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NEWS
The United States and Iran are exchanging strikes across the Middle East, a week after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it closed the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian attacks have been reported in Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Bahrain, and two U.S. service members were killed and one is missing in Jordan. The State Department has…
BREAKING NEWS
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz, and that the United States would respond. Both pilots aboard were safe and uninjured, Trump said.
BREAKING NEWS
The U.S. military carried out new strikes on an Iranian military site that posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed U.S. official. Iran’s Fars news agency separately reported three explosions east of Bandar Abbas at around 1:30 a.m. local time.
BREAKING NEWS
The U.S. military struck Iranian missile launch sites and boats attempting to lay mines near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, U.S. Central Command confirmed. The strikes occurred while a ceasefire between the two countries remains technically in effect.
BREAKING NEWS
President Trump announced Friday afternoon that a peace agreement with Iran has been ‘largely negotiated,’ involving the United States, Iran, and a coalition of Middle Eastern and South Asian nations. Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will be opened as part of the deal.
WORLD
Iran ruled out direct negotiations with U.S. representatives Saturday even as envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to Islamabad for a new round of ceasefire talks, according to AP. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan on Friday night, but his ministry quickly clarified that any exchange would be indirect, with Pakistani officials…
POLITICS
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration immediately, with Undersecretary Hung Cao stepping in as the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues.
