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Tehran Turns Khamenei’s Funeral Into a Message of Resistance
Iran has opened days of mass mourning for its late supreme leader, using the ceremonies to project unity, defiance and continuity after his death in the war with Israel and the United States. Iran has begun funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah…
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Nord Stream Case Reopens Europe’s Most Sensitive Wartime Mystery
German prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian suspect over the 2022 pipeline explosions, alleging the operation was carried out on behalf of Ukrainian state authorities to choke off Russian gas revenues. Germany has taken its most consequential legal step yet in…
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Hormuz Standoff Tests Washington’s Leverage as Tehran Holds Firm
The United States is offering financial incentives to restore unrestricted passage through the world’s most sensitive oil chokepoint, but Iran is insisting on fees and control over ship traffic. The diplomatic battle over the Strait of Hormuz has entered a…
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Proxy Warfare Keeps the Middle East Locked in a Cycle of Instability
Iran, Israel and the United States continue to rely on allied militias and indirect partners, even as governments across the region push to restore state authority and reduce the power of armed groups. Across the Middle East, a familiar pattern…
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Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens as U.S. and Iran Trade New Strikes
Washington says its latest attacks were a response to Iranian aggression against commercial shipping, while Tehran accuses the United States of undermining a fragile ceasefire. The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is under renewed strain after both…
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U.S. Strikes Iran as Hormuz Shipping Crisis Threatens Fragile Ceasefire
Washington says the operation targeted missile, drone and radar facilities after a cargo vessel was hit by a drone near one of the world’s most important maritime routes. The United States has carried out airstrikes against Iranian military targets after…
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Ukraine’s Drone War Pushes Russia Into a Defensive Bind
Kyiv’s expanding long-range strike campaign is forcing Moscow to protect more territory, exposing gaps in Russian air defenses and embarrassing the Kremlin. Ukraine’s rapidly expanding drone campaign is reshaping the air war with Russia, turning low-cost unmanned aircraft into a…
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Strait of Hormuz Evacuation Halted After Cargo Ship Attack Raises Security Fears
The UN maritime agency has suspended a major operation to move thousands of stranded sailors out of one of the world’s most critical shipping corridors. The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization has temporarily paused its evacuation operation in the Strait…
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Israel’s Lebanon Deployment Clouds U.S.-Iran Peace Push
Israeli officials say troops will remain in southern Lebanon, complicating Tehran’s demand that the war there end as part of a broader agreement with Washington Israel has said its forces will remain in southern Lebanon, a position that threatens to…
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Moscow Pushes Minsk Toward a Riskier Role in the Ukraine War
As Russia struggles to gain decisive momentum on the battlefield, pressure is mounting on Belarus to move from passive ally to more active participant in the conflict. Russia is intensifying pressure on Belarus to expand its involvement in the war…
