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Six months on, Trump’s Iran strategy is starting to pay off
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Six months on, Trump’s Iran strategy is starting to pay off

The goals of the operation, Trump said, were to destroy Iran’s nuclear ambitions, its naval capabilities and missile industry and to ensure that Iranian proxies — including Hezbollah and Hamas — were thwarted. As days, weeks and months pass

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Iran says it will name its terms for reopening Strait of Hormuz

Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, later said Iran was preparing a list of conditions for reopening the strait after mediators asked Tehran to set them out. Speaking through an interpreter in an Al Manar T

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Cyclospora outbreak tied to 3 more states, FDA says
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Cyclospora outbreak tied to 3 more states, FDA says

No E. coli-linked berries found in UAE markets 15 states linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak Cyclospora outbreak: Michigan reports first 2 US deaths Deadly cyclospora outbreak: What to know as cases rise 15 states linked to iceber

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Syria’s president appoints ex-commander of Kurdish-led SDF as advisor
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Syria’s president appoints ex-commander of Kurdish-led SDF as advisor

Alongside the military track, al-Sharaa issued a decree in January recognising Kurdish as a national language and restoring citizenship to Syria Kurds, the first formal recognition of Kurdish rights since Syria’s independence in 1946.

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Qatar PM to visit Tehran to pursue mediation efforts

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani will discuss the continuation of Qatar's mediation efforts and other developments in the region during his visit to Tehran on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esm

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Israel-Hamas truce failure ‘point of no return,’ envoy warns

A roadmap agreed by Hamas on July 30 said that the decommissioning of weapons would be supervised by the International Stabilization Force, the nascent unit that aims to deploy to Gaza if the situation calms. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said

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Iran, Oman agree on new temporary route in Hormuz

Iran and Oman, the two countries with coastline in the waterway, said in a joint statement Tuesday that they were discussing a proposal for a temporary route that would allow ships to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a plan

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Asbestos killed my mum in her 40s

More than 3,050 people were reported killed from January to June and another 1,400 injured, according to UN statistics released on Tuesday. An Israeli military strike overnight into Tuesday also destroyed a warehouse storing nutrition suppl

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State Department urges Americans in multiple Middle East countries to consider leaving

Fresh travel warnings as U.S.–Iran strike planning reports and Iranian threats to host nations raised weekend escalation risk.

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U.S. completes ‘heavy wave’ of strikes on IRGC targets after Iran’s Jordan missile attack

CENTCOM: dozens of command, missile, drone and coastal sites hit; Iran vows to punish aggressor; Jordan and Kuwait report incoming fire.

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Iran warns Ukraine after Caspian Sea strike kills sailor on Iranian-linked vessel

Araghchi: attack cannot go unanswered; Zelensky touts long-range hits on Iran-linked military cargo route; first hard link between the wars.

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CENTCOM: Iran naval blockade remains in full effect despite strike pause

Command says it redirected, disabled and boarded vessels for compliance while IRGC separately warns ships off unapproved Hormuz routes.

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Zelensky: Ukraine long-range strikes hit Iran-linked cargo vessels in Caspian Sea

SBU drones also claimed against oil platform and Russian missile boat on Russia–Iran supply corridor.

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U.S. completes 13th night of Iran strikes as Houthis hit Saudi tankers and oil tops $100

CENTCOM hits command/drone/maritime sites; Encelia and Layla ablaze in Red Sea; Trump not ready for new ceasefire.

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Iran launches new drone wave at U.S. facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan

Military statements claim base and air-defense hits after overnight U.S. bombardment; host-nation sirens reported.

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U.S. House votes to limit Iran war for first time since ceasefire breakdown

Symbolic resolution seeks to halt unauthorized military action as 12–13 night campaign continues.

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U.S. hits Iran for 12th night as Hormuz tankers catch fire and Gulf bases are targeted

CENTCOM: maritime, missile/drone storage, coastal and air-defense sites; IRGC claims tanker blazes on southern route.

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Hegseth tells Congress Iran war has cost $37.5B; seeks $90B more

Defense secretary’s funding ask lands amid nightly strikes and midterm-sensitive gasoline spikes.

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U.S. completes 11th night of Iran strikes as Iranian interior minister meets Pakistani mediators

CENTCOM: hangars, drone storage, ops centers; Momeni sees Asim Munir and Shehbaz Sharif while attacks rage.

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U.S. marks 10th night of Iran strikes as Houthis declare maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia

CENTCOM hits command centers; IRGC claims tanker fires in Hormuz; ~2.5 mb/d Saudi Red Sea crude at risk, Rystad warns.

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U.S. revokes Iran oil-export license after Hormuz vessel attacks

Reversal of key MoU economic relief follows early-July ship strikes; traffic then slides.

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Trump drops 20% Strait of Hormuz cargo fee for Gulf investment deals

One day after announcing a 20% Hormuz transit fee, Trump says Gulf investments will replace the levy while the Iran port blockade still proceeds.

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U.S. reimposes naval blockade on Iranian ports and launches new Hormuz strikes

CENTCOM resumes the Iran port blockade at 4 p.m. ET and reports a seven-hour strike wave on missile, drone, and coastal defenses as the June MoU unravels.

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Explainer: why the Iran–U.S. ceasefire memorandum frayed over Hormuz

Vague 14-point text, vessel-route fights, oil-waiver revoke and ‘ceasefire over’ declaration unravel June calm.

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Iran fires on vessels using unapproved Hormuz routes and declares strait closed again

Enforcement campaign against alternative southern lanes triggers U.S. consequences threat.

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Trump declares U.S.–Iran MoU agreement ‘over’ after Hormuz vessel attacks

July 7 statement opens path to restored blockade and multi-night strike campaign.

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U.S. revokes Iran oil-sale license, calling Hormuz actions ‘wholly unacceptable’

Key MoU economic provision reversed; consequences promised for strait enforcement campaign.

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Iran says it has suspended MoU commitments after U.S. ‘violations’

Tehran mirrors Washington’s rupture language as both sides abandon the June text in practice.

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Trump says MoU is ‘over’ as U.S. revokes Iran oil waiver after strait ship attacks

Day-20 crisis: diplomatic rupture, economic punishment and retaliatory strikes land together.

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MoU’s 60-day negotiation clock still running as Doha technical round begins

June 17 Islamabad text aimed to reopen Hormuz toll-free for 60 days while final-deal talks proceed.

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Israel and Lebanon sign U.S.-brokered framework toward peace

Ambassadors sign 14-point trilateral framework in Washington; LAF pilot zones and phased IDF redeployment tied to verified disarmament of non-state groups.

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Senate for first time approves Iran war powers resolution

Senate votes 50-48 for a House-passed concurrent resolution directing Trump to halt hostilities against Iran; four Republicans join Democrats in a largely symbolic rebuke.

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U.S. and Iran agree 60-day roadmap after Switzerland talks

Vance and Iranian negotiators wrap high-level talks in Bürgenstock; mediators say sides set a roadmap to a final deal within 60 days, plus Hormuz and Lebanon mechanisms.

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Explosion at Qatar Ras Laffan gas facility kills 13 workers

Sunday-night blast and fire at Barzan local gas supply facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City kills 13 and injures 66; officials call it a technical accident.

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US-Iran talks open in Switzerland as Trump threats rattle summit

Vice President JD Vance meets Iranian negotiators at Bürgenstock for first MoU talks; Trump threats and Hormuz claims strain the opening round.

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Iran claims Hormuz closed as US-Iran teams head to Switzerland

Tehran’s military says the Strait of Hormuz is shut over Lebanon fighting; CENTCOM cites 55 ships and open traffic; Trump threatens U.S. tolls if no final deal in 60 days.

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Israeli strikes kill at least 16 in Lebanon despite ceasefire

Saturday raids in Nabatieh, Tyre and Sidon districts kill civilians including children; Hezbollah fire and Israeli soldier deaths continue as U.S.-Iran talks loom.

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Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire as US-Iran talks postponed

Officials say a Qatar-U.S.-Iran mediated halt to Lebanon fighting takes effect after strikes kill 47; Switzerland talks delayed as Vance cancels travel.

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Trump and Pezeshkian sign MoU aiming to end US-Iran war

14-point Islamabad framework takes effect: halt on all fronts including Lebanon, Hormuz reopens, 60-day clock for a final deal.

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US and Iran agree MoU to end war; Trump says Hormuz will reopen

Pakistan mediates immediate halt on all fronts including Lebanon; Trump: deal all signed; oil slides as markets reopen Monday.

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