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- OILPRICE ( Middle East ) 2026/5/5
The 2026 US-Israeli war against Iran delivered one of the sharpest ironies in modern energy geopolitics: while Iranian infrastructure was ta...
- farance 24 ( Middle East ) 2026/5/4
François Picard welcomes Peter Apps, who writes a bi-weekly column for Reuters on national security, conflict, international affairs, and te...
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Ali Safri, advisor to the spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, affirmed that the United States is responsible for the military esca...
- The Hill ( Middle East ) 2026/5/4
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday afternoon called for a “forceful response” to Iran after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was targeted...
- Los Angeles Times ( Middle East ) 2026/5/4
A wave of fresh strikes on the UAE and Oman, along with reports of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, undermined confidence in the tr...
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Trump again threatens entire nation of Iran saying country will be ‘blown off the face of the earth’
Independent ( Yemen ) 2026/5/4US president escalates threats during his ‘Project Freedom’ commercial vessel escort mission in Strait of Hormuz in latest ceasefire test
- farance 24 ( Middle East ) 2026/5/4
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated Monday after US President Donald Trump announced Washington was beginning "Project Freedom," to h...
- farance 24 ( Middle East ) 2026/5/4
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Emma Salisbury, Senior Research Fellow on the National Security Programme at the Foreign Policy Institu...
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Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters said Monday that strikes on the UAE came after confirming its participation in targeting Iran.
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Iran claims its navy forced a US warship to turn back from the Strait of Hormuz as Washington denies any clash.
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/5/4
An exchange of fire threatened to shatter a fragile cease-fire as President Trump seeks to break Iran’s effective blockade of the waterway.
- The Hill ( Middle East ) 2026/5/4
The fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is under threat of falling apart after President Trump declared that the U.S. would “guide”...
- farance 24 ( Middle East ) 2026/5/4
Fire broke out at a major UAE oil industry zone on Monday after a drone attack originating from Iran, authorities said, as the Gulf state'...
- The Hill ( Middle East ) 2026/5/4
Iran opened fire on U.S. warships Monday, and the U.S. military retaliated, destroying six Iranian small boats, according to U.S. Central Co...
- Gizmodo ( Middle East ) 2026/5/4
The U.S. is encouraging ships to travel through the Strait of Hormuz which is still a risky proposition.