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Iran minister mocks Trump for ‘begging’ for help on reopening Hormuz, claims attacks came from UAE

Tehran said the U.S. had used “ports, docks and hideouts” in the UAE to launch strikes on Kharg Island.

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Iran openly threatens neighbor’s non-U.S. assets for first time, telling UAE ports to evacuate

Iran said the U.S. had used “ports, docks and hideouts” in the UAE to launch strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, without providing evidence.

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Iran stretches war into third week with missile strike on U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad

An American official said 2,500 more Marines and an amphibious assault ship are being sent to the Middle East.

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U.S. to send 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to Mideast, pulling them from waters near Taiwan

Marine Expeditionary Units are able to conduct amphibious landings, but they also specialize in bolstering security at embassies, evacuating civilians...

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Iran’s new Supreme Leader warns of ‘opening other fronts’ in first statement from hiding

Israel suspects Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was wounded in the opening salvo of the war, and he has not appeared in public since then.

12.03.2026 2

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America says it’s destroying mine-laying Iranian ships as Trump denies that Iran has mined the Strait of Hormuz

The Islamic Republic vowed to block the region's oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies.

11.03.2026 4

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Understanding Iran’s Strait of Hormuz, and why Europe may be facing a Ukraine-like energy crisis again

“The scale of what is at stake cannot be overstated,” said Hakan Kaya, senior portfolio manager at investment management firm Neuberger Berman

11.03.2026 5

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Iran gloats about hitting Trump where it hurts: ‘Just look at the state of the global economy and energy markets — it has been very painful for them’

Trump insists that he's accomplishing what he wanted. “We’ve already won in many ways, but we haven’t won enough."

11.03.2026 5

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Iran targets Dubai airport, commercial ships across the Gulf as war widens

Iran's joint military command announced it would start targeting banks and financial institutions in the Middle East.

11.03.2026 3

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Trump calls war in Iran ‘a little excursion … to get rid of some evil,’ predicting end to hostilities soon

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran could be short-lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting...

10.03.2026 1

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Iran’s Assembly of Experts picks 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei as next Supreme Leader

Political figures in Iran criticized the idea of handing over the supreme leader's title based on heredity, creating a clerical version of the shah.

09.03.2026 3

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Mideast’s water supply at risk as Bahrain and Iran say their desalination plants were attacked amid expanding war

Desalination plants supply water to millions of residents in the region, raising new fears of risks in multiple parched desert nations.

08.03.2026 1

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Iran sends conflicting signals on war, highlighting split between leaders looking to de-escalate vs. hard-liners bent on fighting the U.S. and Israel

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for attacks on “neighboring countries," even as his country's missiles and drones flew toward Gulf...

07.03.2026 4

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Trump says ‘I have to be involved’ in choosing next Iran leader, ‘like with Delcy in Venezuela’

Trump ruled out Mojtaba Khamenei, a front-runner to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the opening strikes of the war.

05.03.2026 2

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Meet Mojtaba Khamenei, ‘the power behind the robes’ and presumptive favorite to assume power as Iran’s Supreme Leader

The son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was 10 years old when the Iranian Revolution of 1979 took place.

04.03.2026 3

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Iran attacks US Embassy in Saudi Arabia as war expands yet again

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel stepped up airstrikes on Iranian missile launchers and factories Tuesday, and Iran retaliated against...

03.03.2026 4

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War in the Mideast widens as Trump says strikes on Iran could last several weeks

Related to this story What to know about the war in the Middle East The intensity of the attacks, the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

02.03.2026 7

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War widens in Middle East with over 500 dead, according to Iranian Red Crescent Society

Over 130 cities across the country having come under attack, while ii people have been killed in Israel and 31 in Lebanon, according to authorities.

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Iran will pick a new supreme leader in ‘one or two days’ as retaliation attacks spread to more targets after Khamenei’s death

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a prerecorded message aired on state television that a new leadership council had begun its work.

01.03.2026 6

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Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei dies after major attack by Israel and the U.S., Iranian state media confirms

Neither Iranian state television nor the state-run IRNA news agency reported a cause of death for the 86-year-old.

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Trump calls death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei the ‘single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country’

The assassination of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, who had no designated successor, would throw its future into doubt and raise the...

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U.S. airstrikes target members of Iranian leadership while retaliation focuses on Israel and American bases in the region

Regime change would be a complicated endeavor given the potential for a protracted conflict and because neither the U.S. nor Israel have articulated a...

28.02.2026 10

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US and Israel attack Iran as Trump cites 'major combat operations'

Related to this story President Trump says US has begun 'major combat operations' in Iran The U.S. and Israel launched an attack Saturday on...

28.02.2026 10

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New round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks to start Thursday as Trump assembles largest military presence in Mideast in decades

Confirmation of new talks came as new anti-government protests began in Iran.

23.02.2026 9

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Cincinnati Reds great Barry Larkin brings baseball to the Middle East, with camels carting in relief pitchers from the bullpen

“Thirty years in the game and I've never seen a camel in the bullpen,” Karachi Monarchs pitching coach Frank Gonzales said. “I kind of like it...

15.11.2025 3

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As the Mideast unites around the Gaza ceasefire, Iran is at one of its weakest moments since the 1979 revolution

Iran has yet to receive any major support from China or Russia, despite providing Beijing with likely discounted oil and Moscow with the drones for...

13.10.2025 3

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Red Sea cable cuts disrupt internet in Asia, Middle East; Houthis deny involvement as Microsoft warns of disruption

Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said Sunday, though it wasn't immediately...

08.09.2025 4

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Second cargo ship sinks in Red Sea after Houthi rebel attack with bomb-armed drone boats

A European naval force in the Mideast said only six of the 25 people who were on board have been rescued.

10.07.2025 10

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Samsung projects a 56% plunge in operating profit, blaming U.S. chip controls on China

Washington expanded efforts to prevent Beijing getting state-of-the-art chips over fears they could be used to advance the country's military systems.

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Greek-owned cargo ship comes under fire in Red Sea a day after another one sinks in attack by Houthi rebels

The two attacks and a round of Israeli airstrikes early Monday targeting the rebels raised fears of a renewed Houthi campaign against shipping that...

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Crew abandons Greek-owned cargo ship attacked in the Red Sea after it starts to take on water

Suspicion for the attack fell on the Houthis, particularly as a security firm said it appeared bomb-carrying drone boats hit the ship after it was...

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Israel launches airstrikes at Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Houthis fire 2 missiles back in response

The attacks came after an attack Sunday targeting a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea that caught fire and took on water, later forcing its crew...

07.07.2025 10

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Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with Iran and Israel, but insists ceasefire deal is still in effect after initially faltering

Trump told reporters at the White House that, in his view, both sides had violated the nascent agreement.

24.06.2025 10

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Israel targets Iran’s Defense Ministry headquarters as Tehran unleashes deadly missile strike

Iranian news agencies reported an Israeli drone struck and caused a “strong explosion” at an Iranian natural-gas processing plant.

15.06.2025 10

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Israel warns ‘Tehran will burn’ as Iran fires drones and missiles in response to Israeli strikes

Iran has launched waves of drones and ballistic missiles at Israel, where explosions lit the night skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and shook...

14.06.2025 10

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Israel hit by retaliatory strikes as UN nuclear chief says key Iranian enrichment facility was heavily damaged

U.N. nuclear chief Rafael Grossi told the Security Council that the above-ground section of the Natanz facility was destroyed.

14.06.2025 4

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Israel attack hits Iran nuclear sites and kills at least 2 top military commanders, spurring drone-strike retaliation

Israel's attack on Iran hit several sites, including the country's main nuclear enrichment facility, where black smoke could be seen rising into the...

13.06.2025 10

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Trump warns Israel to hold off on attacking Iran to give the U.S. more time to hold nuclear talks, which he insists are ‘very close to a solution’

The president said he told Netanyahu missile strikes "would be inappropriate to do right now" because a deal "could save a lot of lives."

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Iran and the U.S. hold negotiations over the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing nuclear program

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said all enrichment must stop.

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Ukraine and U.S. meet in Saudi Arabia as Kiev tries to smooth over Trump-Zelensky blow-up—and get more aid

If Ukraine and the U.S. reach some sort of understanding acceptable to Trump, that could accelerate his administration’s push to talks.

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