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Damascus was rocked on Tuesday by explosions during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, the first European Union leader to visit the country since forces led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa deposed Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
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Two men walk past the NATO logo during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday that Syria must not be destabilized after twin bomb attacks near the Damascus hotel where he spent the night, during a landmark state visit to a country emerging from years of civil war.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— US forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, sharply escalating a confrontation that has already shaken efforts to end the Middle East war.
The US military said the strikes were in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels on Tuesday that violated the ceasefire
A US military official indicated that air strikes against Iran would go on "for a while", according to the New York Times,
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Iranian media is reporting renewed explosions heard in Qeshm Island as well as fresh blasts in Kharg Island, both located south of the country.
Oil prices rose Wednesday after the U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iran in retaliation for Tehran attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iranian state media reported several explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, just moments after the US military indicated that its forces have started launching new strikes against the country.
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An American Eagle plane is parked at a gate at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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The US military says its forces have started launching new strikes against Iran.
The US launched a new series of strikes on Iran on Monday after Tehran was accused of attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US military launched new strikes against Iranian targets on Tuesday after Washington accused Tehran of attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
DUBAI — The US military launched new strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest exchange of fire to threaten the interim deal to end the fighting between the two countries.
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