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Trump Says Iran War Could End Soon — But Bombing Is Intensifying
Trump Says Iran War Could End Soon — But Bombing Is Intensifying
Could Hezbollah Trigger a Full Israel–Lebanon War
Could Hezbollah Trigger a Full Israel–Lebanon War
Deadly Landfill Collapse Triggers Massive Rescue Operation in Indonesia
Deadly Landfill Collapse Triggers Massive Rescue Operation in Indonesia
Explosive Device Found Outside NYC Mayor’s Home Sparks Security Investigation
Explosive Device Found Outside NYC Mayor’s Home Sparks Security Investigation
Iran Installs Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader After Father Killed in War Strikes—and Faces Immediate U.S. Threats
Iran Installs Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader After Father Killed in War Strikes—and Faces Immediate U.S. Threats
Iranian Drone Strike Near Bahrain Oil Refinery Injures 32 Civilians as Gulf Energy War Escalates
Iranian Drone Strike Near Bahrain Oil Refinery Injures 32 Civilians as Gulf Energy War Escalates
How the Iran War Could Spiral Into a Global Crisis
How the Iran War Could Spiral Into a Global Crisis
Russia Downs 170 Ukrainian Drones in Four-Hour Blitz Toward Moscow
Russia Downs 170 Ukrainian Drones in Four-Hour Blitz Toward Moscow
U.S. Considers Sending Special Forces Into Iran to Seize Nuclear Fuel
U.S. Considers Sending Special Forces Into Iran to Seize Nuclear Fuel
Iran Poised to Install Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader
Iran Poised to Install Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader
Trump Warns Iran’s Next Supreme Leader “Won’t Last Long” Without U.S. Approval
Trump Warns Iran’s Next Supreme Leader “Won’t Last Long” Without U.S. Approval
Iranian Drone Strike Hits Gulf Water Supply in Bahrain
Iranian Drone Strike Hits Gulf Water Supply in Bahrain
Iran Oil Facilities Burning After Overnight Airstrikes
Iran Oil Facilities Burning After Overnight Airstrikes
Israel Bombs Tehran Oil Depots as Iran Scrambles to Replace Khamenei
Israel Bombs Tehran Oil Depots as Iran Scrambles to Replace Khamenei
Explosion at US Embassy in Norway Triggers Terror Probe
Explosion at US Embassy in Norway Triggers Terror Probe
Thousands of Americans Flee Middle East as War Escalates
Thousands of Americans Flee Middle East as War Escalates
The War Expands: Hezbollah Opens Israel’s Northern Front
The War Expands: Hezbollah Opens Israel’s Northern Front
The War No Longer Has Borders: As U.S. Signals Wider Escalation
The War No Longer Has Borders: As U.S. Signals Wider Escalation
Tehran Bombarded as War With Iran Explodes Into Full Regional Crisis
Tehran Bombarded as War With Iran Explodes Into Full Regional Crisis
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Seize Wartime Power—And the Conflict May Last Longer
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Seize Wartime Power—And the Conflict May Last Longer