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US to Unveil Unprecedented Economic Measures Against Iran Next Week, Bessent Says

Treasury Secretary Signals Escalation of Economic Pressure Alongside Naval Blockade NEW YORK: The United States is preparing to announce what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described...

Iran Rejects US Claims of Hormuz Control, Asserts Authority Over Strategic Strait

Iranian Military Spokesman Says Commercial Vessels Require Tehran’s Permission to Transit TEHRAN: Iran has rejected US claims of having “total control” over the Strait of...

Trump’s Gaza Roadmap Faces New Hurdle as Israel and Hamas Clash Over Disarmament

US-backed plan links Israeli withdrawal to phased disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups as negotiations remain deadlocked JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump’s latest initiative...

Netanyahu Rejects 15-Point Gaza Proposal, Demands “Genuine Disarmament” of Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Says No Military Withdrawal Until Hamas Gives Up All Weapons TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a 15-point document...

Houthi Attack on Saudi Arabia’s Najran Injures 11 Civilians, Including Woman and Child

Saudi-Led Coalition Says Strike Targeted Civilian Areas in Violation of International Humanitarian Law ISLAMABAD: At least 11 civilians, including a woman and a four-year-old child,...

No U.S. Talks on Hormuz, Iran Says, as Discussions Remain Bilateral with Oman

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says talks with Oman on ensuring safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are bilateral between the two littoral states, adding that Tehran is not currently engaged in...

US, Israel Preparing Major Weekend Strikes on Iran’s Energy Infrastructure: Report

CBS News Says Power Plants and Refineries Among Potential Targets WASHINGTON : The United States and Israel are reportedly preparing to launch one of the...

US strikes Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in ‘powerful response’ to attacks on its forces

Command centers and other sites hit, says CENTCOM; Trump said ‘exasperated’ by war’s lack of progress US Central Command carried out “a heavy wave of...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Halt Three Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz

Tankers Allegedly Ignored Warnings and Followed ‘Unsafe and Illegal’ Route TEHRAN: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reported that its naval forces intercepted and...

US Reportedly Strikes Tanker in Gulf of Oman Amid Escalating Tensions with Iran

Iranian State Media Says Two Crew Members Killed in Suspected Naval Blockade Enforcement TEHRAN: The United States has reportedly attacked a tanker in the Gulf...