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US reports 'wave of strikes' on Iran as war returns

The United States initiated strikes against Iran after reimposing a naval blockade. Iran's Revolutionary Guards reported targeting the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. President Donald Trump threatened wider strikes unless Tehran negotiates peace. Tensions remain high over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil transit route.

The Economic Times

US military launches new round of strikes against Iran

The US military launched new strikes against Iran after a ship attack. Iran's Revolutionary Guards stated the Strait of Hormuz would be closed. These actions threaten ongoing US-Iran negotiations after recent exchanges. A key issue remains control of shipping through the vital waterway. Both nations have differing demands regarding navigation…

The Economic Times

Iran strikes Gulf neighbours after new US attacks

Tehran announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and launched missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours, in retaliation for new US strikes following an attack by Iranian forces on a merchant vessel that was abandoned in flames by its crew.

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Mojtaba Khamenei's absence at Ali Khamenei funeral fuels questions over Iran's new leader

Mojtaba Khamenei's absence from his father's funeral raises health and security concerns. He was appointed supreme leader after his father's death in an airstrike. Analysts suggest he may delegate more power to the Revolutionary Guards. His leadership style is expected to differ significantly from his father's. This absence indicates underlying…

The Economic Times

Iran says it hits US military targets in Gulf, lays slain leader to rest

Iranian forces attacked U.S. military infrastructure in Gulf states on Thursday. These strikes followed U.S. attacks on Iran's southern and eastern provinces. The events put further strain on a three-week-old ceasefire agreement. Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned of a crushing response to further U.S. intervention. Oil prices fell as investors weighed…

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Iran reports casualties and infrastructure damage after US strikes as tensions in the Gulf rise

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the latest wave of US strikes constituted “a blatant war crime" and condemned what it called “aggressive actions” by the US military. Tehran responded with strikes of its own towards Gulf countries.

Euronews

Iranian Guards' business empire to win big if US sanctions lifted

A potential deal to end the war between Washington and Tehran presents a paradox: sanctions relief could significantly empower Iran's Revolutionary Guards, a group designated as terrorist by the US and its allies. These elite forces have built a vast commercial empire and are poised to benefit immensely from renewed…

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Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers after ceasefire deal

An Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed three soldiers, Beirut's military said Saturday, days after the two sides reached a new ceasefire deal during talks in the US. The strike on a vehicle on a road linking Nabatiyeh with Marjayoun killed a brigadier general, a captain and…

France 24

Iran's Guards deny deadly attack on Kuwait airport, blame American Patriot System error

Iran's Revolutionary Guards denied responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on Kuwait's international airport that officials said left an Indian national dead and 63 people wounded. The Guards earlier said they had targeted a different location, "the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, which hosts helicopters" for the US.…

The Economic Times

Iran claims responsibility for attacks on US Fifth Fleet HQ, Kuwait air base

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have claimed responsibility for attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain. The strikes targeted the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. These actions were stated as retaliation for US attacks on an Iranian oil tanker and island. The Guards announced…

The Economic Times

Iran Guards threaten 'new fronts' over Israel's Lebanon offensive

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to open "new fronts" and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed over Israel's offensive in Lebanon, state media reported on Monday. The Tasnim news agency earlier reported that Iran and its allies would "activate other fronts, including the Bab al-Mandab Strait" at the entrance of the…

The Economic Times

US strikes Iran, Tehran hits back with attack on American air base

The United States carried out strikes on a ground control station in the south of Iran on Thursday, prompting retaliation from Tehran which targeted a US base in the most serious clashes since the April ceasefire began.

France 24

Iran's Revolutionary Guards tighten grip on power as civilian leadership sidelined

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has evolved from a theocratic wartime force into a dominant military-economic power. Over decades, it expanded regionally, reshaped Iran’s internal balance of power, now standing at the centre of a shifting political structure amid leadership changes and consolidation.

Euronews

Iran intelligence chief killed in alleged US-Israeli attack

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Is Iran using cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions?

Experts say Iran's Revolutionary Guards are using cryptocurrencies to circumvent Western sanctions and finance allied militias.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Spokesman Killed in US-Israel Strikes Amid Gulf Tensions

Ali Mohammad Naini, the spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been killed in strikes reportedly carried out by the United States and Israel, according to Iranian state media. The announcement comes amid escalating tensions in the Gulf, with the ongoing conflict between Iran, the US, and Israel…

The Times of India

Donald Trump rejects Middle East mediation to end Iran war: Report

Middle Eastern allies' diplomatic efforts to end the two-week Iran war were rebuffed by the Trump administration, with both Washington and Tehran appearing set for an extended conflict. Iran rejected any ceasefire until US and Israeli strikes ceased, while the US focused on weakening Tehran's military capabilities. The war has…

Roll Call

One’s a Republican, one’s a Democrat. They captain the same team

On paper, Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Tracey Mann don’t seem like they’d agree on much. A Democrat representing California’s Central Coast and a Republican whose district spans half of Kansas make for an unlikely duo. But the pair are on shared turf as they co-captain the Mean Machine, the members’…

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Ali Khamenei opposed his son’s succession, but IRGC stepped in; how Mojtaba became supreme leader

Iran’s military establishment appears to have played a decisive role in elevating the country’s new supreme leader, even though his own father reportedly opposed the idea of him inheriting the post.

International Business Times UK

Iran's New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Starts His First Day With a Barrage of Missile Attack at Israel

Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, launched his first missile strike on Israel, triggering casualties and a surge in global oil prices.

Radio France Internationale

Iran says can fight for months as Israel strikes Beirut hotel

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Sunday that the country's forces could fight an intense war for six months against the United States and Israel, which said it struck Tehran's commanders at a seaside hotel in the heart of Beirut.

The Times of India

'Missiles didn't come close': US rubbishes Iran's 'struck' USS Abraham Lincoln claim

The US central command dismissed the claims by Iranian Guards that they had hit USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf on Sunday. It said that the missiles launched by Iran "didn’t even come close".

Radio France Internationale

Iran declares European armies 'terrorist groups' in tit-for-tat move

Iran on Sunday declared European countries' armies "terrorist groups", following the EU's decision to apply the same designation to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Western governments have accused the Guards of carrying out a crackdown on a recent protest movement that left thousands dead.

Radio France Internationale

EU looks to put Iran's Revolutionary Guards on terrorist list

Iran on Thursday vowed a "crushing response" to any attack after US President Donald Trump warned time was running out for a nuclear deal, and as the European Union looks to declare the Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation.

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