Iran threatens new offensive while US rules out extending ceasefire deal
18 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Trump welcomes defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan
17 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing, capturing US soldiers
16 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Trump says he’ll declare Hormuz US territory
16 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Trump says will 'soon' declare Hormuz strait US territory
15 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices
15 August 2026
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US can keep Iran blockade ‘indefinitely’
15 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
US says it can keep naval blockade on Iran 'indefinitely,' vows more economic pressure
14 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war
14 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Hormuz oil spill: Iran calls for compensation
14 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
Twelve US troops wounded in Iran strike on base in Saudi Arabia, US official says
The latest casualties add to the more than 300 US military service members who have been wounded since the war against Iran started on February 28
28 March 2026
Iran hardliners push for nuclear bomb
The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating US-Israeli attack is getting louder, more public and more insistent, sources in the country say.
28 March 2026
‘Steer clear of US forces’
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned civilians across the Middle East yesterday to stay away from areas near US forces, in a mark of defiance after President Donald Trump claimed talks to end the month-long war were “going well”.
28 March 2026
More than 300 US troops injured since start of Iran war
Thirteen US troops killed in Gulf and Iraq as conflict spreads
27 March 2026
Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director's personal email, publish excerpts online
Iran‑linked Handala Hack Team claims the breach
27 March 2026
US weighs sending up to 10,000 troops to Middle East: Reports
The troops would join thousands of paratroopers and Marines who have already been ordered to the region
27 March 2026
Trump extends deadline for striking Iran's energy plants into April
Trump has not identified who the US is negotiating with in Iran, with many high-ranking officials killed in the war
27 March 2026
Iran Guards say carried out attacks on Israel and US forces in Gulf
Attack sites in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain
27 March 2026
US will be Iran’s ‘worst nightmare’
A US proposal for ending nearly four weeks of fighting is “one-sided and unfair”, a senior Iranian official told Reuters yesterday, while US President Donald Trump said Iran must make a deal or face a continued onslaught.
27 March 2026
Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill five as Hezbollah claims new attacks
Attacks to avenge killing of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
26 March 2026
Israel defence minister says Iran Guards navy commander Tangsiri killed in strike
'In a precise and lethal operation, the IDF eliminated the commander,' says Katz
26 March 2026
Israel took Iran's Araqchi, Qalibaf off hit list on Pakistan request, source says
Pakistan's military and foreign office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
26 March 2026
Caught in the crossfire: Is Iraq able to balance Iran and US?
Can the balance survive as the conflict escalates?
26 March 2026
JD Vance likely to visit Pakistan for talks over war on Iran: report
The report said JD Vance could travel to Pakistan, possibly with other senior officials from the administration of US President Donald Trump.
26 March 2026
Israel strikes Iran as Trump says Tehran wants deal to end war
A brief military statement said Israeli forces "completed a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in several areas across Iran"
26 March 2026
Iran says it is reviewing a US ceasefire plan but no talks; Trump says Tehran leaders want a deal
Impact of conflict spreads, UN chief urges de-escalation
26 March 2026
Iran says 'no negotiations' as US warns to accept 15-point deal
US President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a deal to end the nearly four-week Middle East war
26 March 2026
Iran rejects US ceasefire plan
Iran yesterday rejected a 15-point ceasefire proposal by the United States, setting out its own conditions for peace, according to Iranian state media.
26 March 2026
Iranian strikes pose ‘existential threat’
Gulf Arab states told the UN Human Rights Council yesterday they face an existential threat from Iran as they condemned Iranian attacks on their infrastructure, which the UN rights chief said might constitute war crimes.
26 March 2026
Some Gulf states and Jordan urge Iraq to stop attacks launched from its territory
The call comes to preserve "brotherly relations" and avoid further escalations, the statement says
26 March 2026