U.S. Navy ends blockade of Iran's ports and coastal areas
The U.S. Navy on Thursday lifted its blockade of Iran's ports and coastal areas at the direction of President Donald Trump.
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· Middleeasteye
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· RT
Israel 'will be at war with Syria sooner or later', says Likud minister
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· Middleeasteye
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· Joseph Stepansky
Israel kills at least three Palestinians in Gaza City drone strike
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· Caolán Magee
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· Al Jazeera Staff
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· Ronny Reyes
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· Associated Press
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· Middleeasteye
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· Simonjenkins
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· Al Jazeera Staff
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· Matt Ott
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· AfricaNews
Bowen: US-Iran deal raises inescapable question of what the war was for
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· Jeremy Bowen
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· Luke Fountain
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· Mae Anderson
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· Patrickwintour
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· Financial Times
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· Stephen Prager
UK lifts travel advisory for UAE after US and Iran sign peace deal | The National
The UK has removed the UAE from a list of countries that citizens are advised against travelling to, after the US and Iran signed a peace deal to end the regional war.
· Tariq Tahir
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· Federica Marsi
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· Tyler Durden
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· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
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· Ben Chu
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· Bernadette E. Tamayo
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· Chris Lunday
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· Reuters
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· Reuters
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· Khaled Yacoub Oweis
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Israeli attacks on south Lebanon killed three people on Thursday, Lebanese state media reported, hours after the US and Iran signed an agreement to end the war.
· Middleeasteye
US-Iran initial deal to end war sparks mixed reactions in Tehran and Tel Aviv
The signature of an initial deal to end the war between Iran and the United States has sparked divided reactions in Tehran and Tel Aviv.
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Deepening divisions emerged within Nato after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that Washington could withhold alliance financial contributions if “free riding” states fail to meet defence spending commitments,
· Thomas Harding
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· RT
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· Dan Sales
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· AfricaNews
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· Dmitry Nekrasov
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· Lorne Cook
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· Alex Milan Durie
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· Tyler Durden
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· Middleeasteye
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· Al Jazeera
Deadly Iran attacks on Saudi, Bahrain civilian sites may be war crimes, Amnesty International says
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· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
US planning war-ready weapons stockpile in Australia – AFP
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· RT