US Downs Iranian Drones Over Hormuz as Gulf Flashpoint Edges Toward Wider Confrontation
Washington-The United States military said it destroyed two Iranian attack drones over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after identifying
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Alleged Iran-Linked Militant Pleads Not Guilty in New York Terror Case
Washington-An Iraqi man accused by U.S. authorities of helping plan attacks for the Iran-backed militia Kata’ib Hezbollah pleaded not guilty
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Trump Weighs Iran Ceasefire Pact as Nuclear Talks Loom
Washington-The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend a ceasefire and begin negotiations
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South Korea’s Lee Condemns Israeli Detentions of Nationals in International Waters
Seoul-South Korean President Lee Jae Myung criticized Israel on Wednesday over the detention of South Korean nationals in international waters,
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Exiled Iranian Kurdish Groups Deny Tehran’s Claims of US Arms Smuggling
Sukaimaniyah-Three major Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in Iraq denied on Tuesday that they had smuggled American weapons into Iran,
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G7 Finance Ministers Urge Reopening of Strait of Hormuz Amid Global Economic Risks
Paris-Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday called for the reopening of the
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Iran Holds Mass Weddings in Tehran for Couples Pledging Wartime ‘Self-Sacrifice’
Tehran-Iranian authorities staged mass public wedding ceremonies across Tehran for hundreds of couples enrolled in a state-backed wartime mobilization campaign,
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Lebanon’s Aoun Vows to Pursue End to Israel Conflict Amid Renewed Strikes
Beirut— Joseph Aoun said on Monday he would do the “impossible” to end the conflict between Lebanon and Israel, as
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UN Nuclear Watchdog Alarmed by Drone Strike Near UAE Atomic Plant
Dubai-The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Sunday it was “gravely concerned” after a drone strike triggered a fire near
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Pakistan Pushes Tehran Diplomacy Amid Stalled Iran-US Talks
Islamabad-Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Tehran on Saturday as Islamabad continued diplomatic efforts to
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