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Iran has attacked a tanker in the strait of Hormuz, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, after the US launched a tenth consecutive night of strikes
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship even as the United States conducted yet-another round of airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic over control of the key waterway.
Iran transferred thousands of uranium enrichment centrifuges to underground facilities deep inside Pickaxe Mountain last fall, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing Israeli and US officials.
President Donald Trump, right, salutes Air Force 89th Air Wing Deputy Commander Melissa Dombrock, left, before boarding Marine One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Inflation fears are back on the table, amid worries over escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran in the Middle East conflict which has kept oil prices elevated, according to analysts.
J Street is defending its decision to co-sponsor the College Democrats of America convention after critics accused the liberal pro-Israel group of endorsing the anti-Zionist streamer Hasan Piker, who was a featured speaker at the event.
The escalating conflict between the US and Iran could cause 30 Israeli passenger flights to be canceled each day without Iran even firing at Israel, according to a Monday N12 report.
Southern Lebanon – Dozens of displaced residents have begun to return to villages in southern Lebanon, as Israel, Lebanon, and the United States announced on Monday that the so-called “pilot zone” project had begun.
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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, marking the biggest escalation between the two sides in years.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, marking the biggest escalation between the two sides in years.
The US State Department issued an alert urging its citizens around the world to "exercise increased caution", amid its war on Iran.
One of the more irritating refrains heard whenever Israel comes under attack is that it has “the right to self-defense.”
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Hopes were high for Middle East and North Africa teams going into this summer's World Cup finals.
MANILA, Philippines — Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in the Philippines on Tuesday under the cloud of renewed fighting in the Middle East and a deep divide over Myanmar's return to the diplomatic fold.
Iranian state media is reporting that the US targeted areas on the outskirts of the city of Abdanan.
Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slumped since U.S. President Donald Trump's blockade took effect last week, with shipowners increasingly avoiding one of the world's most important energy corridors as fighting between the U.S. and Iran intensifies.
When darkness fell over eastern Gaza city on Saturday, Amin Dawla gathered his children and fled under heavy gunfire and artillery shelling.
Multiple large-scale projects in the UAE, ranging from transport infrastructure to world-class entertainment venues, remain on track despite the Iran war.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said two tankers caught "massive fire" after explosions while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command (Centcom) said that it ended another wave of strikes against Iran, claiming attacks on military command centres, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites as well as air defence systems.
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Seoul stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday but quickly turned lower as bargain hunting in battered tech heavyweights faded amid lingering concerns over escalating tensions in the Middle East.
The Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in a message to the newly appointed head of Hamas' political bureau, Khalil al-Hayyah, congratulated him on his position.
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The IDF nearly fired on five Israeli right-wing activists near the Syrian border two weeks ago after suspecting they were a terrorist squad attempting to enter Israel, Kan News reported on Monday.
Jerusalem District Police and Border Police soldiers are working to clear roads as haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protests continue across the Jerusalem area, Israeli Police reported Monday night.
The United States is carrying out its 10th consecutive night of attacks against Iran, with Iranian media reporting explosions in Sirik, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, and Isfahan.
SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened higher Tuesday as investors snapped up battered tech heavyweights following a sharp sell-off in recent sessions, outweighing lingering concerns over escalating tensions in the Middle East.
The government is urging Australians to reconsider travel to Oman, Jordan and Saudi Arabia amid re-escalating conflict in the Middle East.
United States President Donald Trump has reassured Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he will not face arrest in the US, after New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was considering options for such a move.
Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has called for the immediate release of Palestinian healthcare workers imprisoned by Israel.
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Hamas has elected Khalil al-Hayya as the new head of its political bureau, placing one of the movement’s most experienced negotiators at the centre of its leadership as Gaza continues to face what the group describes as Israel’s genocide.
The Pentagon has withheld information about dozens of service members injured during the war with Iran, The New York Times reported on Monday, citing US officials.
The Pentagon has withheld information about dozens of service members injured during the war with Iran, The New York Times reported on Monday, citing US officials.
The United Nations said that it is concerned about Houthi threats to impose a "maritime embargo" on Saudi Arabia, which could potentially trigger a fresh surge in crude oil prices, disrupt fuel supplies and have further ramifications on the global economy.
The DoJ said it had opened a review to determine whether Harvard’s China-based financial aid programmes exclude American-citizen students
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Monday that its most recent retaliatory operations against US military assets in Jordan were carried out with "cooperation and accurate information" provided by the Jordanian people.
Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that a second explosion has been heard in Bandar Lengeh, a port city on the Persian Gulf in the Hormozgan province of Iran.
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Iran is one of Cuba's main strategic partners, and the communist island provides Tehran with an important platform to expand its influence in the west, according to a report released by the State Department on Monday.
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As if the growing risk of a global economic disaster springing from the US-Israeli war on Iran weren't enough to worry about, researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center are warning that miscalculations and false assumptions may have resulted in an enormous underestimation of the worst-case effects of a solar …
Iran's Mehr news agency reported on Monday that explosions have been heard in the Iranian city of Isfahan, located in the centre of the country.