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War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war: - Israel launches 'wide-scale' strikes - Israel's military said it began a broad wave of strikes on western Iran, more than two weeks into the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic. "A short while ago,

Trump seeks global backing to secure vital Gulf oil route

Trump seeks global backing to secure vital Gulf oil route

US President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war with Iran that showed no signs of slowing on Saturday, as strikes hit the US embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility. Two weeks after the United States and

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Saturday: - Kharg Island bombed, Iran threatens US-linked oil targets - President Donald Trump said the US heavily bombed military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, which handles almost all of the country's crude exports, and

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war: - US embassy in Baghdad attacked - A drone struck the US embassy in Baghdad on Saturday, an Iraqi security official said, as an AFP journalist saw smoke rising from the complex. A second security source confirmed an attack targeted the diplomatic

Iranian leaders determined to prove Islamic republic's staying power

Iranian leaders determined to prove Islamic republic's staying power

Iran's leaders are seeking to show the staying power of their near half-century old clerical-based system and prove that it can withstand the killing of its longtime ruler and war with United States and Israel, analysts said. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, supreme leader since the death of

Kharg Island bombed, Trump says US to escort ships through Hormuz soon

Kharg Island bombed, Trump says US to escort ships through Hormuz soon

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States had heavily bombed military targets on Iran's oil hub Kharg Island and the US Navy would soon begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Several top Iranian officials joined a defiant pro-government rally in Tehran, meanwhile, marching

Trump vows intense strikes as Iran war heads into third week

Trump vows intense strikes as Iran war heads into third week

President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Friday that American forces would strike Iranian targets "very hard" in the coming days, signaling an intensification of the US-Israeli campaign as the war in the Middle East approaches its third week. Washington and its ally launched the offensive