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Opinion: Opinion | Three Targets For US Boots On The Ground In Iran
As President Donald Trump's administration wrestles with options in the war with Iran, it continues to consider "boots on the ground."
Opinion: Opinion | We're All Trapped In Trump's 1980s Worldview
Take a moment to digest the following, quite extraordinary sequence of events. At the end of last week, US officials leaked to the Washington Post that Russia had been giving Iran target data to strike US military assets in the Persian Gulf.
Speedy Alerts, Air Defences: How UAE Keeps Citizens Safe Amid Iran Attacks
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other oil-rich nations in the wealthy Gulf region have been under constant fire since the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran.
A Look At USS Abraham Lincoln: The US Carrier Iran Claims It Hit
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has claimed it struck the large aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with four ballistic missiles. The US has called it a lie, saying the carrier remains fully operational.
Opinion: Opinion | Iran-Israel War, And The 'War Logic' Behind Bombing Oil Depots
The thinking presumably was that targeting economic interests may, in some sense, galvanise and mobilise the Iranian public against the current administration. But that didn't happen.
Is That A Damaged Tail? US Tanker Visuals Fuel Midair Collision Buzz
The US today lost a large aerial refuelling aircraft over Iraq, in what was one of the biggest American military hardware losses after the destruction of an expensive radar of the anti-missile system THAAD just days ago.
Did Ali Khamenei's Wife Die In US-Israeli Strikes? Iran Media Clarifies
Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, the wife of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is alive, Iranian state media has claimed.
Opinion: Opinion | How The Iran-Israel War Has Handed Putin An Unexpected 'Jackpot'
The current crisis promises tens of billions of dollars to Russia in additional revenue. Here's how.
"Undefeated": White House Shares Wii Sports-Themed Iran Strike Video
The video shows game characters hitting targets before cutting to footage of American strikes on Iran.
After 'Unfair Practice', India, US Trade Partners Face 'Forced Labour' Probe
The US has launched a second round of Section 301 investigations against India and 59 other trading partners - this time over the alleged use of forced labour to produce goods imported by Washington - US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.
Video: Fresh Explosions In Central Dubai, Black Smoke Seen Above Buildings
Buildings in Dubai shook on Friday after loud explosions were heard, and a thick cloud of smoke rose over a central part of the city.
US Warship USS Abraham Lincoln Damaged? Iran's Big Claim And A US Counter
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has claimed that its ballistic missiles have struck the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, rendering it non-operational and forcing it to retreat from the Gulf waters.
"Wouldn't Issue Life Insurance": Netanyahu Threatens Mojtaba Khemenei
Netanayahu said that Iran was "no longer the same" after nearly two weeks of bombardment and that Tehran had suffered blows to its elite Revolutionary Guards Corps and Basij paramilitary force.
Iran-Backed Group Claims It Downed American Jet, Contradicts US Version
Iran's state media has said that Iraq's resistance groups shot down a US military aircraft in western Iraq, claiming it was hit by a missile. But the United States has firmly denied this, saying the aircraft was not brought down by hostile fire.
Trump Says Mojtaba Khamenei Alive 'In Some Form' Amid War Injury Reports
US President Donald Trump believes Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader, is still alive "in some form," despite not being seen publicly since taking office after the war began in Iran.
4 Dead As Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan Capital
Kabul police said that four people were killed in a Pakistani strike on the Afghan capital.
Trump Claims US Will Profit From Rising Oil Prices, Iran's Nuke Reply
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has claimed that during talks mediated by Oman with the United States, Tehran had proposed to seize any plan to develop nuclear weapons.
Footfall Drop, Raw Materials Delayed: Ajmal Perfumes Chief On War Impact
NDTV visited the manufacturing facility of Ajmal Perfumes in Dubai, one of the region's largest perfume brands, to understand how the situation is affecting the market.
After India, US Temporarily Allows Sale Of Russian Oil At Sea
The United States is temporarily allowing the sale of Russian oil that is at sea, the Treasury Department said Thursday, as energy prices soared after US-Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into war.
