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🇺🇸 Iran war: What is happening on day 43 of the US-Iran conflict?
Senior Iranian officials arrive in Islamabad for ceasefire talks with the United States....
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🇺🇸 Trump says Strait of Hormuz will reopen shortly, says Iran cannot charge tollPresident Trump says he wants to see oil traffic move freely through the Persian Gulf region "with or without" cooperation from Iran as talks get unde...
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🇺🇸 Why Opening the Hormuz Won’t Lower Gas Prices
Our energy reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains why, even if the flow of energy is restored through the Persian Gulf, it will take months to carry out...
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🇺🇸 Iran-linked ships dominate Hormuz traffic after ceasefireAt least nine of the 14 or so vessels to have transited chokepoint since the pause in fighting have ties to Tehran...
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🇺🇸 Starmer, Trump discuss reopening Strait of Hormuz with 'military capabilities'U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed options for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including the use of military force, with President Trump as Br...
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🇺🇸 Why a Strait of Hormuz "toll" would pose economic and geopolitical risks
Energy industry experts warn that allowing Iran to charge ships to ensure safe passage through the strait would raise energy costs....
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🇺🇸 The Oil Shock Is Worse Than You ThinkThe war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don’t fully capture th...
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🇺🇸 U.S. oil slips below $100 as Trump demands reopening of Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "stop now" if it was charging tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz....
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🇺🇸 Kuwait blames Iran for drone strike, Iran denies responsibility
Kuwait is blaming ‘Iran and its proxies’ for a drone attack on Thursday night, while Iran has denied responsibility....
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🇺🇸 Trump says Iran 'better stop now' if it's charging oil tankers fees to go through Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said that Iran "better stop now" if it is charging fees to oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz....
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🇺🇸 Tracking traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran is still holding a tight grip on the Strait of Hormuz despite the ceasefire with the United States. Matt Smith, an analyst for Kpler, joined CBS ...
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🇺🇸 Iran: Strait of Hormuz open with restrictions
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister says the Strait of Hormuz is open but ships must coordinate with Iranian forces....
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🇺🇸 The Strait of Hormuz is not open as Iran controls access after ceasefire, UAE oil CEO says
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber demanded a full reopening of the strait, warning that the oil supply disruption will increase if Iran maintains control of the p...
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🇺🇸 What is Iran’s Strait of Hormuz protocol and will other nations accept it?
Tehran's plans to tax ships passing through the strait and raise money to rebuild is already seeing pushback....
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🇺🇸 Time-lapse shows first ships crossing Strait of Hormuz
Time-lapse shows first ships crossing Strait of Hormuz...
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🇺🇸 The war on Iran: Nobody won, everyone paid
The US-Israeli campaign has failed to achieve its goals. Iran has been badly hit, and the Gulf is paying the bill too....
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🇺🇸 Will Trump stick with his Iran truce?US president’s ceasefire deal is fraying, the hawks in his alliance are sceptical and Tehran still controls the strait...
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🇺🇸 The U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Is Being TestedAlso, a Times investigation seeks to unmask Bitcoin’s creator. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday....
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🇺🇸 Military expert breaks down key negotiation points in U.S.-Iran ceasefire
Retired U.S. Army major and military analyst Mike Lyons joins CBS News 24/7 to break down some of the key negotiation points of the two-week ceasefire...
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🇺🇸 Oil plunges below $95 as Dow surges 1,100 following Iran ceasefire dealStock prices are still below where they were before the war. And oil prices are still significantly higher because the threat remains that the war cou...
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🇺🇸 Why an attack on Bushehr nuclear plant would be catastrophic for the Gulf
The US and Israel have repeatedly hit the plant, raising risks of radioactive contamination far beyond Iran's borders....
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🇺🇦 Ціна на пальне зростає щодня: нові тарифи на А-95, дизель і газ
В Україні знову зросли ціни на бензин, дизель та автогаз. Найбільше підвищення торкнулося дизельного пального, яке у багатьох мережах уже майже дотягу...
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🇺🇸 Deputy Secretary Landau’s Call with Icelandic Foreign Minister Gunnarsdóttir
Office of the Spokesperson Deputy Secretary Landau’s Call with Icelandic Foreign Ministe...
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🇺🇸 US reinforcements are coming to the Gulf – but what does victory look like?
Al Jazeera's defence editor looks at how the US-Israeli attack on Iran has become a regional war...
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🇺🇸 Iran continues strikes across the Persian Gulf despite Trump's warning
Iran continued to target Gulf countries with ballistic missiles and drones Thursday as the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued a security alert warning of ...
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🇺🇸 Is the U.S. Navy ready to clear sea mines in the Persian Gulf?
Despite the danger of sea mines, experts say that mine clearing has received minimal attention and funding from the U.S. Navy — and it's often ov...
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🇺🇸 The Sailors Stranded in the Persian GulfThousands of civilian sailors have been stranded for more than a month in waters surrounded by a conflict zone because of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran...
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🇺🇸 What’s behind Donald Trump’s interest in Iran’s Kharg Island?
The US president is threatening to take over Iran's oil export hub or destroy it....
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🇬🇧 ‘There’s no safe place here’: Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian drone attack in Dubai port<p>Dozens of other vessels leave area after drone strike causes fire onboard tanker owned by Kuwait’s state oil company</p><ul><li><p><a href="https:/...
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🇺🇸 Why Kharg Island is essential to Iran
Iran's Kharg Island is crucial to the country's economy due to its role as an oil export hub. CBS News' Michael George explains....
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🇬🇧 Why does Trump want to take Iran’s Kharg Island?The president has threatened to escalate the war if a deal is not “shortly reached”...
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🇺🇸 Trump is not just sinking in the GulfAs his poll numbers tank, the president’s trade and immigration agendas are encountering judicial resistance too...
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🇺🇸 Gas price rises as Iranian drone hits tanker off Dubai and war grinds on
Iran strikes a tanker off Dubai and reports suggest a first attack on an Iranian desalination plant, as the war pushes U.S. gas prices over the $4 mar...
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🇺🇦 Iran Warns Of New Strikes Day After Trump Extended Deadline To Reopen Strait Of HormuzThe Iranian military has warned of new attacks across the Middle East and urged civilians in the region to avoid areas near US forces, as President Do...
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🇺🇸 Iran halts 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz, rejects Trump's diplomacy claims
As Trump again postpones his ultimatum to Iran and claims talks are "going very well," Tehran says he's lying and blocks 3 ships in the Strait of Horm...
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🇺🇸 'We don’t sleep': Sailors stranded in Persian Gulf as rockets fly over their headsIran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has trapped the largely invisible workforce that keeps the world’s maritime trade afloat, with 20,000 sailors ...
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🇺🇸 How Kharg Island May Change the Trajectory of the Iran War
Kharg Island exports 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil. It has also become a potential U.S. target. Peter Eavis, our Business reporter, examines how the ...
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🇺🇸 Electronic warfare in the Persian Gulf: How GPS interference is disrupting the Middle East
Since the start of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran on Feb. 28, interference with location-based services has disrupted life across the Persian Gulf....
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🇺🇸 Why Trump may be eyeing Iran's Kharg Island — and why that's a riskThe U.S. could try to seize Iran's Kharg Island, an offshore terminal which 90% of its crude oil exports pass....
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🇺🇸 Iran defies Trump's Strait of Hormuz ultimatum with threats of its own
Iran answers Trump's threat to "obliterate" power plants with matching warnings and a missile barrage, including its longest-range attack yet targetin...
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🇺🇸 Strait of Hormuz's closure causing energy crisis in Asia
Thousands of miles from the Middle East, the Iran war has triggered a crisis in Asia with energy shortages hitting almost every country on the contine...
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🇺🇸 Private jets face $50,000 ‘war risk’ insurance costs to land in GulfSome operators refuelling outside region to minimise time spent on the ground...
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🇺🇸 US says it has crippled Iranian threat in Strait of Hormuz
The US says it hit Iranian coastal missile sites and infrastructure, crippling Tehran’s threat to the Strait of Hormuz....
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🇺🇸 What we know about Iran's Kharg Island as Israel contemplates potential ground invasion
All eyes are on Iran's Kharg Island and oil production hubs in the region as the war in the Middle East enters a third week. CBS News' Aaron MacLean a...
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🇬🇧 First Thing: Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ all of Iran’s South Pars gasfield if Tehran strikes Qatar<p>The move would be a major escalation in the US-Israel war against Iran. Plus, FBI director admits to buying data tracking Americans’ locations</p><...
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🇺🇸 Iranian hospital in Dubai closed as UAE suffers third week of attacksMove part of wider crackdown on Tehran-linked institutions as conflict intensifies...
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🇺🇸 Why Trump's attacks and threats to Iran's Kharg Island are a big deal
If the U.S. follows through on its threats to bomb the oil assets on Kharg Island, the war would likely escalate and oil prices would increase exponen...
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🇬🇧 Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ all of Iran’s South Pars gasfield if Tehran strikes Qatar
<p>US president claims Israel will not attack South Pars again – but threatens to destroy ‘extremely important and valuable’ site if Iran continues to...
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🇺🇦 Israel Widens Scope Of Attacks, Hits Northern Iran, While Energy Sites Burn In Gulf RegionIsrael widened the scope of its attacks on Iran late on March 18, saying it launched air strikes in the north of the country and with Israeli media sa...
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🇺🇸 Over 200 Ukrainian military experts in Gulf region to counter Iran’s drones
Ukraine President Zelenskyy says Moscow, Tehran 'brothers in hatred'; claims Iran's drones 'contain Russian components'....
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🇺🇸 Kharg Island Is an Appealing Target for Trump, With High RisksA U.S. attack or a move to seize control of Iran’s main oil export hub could cripple the country’s ability to profit from its natural resources. But i...
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🇺🇸 Trump: 'We don't need any help' with Strait of Hormuz
President Trump said the United States does not need help with securing the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict with Iran but also said NATO allies "do...
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🇬🇧 Beyond the strait: why Middle East oilfield shutdowns threaten to keep prices high<p>Oil could pass 2008 record of $147.50 a barrel as damage and closures risk compounding supply shock caused by Iran war</p><p>The world’s largest of...
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🇺🇦 Trump Threatens More Kharg Attacks As Gulf Arab States' Energy Infrastructure HitUS President Donald Trump said that although much of Iran’s strategic Kharg Island was destroyed in a US air strike, he may order further attacks, whi...
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🇬🇧 Why has the US targeted Iran's Kharg Island?The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure....
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🇺🇸 After the U.S. strike on Kharg Island, here's what to know about Iran's islandsThe islands off Iran have become the latest focus of the war after a U.S strike destroyed military sites Friday on Kharg Island, which is vital to Ira...
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🇺🇸 Breaking down the U.S. strikes on Kharg Island
President Trump's announcement about strikes on Kharg Island has sparked more questions about the potential of U.S. military boots on the ground....
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🇺🇸 Why is Iran’s Kharg Island important?
US President Donald Trump shared a video of strikes on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub....
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🇺🇸 What to know about Kharg Island, the Iranian oil site struck by U.S.
Kharg Island is a small, heavily fortified, and strategically valuable island off Iran's northern coast....
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🇺🇸 Iran threatens UAE cities after US attacked Kharg IslandIran's military on Saturday threatened to attack multiple cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that it claims the U.S. used in its attack on Kharg...
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🇬🇧 Watch: Why Kharg Island is a lifeline for IranBBC Security Brief's Mikey Kay breaks down why Kharg Island is so strategically important for Tehran....
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🇺🇸 What to Know About Iran’s Kharg IslandThe Persian Gulf island, targeted by U.S. strikes, is home to Iran’s main oil export terminal. Any disruption could jolt global energy markets....
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🇺🇸 Trump says U.S. military 'obliterated' targets on Iran's Kharg Island, but oil reserves untouchedPresident Trump said Friday that the U.S. military destroyed every military target on Iran's Kharg Island, a five-mile island dubbed the country's "oi...
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🇺🇸 Trump says US destroyed every military target on Iran’s Kharg Island, threatens oil infrastructure if tankers blockedPresident Trump said on Friday that the U.S. military conducted one of the most “powerful” bombing raids and totally “obliterated” every military targ...
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🇺🇸 U.S.-made Launcher Fired Missiles From Bahrain Toward Iran, Video Shows
It is unclear from the video alone whether the U.S. or Bahraini military launched the missiles. Iran has frequently accused Persian Gulf countries of ...
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🇺🇸 U.S. fired at Iranian vessel that approached aircraft carrier, officials say
An Iranian vessel sailed too close to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, and the U.S. fired at the vessel, according to two U.S. officials....
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🇺🇸 Trump says Strait of Hormuz in 'great shape' after ships targetedPresident Trump claimed Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping traffic has been stymied for nearly two weeks amid the U.S.-Israeli confli...
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🇺🇸 Massive emergency oil release fails to stem investor fears
Attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf temporarily pushed oil back above $100 a barrel, stoking investor fears....
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🇺🇸 Oil price surges as Iran steps up attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf
Markets seesawed on Day 13 of the war in the Middle East, as two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near Iraq's southern ports and attacks be...
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🇺🇸 Why Oil Prices Surged Even After the Release of Strategic ReservesReserves or no reserves, the outlook remains bleak as long as a major oil and gas trade route remains virtually closed....
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🇺🇸 Three more ships struck in the Persian Gulf as Iran warns of oil prices hitting $200
The latest incidents in or near the Strait of Hormuz come shortly after Iran warned the world to prepare for $200 oil prices....
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🇺🇸 Five vessels attacked amid reports of Iranian drone boats, sea mines
Two oil tankers hit by explosive-laden boats in Iraqi waters amid reports Iran may be using unmanned surface vessels....
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🇺🇸 Two fuel tankers caught fire after strikes in Iraqi waters
Two fuel tankers caught fire after strikes in Iraqi waters...
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🇺🇸 Chubb set as main U.S. insurer for Persian Gulf shipping amid Iran war
The insurance giant will work with the U.S. Development Finance Corporation to help backstop shipping....
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🇺🇸 How Trump’s war on Iran stranded a million fliers — and plunged the Gulf’s favorite playground into chaos
It was a little after 1PM on Friday, February 28th, and Samantha Lujano was about to board her flight from Dubai to Colombo, Sri Lanka, when the drone...
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🇺🇸 The ‘orphan pearl’: Inside Kharg, the beating heart of Iran’s oil empire
On Iran's 'Forbidden Island' of Kharg, ancient ruins sit beside the nerve centre of the nation's oil empire....
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🇺🇸 Role of Persian Gulf states in U.S.-Israeli war with Iran
The Persian Gulf states are facing more attacks from Iran amid its war with the U.S. and Israel. CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman has more fro...
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🇺🇸 Trump threatens to escalate attacks on Iran as US military destroys 10 mine-laying boatsPresident Trump on Tuesday threatened to escalate U.S. attacks on Iran if it has put mines in the Strait of Hormuz amid reporting that it has done so....
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🇺🇸 Iran threatens to shut down Persian Gulf shipping lanes as it launches new attacks
Iran has threatened to shut down Persian Gulf shipping lanes. It comes as it steps up strikes on Gulf states and Israel, with Qatar saying it intercep...
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🇺🇸 Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten bothAs missiles and drones curtail energy production across the Persian Gulf, analysts warn that water, not oil, may be the resource most at risk in the e...
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🇺🇸 Flames engulf Kuwaiti high-rise amid Iranian drone strikes
Flames engulfed Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security high-rise headquarters amid a wave of Iranian strikes....
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🇺🇸 War in Iran exposes China's reliance on oil from Persian Gulf
China buys nearly all of Iran's sanctioned oil, and due to the U.S. and Israeli-led conflict there, the supply line has been severely disrupted. Anna ...
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🇺🇸 Iran's president apologizes to Persian Gulf countries for retaliatory strikes
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian released a video apology to Iran's neighbors for the retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. bases in the Midd...
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🇺🇸 Iran fires more missiles, drones across Gulf region amid US-Israeli attacks
Gulf countries face continued barrage of Iranian attacks as US, Israel pledge to continue military assault against Iran....
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🇺🇸 UAE oil depot fire still raging day after drone sparks blaze
A fire is still raging at an oil depot in Fujairah, UAE a day after falling debris from a drone ignited the blaze....
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🇺🇸 Iran's Shahed drone: How the ‘poor man’s cruise missile’ is shaping Tehran’s retaliation
After years on the front lines of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Iranian Shahed-136 drone is at the center of Tehran's retaliation against recent U...
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🇺🇸 3/4: CBS Evening News
U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship as Tehran widens ring of retaliation; CBS News producer George Osterkamp dies at 82...
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🇺🇸 U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship with torpedo
New video shows the massive blast after a U.S. submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian navy ship, the first time since World War II an American sub ha...
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🇺🇸 U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship as Tehran widens ring of retaliation
An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship with a torpedo — the first such incident since World War II. Meanwhile, Iran is widening its ring of ret...
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🇺🇸 Global Markets Tumble as Iran War IntensifiesStocks and bonds slumped as investors retrenched from the uncertain and unpredictable effects that the fighting could have on the world economy....
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🇺🇸 How high can oil and gas prices go because of the Iran war? Here are the scenarios
Oil prices could move higher still if Iran targets Persian Gulf energy infrastructure and the Strait of Hormuz closure is prolonged....
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🇺🇸 The War ExpandsWe have the latest news from multiple fronts in the Middle East....
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🇺🇸 Oil shipments disrupted in the Persian Gulf after Iran strikes
Iran is attempting to shut down the global flow of oil with its threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, which is the only waterway connecting the Persi...
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🇺🇸 Israel targets Iranian leaders in strikes Sunday, as Iran vows revenge for death of supreme leaderIsrael targeted the remnants of Iran's military leadership in aerial bombardments on Tehran early Sunday, as the Islamic republic continued retaliator...
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🇬🇧 Iran's Supreme Leader killed in US-Israeli strikesAyatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in his office on Saturday, ending his 36-year iron rule...
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🇺🇸 A new U.S. attack on Iran could risk large-scale retaliationWASHINGTON — Although weakened and facing a domestic crisis, Iran’s regime still has substantial firepower that could potentially inflict damage on Am...
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🇺🇸 U.S. beefing up firepower in Middle East as Trump grows impatient with Iran
The United States stands at the brink of a major conflict in the Middle East with the Iranian regime grappling with domestic discontent and the threat...
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🇺🇸 U.S. says Tehran would be ‘very wise’ to make a deal as Russia, Iran hold naval drills
It comes shortly after Vice President JD Vance accused Iran of failing to address core U.S. demands during nuclear talks in Geneva, Switzerland....
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