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(MENAFN) Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh arrived at Beirut International Airport on Wednesday accompanied by a diplomatic delegation, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy reported Wednesday that a vessel transporting more than 2,500 containers sank after hitting a naval mine while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz using “an unauthorized”...

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(MENAFN) Iranian strikes and other hostile actions against vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz have intensified, with six ships targeted in a single day, marking the highest daily total since the conflict with the United States began on...

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(MENAFN) Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh and an accompanying diplomatic delegation arrived at Beirut International Airport on Wednesday, Iran’s ISNA news agency reported.

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NEW: Home Heating Oil Costs Hit Record High Amid Trump’s Iran War — a 39% Hike in Northeastern States WASHINGTON – This winter, families will be forced to spend record amounts on home heating oil amid President Trump’s war with Iran, per updated...

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Action Disrupts Iraqi Bank Enabling Iranian Sanctions Evasion and Cuts Off Key Foreign Currency Lifelines WASHINGTON—Today, as part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury disrupted Iran’s efforts to infiltrate the...

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(MENAFN) The U.S. military has drawn up contingency strike plans that include the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), the largest non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal, for use against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear...

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(MENAFN) The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday dismissed assertions by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that Tehran maintains control over the Strait of Hormuz and would target any US Navy warships entering the...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun spoke by phone with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday to discuss the regional situation and recent developments, according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency.

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(MENAFN) President Donald Trump declared late Wednesday that the war with Iran is nearing its end and forecast a steep drop in oil prices once fighting stops.

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(MENAFN) The U.S. military has drawn up contingency strike plans that include the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), the largest non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal, for use against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear...

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(MENAFN) Crude oil and petroleum exports from the Middle East declined sharply over the past week as Yemen’s Houthi group intensified attacks on commercial vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting key regional shipping routes.

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly discussed the possibility of launching a major military operation against Iran before upcoming elections in both countries, according to reports published...

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(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Iran to cease actions he described as destabilizing the Middle East following a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, according to government statements....

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(MENAFN) Donald Trump hinted at fresh military action against Iran on Tuesday, telling a campaign rally in Alaska that Tehran should expect something big. “Wait till you see what we do to Iran. We’re going to do a number.

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(MENAFN) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was repeatedly interrupted by anti-war demonstrators Wednesday during a Washington panel on autonomous warfare, as protesters condemned American military action and demanded an end to the war with Iran....

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that “leakers should be shot,” asserting that he scrapped a planned strike on Iran after its timing was leaked to news outlets.

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(MENAFN) Donald Trump declared Wednesday that a large-scale push to explore Greenland’s oil, gas and mineral wealth is about to get under way, pitching the Arctic territory as a rich and readily accessible energy source while global fuel costs...

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(MENAFN) The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday dismissed assertions by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that Tehran controls the Strait of Hormuz and would sink any US Navy warships that approach it. “IRGC’s navy...

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(MENAFN) U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday flatly denied Iranian allegations that American forces are menacing Iranian sailors, and it defended its months-long blockade of Iran while accusing Tehran of targeting civilian mariners.