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A Viral 'U.F.O.' Over Tehran, and the Cheap Platforms Already Crossing Borders
The object filmed above the Iranian capital cycles through red, green and blue. That is the signature of consumer electronics, not of anything exotic.
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The desk stays on the war with Iran, Israel and its neighbors, the Gulf states, and the ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Diplomatic tracks run beside the military ones, and claims from the parties are attributed before they are published.
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Islamic Shiite Cannibals Still Rule Iran
From the cannibal executioners of the Safavid court to Ahmad-Reza Radan’s machinery of repression, Iran’s rulers have changed their uniforms, but the politics of terror, brutality,...
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Iran Vows Counter-Strike After U.S. Sinks Five Crude Carriers
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has ordered crews to abandon vessels near Kuwaiti and Bahraini ports, warning ships "will be targeted" following U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers.
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The Reformist Mafia’s Regime-Change Fraud: Building “Another Islamic Republic”
The reformist mafia seeks not to end the Islamic Republic, but to preserve it under a new face after Khamenei. The only genuine opposition figure to this evil and malevolent regime...
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Trump Warns of More Strikes After U.S. Hits Iran Air Defenses, Radar and Maritime Sites
The U.S. struck Iranian air defenses and maritime assets in a broad CENTCOM operation, and Trump says it's not to bring Iran back to the table.
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Iran Is Widening the War, and Turning America’s Persian Gulf Bases Into a New Front
Tehran’s attacks on U.S. positions from Kuwait to Bahrain reveal a dangerous shift from controlled retaliation to horizontal escalation.
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U.S. Destroys Iranian Missile Launchers Aimed at Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command confirmed American forces destroyed two IRGC missile launchers on Larak island Sunday, the first known U.S. strike against Iran since late July.
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Six Months of War: Why the U.S.–Iran Conflict Is Becoming an Economic War
The U.S. is betting that financial strangulation can succeed where military force alone has not. China may be the factor that determines whether it works.
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Syria, Turkey and Israel Reportedly Agree to Joint Security Committee
Syria, Turkey, and Israel have reportedly agreed to establish a joint security committee aimed at preventing accidental military confrontation inside Syria.
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Scott Bessent and America’s 'Economic D-Day': Is Washington Changing the War With Iran?
For most Americans, Scott Bessent was hardly a household name. Even after becoming President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary in January 2025, he remained far less visible than fi...
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The Deadline That Could Decide What Comes Next Between Washington and Tehran
The United States and Iran are approaching a deadline that may prove more consequential than the increasingly aggressive rhetoric coming from either capital
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Everyone Wants This War to End. Nobody Wants to Be the One Who Backs Down
Iran’s military reshuffle suggests Tehran is preparing for both possibilities: a negotiated exit and another round of war.
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Iran Won the Strait. But Did It Lose the Future?
For months, the most visible images of the war with Iran have been missiles, drones, air-defense interceptors and burning infrastructure. Those images dominate the discussion becau...
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U.S. Forces Launch New Strikes on Iran
U.S. forces are conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran to further degrade Iranian military capabilities.
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U.S. Central Command forces launch new wave of strikes against Iran
U.S. forces are striking Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces attacked commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. Central Command forces launch strikes on Iran for attacking commercial vessels
U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to "impose heavy costs" for targeting and attacking commercial shipping
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Iran war: Trump vowed further strikes
Live Updates: The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes following the downing of a U.S. helicopter.
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Trump says a deal with Iran "could happen" over the weekend if negotiations keep going well
Trump says the U.S. has been hitting Iran hard as negotiations make progress, with a potential deal possible this weekend.
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Iran War: The U.S. launches airstrikes against Iran after a Army Apache helicopter was shot down
Iran launches missile attack on northern Israel; live updates
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U.S. Strikes Iran in Response to attack on a commercial vessel
The U.S. military strikes Iran on Thursday in response to an Iranian drone attack on a commercial vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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Tehran agrees to destroy enriched uranium stockpile
U.S. and Iran sign nuclear memorandum of understanding; Tehran agrees to destroy enriched uranium stockpile
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Iran targets commercial vessel in Strait of Hormuz; U.S. strikes back
The United States carried out new airstrikes on a military site in southern Iran on Wednesday
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Israel, Lebanon Extend Ceasefire 45 Days After Trump Administration Talks
Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire for 45 days following Washington negotiations as Trump administration works to contain Middle East conflict.
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Trump Weighs Iran War Decision After China Visit — Netanyahu Pushes for Action
Israeli sources say Trump faces decision on resuming Iran military action vs. Hormuz blockade after Beijing trip ends this week. Netanyahu wants renewed strikes.