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Iran offers US deal to reopen Hormuz within a week
Tehran says normal shipping through the vital oil route could resume within seven days if Washington accepts its peace terms
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Container ship sinks after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuz (VIDEOS)
All 21 crew members were rescued from the vessel, which had attempted to enter the Persian Gulf
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Houthis show military reach with deadly missile strikes on Riyadh
Yemen’s Iran-backed militants demonstrate that they are not just ‘guys in flip-flops’
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U.A.E. announces investigation into FlyDubai stabbing
Will look for possible motive, any evidence of others being involved in planning
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Flydubai scare revives Israel’s hijacking trauma
Air travel for Israelis has been shaped by a long and painful history of assaults on planes
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Iranians increasingly isolated after US sanctions on country's airlines
As new US sanctions make international travel more difficult, Iranian authorities shut down the French Language Center in Tehran, further undermining Iranians' plans to study and move abroad.
France sending military resources to Saudi Arabia brings discreet defense ties into spotlight
By announcing the deployment of soldiers, radars, and defense systems to protect Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure, which has been targeted by the pro-Iranian Houthi forces from Yemen, President Macron is taking a geopolitical shift at a time when Riyadh is seeking to diversify its partnerships.
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Trump says he has rejected Iranian proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iranian officials had made an offer after indirect talks between the two countries on the sidelines of this week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms
The president is skeptical that Tehran, which broached the idea with mediators last weekend, will meet his demands.
Iran’s president warns Trump it will not ‘bend at the knee’
Masoud Pezeshkian spoke to the United Nations a day after the U.S. president said he might "annihilate" the Islamic Republic.
Benjamin Netanyahu pushes to unite far-right vote before Israel election
Prime minister warns that infighting risks imperilling his rightwing bloc’s chances of re-election next month
Wild backflip, regime pleading with Trump
Donald Trump has beet hit with a surprising offer potentially worth $1 trillion. The only thing standing in the way is a very shaky past.
Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign
Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast is expected to push many Iranians into deeper poverty as food inflation soars
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China Pushes Back After Trump Tightens the Screws on Iran
The Trump administration risks a clash with Beijing as it tries to cut off Iran’s economic lifelines without upending a fragile U.S.-China truce.
Lacking a military solution against Iran, Trump turns to economic suffocation
As midterm elections approach, the Trump administration is favoring economic pressure over military involvement, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing Monday some 60 new Iranian entities, individuals and ships have been added to the sanctions list. Tehran in turn denounced 'economic terrorism.'
