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Houthi Red Sea threat would challenge a stretched US military
A Houthi threat to impose a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea could significantly widen the Iran war and strain a U.S. military already focused on stopping Tehran...
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Rubio says US still willing to negotiate over Iran crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tehran is not serious about talks.
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Hormuz vessel crossings fall further as security concerns linger
Vessel crossings via the Strait of Hormuz dropped further on Tuesday, shipping data showed, as security concerns lingered amid ongoing attacks by the United States and Iran.
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Saudi, UAE ministers use social media to signal unity after months of tension
Senior Saudi and United Arab Emirates officials on Tuesday shared similar social media posts affirming their close historical ties and "wise leadership," a move that follows month...
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War in Iran has cost the US $37.5 billion so far, Pentagon says
The cost of the United States' war in Iran has risen to $37.5 billion so far, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday, as he faced skeptical lawmakers for the first ti...
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Trump says US airlines can now fly to Lebanon for first time since 1985
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, after meeting with Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun, that he was directing the U.S. government to allow all domestic airline carriers to fl...
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Asian refiners look to Suez Canal to move Saudi oil amid Houthi shipping threats
Asian refiners are seeking to ship crude oil from Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port through the Suez Canal and around Africa after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they would impose a n...
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US announces trade deal with Jordan
The United States on Tuesday announced a trade deal with Jordan that the White House said would remove barriers for U.S. exporters and provide new access for critical U.S. i...
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Two tankers carrying Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea after Houthi warning
Two oil tankers loaded with Saudi crude for China and India made U-turns in the Red Sea on Tuesday, heading towards the Suez Canal rather than braving the Yemeni coast at the sea's...
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Houthis warn shipping companies to avoid Saudi ports, email shows
Shipping companies should not load or discharge cargo at Saudi Arabian ports and such activity may result in being targeted "in any location" by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militi...
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Iranian forces target Bahrain and Kuwait after US hits Iran's south
President Donald Trump said Tehran would pay dearly for the deaths of American soldiers.
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Emirates' Clark uses Farnborough to air industry frustrations over jets, engines
Emirates expects Boeing's 777-9 aircraft to be delivered in the second quarter of next year, the airline's President Tim Clark told journalists on Tuesday at one of the world's la...
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Lebanese army enters southern town after Israeli withdrawal, in first test of US-brokered deal
Lebanese army troops began deploying in the southern Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh on Tuesday after Israeli forces withdrew from the area, a senior Lebanese security offic...
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Israeli airstrike kills family of six in Gaza, medics say
It was the latest deadly attack since a U.S.-backed ceasefire was agreed more than nine months ago.
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In Gaza, a mother's hunt for water lays bare a worsening health crisis
The Mediterranean lies only a few steps away, but the water Ibtisam Al-Helou needs to cook, drink and wash will mean a trek across Gaza City.
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Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump at White House, hoping to generate pressure on Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to present a plan on how to disarm Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and secu...
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Tanker crew abandons vessel after reported projectile strike in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO says
A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz reported being struck by an unknown projectile, forcing its crew to abandon the vessel and board a lifeboat, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Op...
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US military completes its latest strikes on Iran, marking the 10th successive night of attacks
The U.S. military said late on Monday it finished its latest round of strikes on Iran, saying it hit Iranian military command centers, missile and drone launch sites, maritime ca...
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