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Trump says Iran has taken too long to negotiate and will 'pay the price'
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Trump says Iran has taken too long to negotiate and will 'pay the price'

Trump warned Iran will 'pay the price' after peace talks stalled, saying he may target power plants and bridges as US and Iranian forces exchange fresh strikes

Iran warns Gulf states of 'legal and moral responsibility' to halt US, Israeli operations
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Iran warns Gulf states of 'legal and moral responsibility' to halt US, Israeli operations

Iran warns Gulf neighbors they bear a 'legal and moral responsibility' to block US and Israeli strikes as fighting escalates near the Strait of Hormuz

Iran strikes US bases in Jordan and Bahrain after American attacks near Strait of Hormuz
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Iran strikes US bases in Jordan and Bahrain after American attacks near Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards targeted US military facilities in Jordan and Bahrain with missiles and drones after American strikes near the Strait of Hormuz

Trump claims Middle East peace deal just days away as Iran-Israel tensions flare
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Trump claims Middle East peace deal just days away as Iran-Israel tensions flare

Trump says a Middle East peace deal is within days as Iran and Israel exchange fire despite a ceasefire, while Pakistan plays a key mediating role

Trump says US will declare 'total victory' over Iran within two weeks
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Trump says US will declare 'total victory' over Iran within two weeks

Trump said the US would declare 'total victory' over Iran within two weeks, predicting oil prices would fall as Iran and Israel halted strikes against each other

Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to Chinese military companies list
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Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to Chinese military companies list

Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to its Chinese military companies list weeks after Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing

Iran military announces halt to attacks on Israel
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Iran military announces halt to attacks on Israel

Iran's military suspended operations against Israel on Monday but warned any further aggression would trigger a "more severe and crushing" response

Trump tells Israel and Iran to immediately stop 'shooting' as strikes resume
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Trump tells Israel and Iran to immediately stop 'shooting' as strikes resume

US president ordered Israel and Iran to stop ‘shooting’ on Truth Social as the two countries exchanged strikes for the first time since their ceasefire two months ago

Iran says US talks continuing via Pakistani mediation as hostilities with Israel resume
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Iran says US talks continuing via Pakistani mediation as hostilities with Israel resume

Iran confirmed indirect talks with the US are ongoing through Pakistani mediation, even as Israel and Iran exchanged fire for the first time in two months

Israel, Iran trade fire despite Trump's call for restraint
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Israel, Iran trade fire despite Trump's call for restraint

Israel and Iran exchanged strikes Monday, testing a fragile truce. Trump urged Netanyahu not to retaliate, but Israeli missiles hit Iranian targets anyway

Pentagon raises Israeli spying threat to 'critical,' its highest level
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Pentagon raises Israeli spying threat to 'critical,' its highest level

The Pentagon's DIA has elevated its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to 'critical,' citing concerns over Israeli espionage targeting senior US officials

US eyes Iranian assets to fund Gulf allies' reconstruction
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US eyes Iranian assets to fund Gulf allies' reconstruction

The US is considering redirecting Iranian assets to Gulf states hit by Iranian strikes, as ceasefire talks stall and skirmishes continue across the region

12 wounded in shooting near Toledo festival, suspects at large
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12 wounded in shooting near Toledo festival, suspects at large

At least 12 people were shot, two critically, near the Old West End Festival in Toledo, Ohio. Police are searching for suspects after a Saturday shootout

US shoots down two Iran drones threatening Hormuz shipping as peace talks stall
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US shoots down two Iran drones threatening Hormuz shipping as peace talks stall

The US military intercepted two Iranian attack drones over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the second such incident in as many days, as ceasefire negotiations remain deadlocked

Iran says frozen assets must be released for US talks to progress
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Iran says frozen assets must be released for US talks to progress

Iran's Mohsen Rezaei says the release of $24bn in frozen assets is a test of trust for Trump, as US-Iran peace talks remain deadlocked over the funds

Trump's 'crazy' rebuke undercuts Netanyahu at a critical moment
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Trump's 'crazy' rebuke undercuts Netanyahu at a critical moment

Trump called Netanyahu 'crazy' in a leaked phone call, exposing rare public tensions between the two leaders ahead of Israel's national election

US authorizes sale of $2B in anti-drone weapons to Kuwait
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US authorizes sale of $2B in anti-drone weapons to Kuwait

US State Department approved a $1.98bn counter-drone arms sale to Kuwait on Friday, sourced from Anduril, after Iranian strikes hit the Gulf state

US attacks Iranian coastal sites after Iran launches drones in latest flare-up
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US attacks Iranian coastal sites after Iran launches drones in latest flare-up

US forces shot down four Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz and struck Iranian radar sites on Saturday, in the latest flare-up threatening peace talks

Palestinians call on Trump to stop Israeli annexation
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Palestinians call on Trump to stop Israeli annexation

Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour, flanked by Arab and Muslim envoys, urged Trump to use his leverage to halt Israel's annexation of Palestinian territory

Trump says US does not need Iran deal to get enriched uranium
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Trump says US does not need Iran deal to get enriched uranium

Trump told reporters the US could retrieve Iran's enriched uranium without a deal, as Khamenei declared a "decisive blow" against the US and talks stalled