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    People cross a street near a billboard on the facade of a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading "Forever in Iran's Hand", at Vanak Square in Tehran on May 25, 2026.
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    Live Updates7 min ago Key Iranian trading partner China rejects Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ threat
  • Yalda Moaiery speaks onstage during the IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards in Washington, DC, on October 23, 2023.
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    This photojournalist was sentenced to 15 years in an Iranian prison. She refuses to be silenced
  • Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) operates in the South China Sea, Aug. 8, 2026. George Washington, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, is the U.S. Navy’s premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony Vilardi)
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    Live Updates7 min ago August 20, 2026 — US imposes new sanctions on Hezbollah, threatens economic pressure on Iran
  • UNSPECIFIED, ISRAEL - AUGUST 22: A view over the area where the Israeli government plans to build a new neighborhood as part of E1 settlement project, near the Jewish settlement of Ma'ale Adomim on August 22, 2025 in near Jerusalem, Israel. On Wednesday Israel approved plans put forward by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that would see a new Israeli settlement of 3,400 homes built east of Jerusalem in the E1 zone, effectively bisecting much of the occupied West Bank. Until now construction in the area has been prohibited for two decades, and is considered illegal under international law. The move has been condemned by the international community, with critics accusing Israel of sabotaging any prospect of a future two-state solution. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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    Israel moves forward with internationally condemned settlement plan that could ‘bury’ two-state solution
  • An undated photo of Hind Rajab.
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    Israeli military admits for first time to firing on car carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab as it opens criminal probe
  • BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - AUGUST 10: Two youths sit on the shoreline as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. In a recent statement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the vital waterway would not reopen until the United States corrects its behavior, demanding that the U.S. end its war on Iran and compensate the country for war damage, among other conditions. Iran has largely halted vessel traffic through the strait with the threat of strikes; meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports. (Photo by Ali Saeedi/Getty Images)
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    Trump keeps saying the US controls the Strait of Hormuz. Does it?
  • Zolfaghar and Qadr missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, on July 24.
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    Iran’s supreme leader elevates military veterans willing to confront the US
  • Bashar al-Assad signs a deal between Iran and Syria, on May 03, 2023 In Damascus, Syria.
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    Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
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  • Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference with France's President in Damascus on July 7.
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    Syria agrees deal with Russia over future use of two key Mediterranean bases
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (L) talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is meeting with Netanyahu to discuss ongoing efforts to release Israeli hostages from Gaza and newly imposed U.S. tariffs.
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    Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza peace plan, saying no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
  • Undated photo of Daniel Kinahan.
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    UAE extradites alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan
  • Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.
    Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout/Reuters
    Saudi Arabia turns to Muslim military heavyweights in landmark defense pact as Iran war closes in
  • Members of Houthi security forces stand guard inspect a destroyed car, which was hit during the first airstrikes of the coalition led by Saudi Arabia, on the day Yemen marks the 11th anniversary of the war on March 26, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen. Yemen marking the 11th anniversary of the military campaign launched by the coalition led by Saudi Arabia on March 26, 2015, following the Houthi movement controlled most of northern swathes including the capital Sana'a in 2014, leading to the exile of the government.
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    Why is there fighting in Yemen and what does it mean for the Iran war?
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    Video Lebanese families return to ruins in West Zawtar after Israeli strikes 4:11
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  • The brother of slain Palestinian activist Odeh Hathalin touches a poster calling for accountability following his killing in the occupied West Bank last year.
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    Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian activist in West Bank in rare prosecution
  • A mourner carries the body of a Palestinian who was killed in Israeli strikes, according to medics, during a funeral, in Gaza City, August 2, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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    Israel’s response to Trump’s Gaza peace plan: Silence from Netanyahu and a weekend of deadly strikes
  • Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces stand near a portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the shrine of Imam Hussein on the eve of his funeral ceremonies in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on July 7, 2026. The body of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei arrived at Najaf international airport in Iraq late on July 7, Iraqi state media reported, ahead of funeral processions in the country's holy cities which are home to the shrines most revered by Shia Muslims. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Iran’s allied militias prove their value in Tehran’s widening war
  • The smashed door from the attack on the Channel 12 offices in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
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    ‘Someone will die’: Incitement against journalists alarms Israel as elections near
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump (L), speaks during a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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    Why this time around, Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump might not go to script
  • A satellite image of the Caspian Sea.
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    The Iran and Ukraine wars are colliding on the world’s biggest lake. Here’s what to know
  • Mourners weep over the body of a Palestinian man who died in the clashes at a hospital in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank on July 24, 2026.
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    Israel prepares major military operation in West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis killed
  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025.
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    Saudi-US nuclear deal sparks fear of arms race across the Middle East
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