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US Sanctions On Global Network Financing Hezbollah
The United States has imposed sanctions on a global financial network linked to Hezbollah, which is designated by Washington as a foreign terrorist organisation.
Jury Finds Elon Musk Misled Investors During 2022 Twitter Purchase
A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition.
Trump Says US Considering Winding Down Military Operations In Iran War
President Donald Trump said on Friday the US was getting very close to meeting its objectives as it considers winding down its military efforts in the Iran war.
Israel Says It Killed Intelligence Head Of Iran's Basij Force
Israel said Friday it had "eliminated" the intelligence chief of Iran's Basij paramilitary force in a previous strike that also killed the force's top commander.
Trump Says He Doesn't Want Ceasefire In Iran
US President Donald Trump on Friday ruled out reaching a ceasefire agreement with Iran, saying Washington has the upper hand in the three-week-old war.
Mojtaba Khamenei Says Iran Dealt Enemies "Dizzying Blow"
Iranians have "dealt him (the enemy) a dizzying blow so that he now starts uttering contradictory words and nonsense," Khamenei said.
US Could "Take Out" Iran's Kharg Island Any Time: White House
Axios reported that Trump was mulling an operation against Kharg to pressure the Islamic republic to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
UK Approves US Using Its Bases To Strike Iran Sites Targeting Ships
British ministers met on Friday to discuss the Iran war and Iran's blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Downing Street statement.
Iran Warns Parks, Tourism Areas "No Longer Safe" For Tehran's Enemies
Iran fired on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states as many in the region marked one of the holiest days on the Muslim calendar.
"Hostile Environment": Team Trump Sues Harvard Over Anti-Israeli Protests
Harvard has been a central focus of the president's campaign to force changes at major US universities, which Donald Trump has derided for alleged antisemitic and "radical left" ideologies
"Enemy Defeated": Iran Supreme Leader's Defiant Message On Persian New Year
The long statement was the latest such message from Khamenei after he succeeded his father.
Israel Iran War Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei "Enemy Defeated": Iran Supreme Leader's Defiant Message On Persian New Year
The long statement was the latest such message from Khamenei after he succeeded his father.
"Same Script, Different Stage": Iran Invokes Vietnam War In US Critique
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, writing on his official X account, claimed American officials had once sought to project confidence even as the Vietnam War turned against them.
'War Has Aged Us': Lebanon's Kids Face Hardships Amidst Israeli Strikes
Lebanon issues evacuation warnings in the country amidst continuous strikes by Israel despite the 2024 truce that sought to stop war with Hezbollah.
Russia Ready to Assist Crisis-Hit Cuba Amid Energy Crisis
Cuba, whose economic situation was already dire under the US fuel blockade, has worsened by the sudden suspension of oil supplies.
US Deploys 3 Warships, 2,500 More Marines To Middle East: Report
One US official confirmed Friday that the USS Boxer and two other amphibious assault ships, along with roughly 2,500 Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, have deployed from their home port of San Diego.
Pro-Kremlin Blogger Who Blasted Putin Put In Psychiatric Hospital
A staff member at Saint Petersburg's psychiatric hospital number 3 said that a man with Remeslo's full name and the same year of birth had been admitted to the facility a day earlier.
'Six Months Or Longer': World Energy Body Warns Of Slow Oil Flow Recovery
Fatih Birol warned that both politicians and financial markets are underestimating how severely the region's energy infrastructure has been disrupted.
"NATO Is Paper Tiger Without US": Trump's Bombshell Post For Military Allies
Iran War Live News: "Cowards, We'll Remember": Trump Slams NATO Allies For Not Joining Iran War
