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    A member of the Iranian Red Crescent Society stands at Hypercar, an auto service center, amid damages which according to the company's officials were caused by strikes on March 1, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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    Live Updates4 mins ago US sailors and Marines arrive in Middle East as Iran war expands
  • People assess the damage at a site hit overnight by fragments of an Iranian missile in Tel Aviv on March 28, 2026. Israel's opposition on March 26, signalled an end to the political consensus over the war against Iran a conflict the military now says requires far more combat troops, particularly on the Lebanese front.
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    Live Updates4 mins ago Day 29 of Middle East conflict — Iran-backed Houthis enter war, firing missiles at Israel
  • A member of the Iranian Red Crescent Society stands at Hypercar, an auto service center, amid damages which according to the company's officials were caused by strikes on March 1, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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    What we know on Day 30 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran: More US troops arrive in the region
  • A man stands next to a building destroyed by an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Saturday.
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    What we know on Day 29 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran: Houthis enter conflict, US builds up forces
  • Israeli soldiers seen in a Palestinian home.
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    Israeli soldiers echo settler ideology, talk of revenge after targeting Palestinians and detaining CNN crew in the West Bank
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    Mines, missiles and miles of coastline: Why Iran has the upper hand in the Strait of Hormuz
  • People stand at a park in view of Milad Tower, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on March 25, 2026.
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    What we know on Day 27 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran: Trump frustrated with Tehran and IRGC navy chief dead
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 at the White House in Washington, D.C. Bin Salman was set for a visit and formal dinner at the White House. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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    Trump’s Gulf allies push to have their concerns addressed before Iran war ends
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  • A file photo shows a view of cranes and shipping containers at a loading dock of Jeddah's Islamic Seaport on Saudi Arabia's western Red Sea coast on March 1, 2022.
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    Strait of Hormuz closure means this port could be a key lifeline for the Persian Gulf
  • People look at residential buildings damaged by an Iranian missile strike in Arad, southern Israel on March 22, 2026.
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    What we know on Day 24 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
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    Video Watch: Israeli strikes are emptying Southern Lebanon of its civilian population 4:43
  • An Israeli soldier uses a torch to inspect the damage after Iranian missile barrages struck Dimona, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in southern Israel March 21, 2026.
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    What we know on day 23 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
  • US President Donald Trump during the Commander in Chief Trophy Presentation to the 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team at the White House in Washington on March 20, 2026.
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    What we know on day 22 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
  • Israeli security forces violently disperse Muslim worshippers who were performing the nightly Tarawih prayers outside the old city walls of Jerusalem on March 17, 2026.
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    Israeli police attack journalists in Jerusalem, fracturing wrist of CNN producer
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  • Three men are seen in court on Thursday, March 20, in this screengrab taken from video released by Iranian state media.
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    Tehran sends a message with execution of young wrestler and others, say experts
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  • The Thailand-flagged cargo ship Mayuree Naree engulfed in black smoke in the Strait of Hormuz, March 11, 2026. ROYAL THAI NAVY/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT VERIFICATION: - Identity of the vessel confirmed as Thai-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree from IMO number, hull and superstructure seen in the images which matched file imagery of the vessel - Location confirmed as off north coast of Oman, in Strait of Hormuz, from ship tracking data from captured March 11 - Royal Thai Navy and United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that a cargo vessel was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on March 11 - Thailand-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree was targeted and damaged approximately 11 nautical miles north of Oman, two maritime security sources said.
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    Sailor reveals terror of coming under Iranian fire while navigating the Hormuz strait
  • Qusay Abu al-Iqbash speaks to CNN.
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    Palestinian man in the West Bank says he was sexually assaulted by Israeli settlers
  • Iranians attend a joint funeral held for security chief Ali Larijani, paramilitary commander Gholam Soleimani and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena on Wednesday in Tehran.
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    Why a weakened Iran is insisting on prolonging the war
  • Israel said it killed Iran's intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, pictured in May 2024, in a Tuesday night strike on Tehran.
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    What we know on the 19th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
  • <p>Dozens of masked Israeli settlers grabbed Qusai Abu al-Kebash in the middle of the night, bound him by his hands and legs and stripped him. He says they then zip-tied his genitals and paraded him through his community while beating him. </p><p><br /></p><p>Israeli settlers have increasingly used violence against Palestinians in a bid to drive them from their homes in the occupied West Bank. But sexual assault appears to be a new weapon in these settlers’ arsenal of intimidation, pointing to a troubling new level of violence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Israeli authorities are investigating the alleged assault and settlers’ alleged theft of hundreds of Abu al-Kibash’s sheep. But Palestinians have largely lost faith in Israeli investigations into settler violence, with few ever resulting in arrests, let alone convictions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Abu al-Kebash recounted his horrifying experience for the first time on camera with CNN’s Jeremy Diamond.</p>
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  • The USS Tripoli (LHA-7) amphibious assault ship enters the Singapore Straits, as seen from Singapore, on Tuesday, March 17.
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    US warship believed to be carrying additional Marines to Middle East tracked off Singapore
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