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Oil tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz at dawn
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Iran Reviews US Response on Hormuz Proposal, to Reply via Mediators

Iran is reviewing the United States’ reply to its proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and will send its answer through...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan — Saudi Iran foreign ministers call
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Saudi and Iranian Foreign Ministers Hold First Reported Call Since Houthi Strikes Intensified

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi about the recent escalation...

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Displaced Palestinians' tents in Khan Younis, Gaza, amid renewed Israeli strikes
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Israeli Strike Kills Two in Gaza as Ceasefire Faces Fresh Strain

At least two Palestinians were killed on Monday when an Israeli strike hit the southern Gaza Strip, health officials said, in the...

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Riyadh airport attacks aftermath
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Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia Condemn Riyadh Airport Attacks

RIYADH — Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia issued a joint condemnation on Sunday of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement on Riyadh’s...

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Riyadh airport second attack: King Khalid International Airport Terminal 1 exterior
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Riyadh Airport Struck Again: Fire at Terminal 4 as Houthis Claim Second Attack in Two Days

A projectile struck Terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday, sparking a fire and injuries, a day after...

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Crude oil tanker at sea — Hormuz tanker fire in the Strait of Hormuz
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Tanker Fire in Strait of Hormuz After US Disables Blockade-Running Cargo Ship

An outbound tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by an unknown projectile, hours after the US disabled...

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100+ Aid Groups Say Gaza Ceasefire Exists ‘In Name Only’ After a Year

Gaza: One year after the Gaza ceasefire agreement was reached, more than 100 humanitarian, human rights and civil society organizations say the...

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Former Syrian general Bassam al-Hassan, wanted for crimes against humanity, is living under US and Lebanese protection in Beirut, according to a joint BBC-NPR investigation
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US and Lebanon Sheltering Wanted Syrian General Bassam al-Hassan, BBC-NPR Investigation Finds

Former Syrian general Bassam al-Hassan, wanted internationally for crimes against humanity, is living quietly in Beirut under US and Lebanese protection, a...

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Iraq dinar devaluation: Central Bank of Iraq headquarters in Baghdad
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Iraq Devalues Dinar by 14.5% as War With Iran Hits Oil Exports

Iraq devalued the dinar to 1,520 per US dollar on Wednesday, a 14.5% cut, after the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted oil...

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Strait of Hormuz: oil tankers transit the vital waterway
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Iran to Block “Illegal” Strait of Hormuz Routes, IRGC Adviser Says

An adviser to Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander says Tehran will soon block transit routes in the Strait of Hormuz it deems illegal,...

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