project Freedom' in Strait of Hormuz, citing progress on an Iran deal
Iran has “not even begun yet” in the standoff over the critical waterway, a top official warned Tuesday, after Tehran attacked ships that were part of the new American "Project Freedom." Trump said Tuesday evening that the operation was being paused.
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Fears grow as new crisis emerges
US and Israeli forces have destroyed more than 13,000 targets in Iran, which in return has discovered a weapon that’s far more effective.
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Oil be back! Iran offers Trump a deal
In a bombshell development, Iran has offered Trump a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz and end the war.
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Iran's speaker says US negotiations have progressed but far from final deal
Iran said it had been 'victorious in the field' during weeks of war and had only agreed to a temporary truce with the US because its demands had been met, Iranian Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Saturday. The two-week ceasefire is set to end on Wednesday unless it is renewed.
US seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship – Trump
The vessel was attempting to make its way past American forces in the Gulf of Oman, the US president has said
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Trump tells ‘useless’ NATO to ‘stay away’ from Hormuz
The US president again slammed the military bloc for not aiding Washington during the war on Iran
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Trump says 'blockade is amazing,' but can the U.S. outlast Iran when it comes to economic pain?
Trump and Iranian regime in 'a high-stakes standoff to see which side blinks first,' says analyst
Why the Hormuz 'mission' led by France and the UK is largely symbolic
Wanting to avoid being drawn into the US's blockade of the key shipping route, Macron and Starmer aim to establish a multilateral and 'strictly defensive' plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
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China Denounces ‘Irresponsible’ U.S. Blockade Of Hormuz As Xi Says International Order Is ‘Crumbling’
China criticized the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports along the Strait of Hormuz, saying the move was dangerous, even as a sanctioned Chinese vessel managed to transit through the critical shipping route on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia Is Pressing U.S. to Drop Its Hormuz Blockade
Gulf energy exporters worry Iran could escalate and close the Bab al-Mandeb, the main exit route for bottlenecked Persian Gulf oil.
Here’s What We Know About the U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran—and What Happens Next
Mediators are racing to solidify a fragile agreement with a lot of moving parts
U.S. says it's reviewing proposal to extend deadline for Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Pakistan's proposal comes after Trump says Iran's 'whole civilization will die tonight' unless strait reopened
How US deceived Iran in rescue of airman
As US forces executed the “ultimate needle in a haystack” search for a missing airman, their intelligence agencies were sowing cunning disinformation among Iran’s pursuers.
U.S. rescues airman whose F-15 was downed in Iran, officials say
Aviator is injured but in stable condition, Trump wrote
