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Starmer and Trump urge reopening of Strait of Hormuz as Gulf tensions soar

In a high-level phone call late on Sunday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump agreed that…

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Iran issues stark warning, threatens to target energy, desalination plants in Gulf

Iran has issued a strong warning that it will retaliate by targeting US-linked energy and desalination facilities if its own…

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Trump signals possible drawdown of US military operations in Middle East

US President Donald Trump has indicated that his administration is considering scaling back its military operations in the Middle East,…

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Global oil lifeline, Hormuz, choked by war has become high-risk battlefield

The fallout has been swift and severe: access to the strait — through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil…

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UK reverses course, opens bases for US strikes as Iran war deepens global divide

The UK has made a major policy shift by allowing the US to use its bases to target Iranian missile…

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Weaponizing oil; US weighs using Iran’s own crude to crush prices

In a striking and unconventional shift in economic strategy, the administration of Donald Trump is considering temporarily lifting restrictions on…

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From airstrikes to boots on the ground, Washington eyes next phase in Iran War

The administration of Donald Trump is actively weighing a significant military escalation in the Middle East, including the potential deployment…

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‘No Pretext, No Excuse’, regional powers issue fierce warning to Iran over escalating attacks

In a forceful and unambiguous declaration, foreign ministers from across the Arab and Islamic world asserted that the recent Iranian…

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