https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/05/19/once-again-iraq-caught-up-in-tensions-between-us-and-iran/
When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a...
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https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1j3dsdqlg
UK warns of rising military threats in Gulf waters as US authorizes evacuation of embassy staff in Iraq, Bahrain and Kuwait amid fears of imminent escalation...
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https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/09/10/iran-begins-expansive-annual-war-games-amid-tensions-with-us/?contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8&contentQuery=%7B%22includeSections%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22excludeSections%22%3A%22%22%2C%22feedSize%22%3A10%2C%22feedOffset%22%3A5%7D
The annual exercise dubbed Zolfaghar-99.
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https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/air-india-cancels-flights-warns-of-delays-as-iran-shuts-airspace-amid-tensions-iran-protests-10752930?pfrom=home-ndtv_mainnavigation
Iran on Thursday ordered the closure of its airspace to commercial aircraft without explanation as tensions remained high with the US over Tehran's crackdown...
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https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/us-warship-makes-israel-port-visit-amid-iran-tensions
EILAT, Israel, Jan 30 - A U.S. Navy destroyer made a port visit on Friday to the southern Israeli city of Eilat on the Gulf of Aqaba, video footage showed, as...
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/iran-s-leader-khamenei-calls-trump-criminal-blames-us-and-israel-for-thousands-of-deaths-20260117-p5nusx.html
Jan 17, 2026 - Iran’s supreme leader said that Iran considers US President Donald Trump a “criminal” for inflicting casualties, damage, and slander on the Iranian...
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https://www.firstpost.com/web-show/firstpost-america/iran-building-chemical-biological-missile-warheads-amid-us-tensions-reports-firstpost-america-vd1750125/
Jan 1, 2026
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https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/trump-says-us-armada-headed-toward-gulf-2-1.500418269
President Trump announces a US 'armada' heading to the Gulf, signaling heightened tensions with Iran. Despite recent diplomatic overtures, the US remains...
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https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/dubai-us-iran-tensions-emirates-operations-normal
During a media briefing in Dubai, Adel Al Redha, deputy president and chief operations officer at Emirates, said there has been no impact on demand due to...
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https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/us-base-high-alert-iran-closes-airspace-amid-129224906
President Trump says Iran has halted protester killings amid mounting pressure.
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/world/video/us-carrier-strike-group-iran-negah-angha-live-011605aseg2-cnni-world-fast
Jan 16, 2026 - Negah Angha, Visiting Fellow at King’s College London, assesses what’s ahead for Iran.
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https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/once-again-iraq-caught-up-in-us-iran-tensions-1.64027231
Analysts say big question is how Iraqi leaders will deal with national interests
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https://www.zeebiz.com/world/news-g20-summit-us-china-trade-spat-iran-tensions-to-dominate-high-stakes-meet-103410
Aware that attention is likely to focus on the US-China trade talks, the Japanese hosts are trying to focus on their priority areas, including the fight...
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https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-opens-air-defence-coordination-cell-qatar-iran-tensions-rise
Qatar was attacked by both Israel and Iran. It could be in crosshairs again as Trump weighs a fresh attack on Islamic Republic
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https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/us-tensions-rise-with-iran-timeline-of-events-since-the-nuclear-deal-1.858890
The threat to pull out from some of its commitments is the latest move to ratchet up tensions with the US
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https://www.wtkr.com/politics/foreign-policy/us-iran-talks-will-go-on-this-week-despite-rising-tensions-white-house-says
The White House says talks between the U.S. and Iran are still planned, despite incidents escalating tensions Tuesday.
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https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/07/us-strikes-iran-backed-militia-iraq-amid-hezbollah-israel-tensions
Pentagon officials are anticipating blowback from Iran-backed militias in the Middle East after an Israeli airstrike killed a senior Hezbollah commander in...
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https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2025/03/12/china-iran-russia-hold-joint-naval
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- China, Iran and Russia conducted joint naval drills Tuesday in the Middle East, offering a show of force in a region still uneasy over...
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https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/us-aircraft-carrier-arrives-in-the-middle-east-as-tensions-with-iran-remain-high
The carrier includes advanced aircraft and missile capabilities, with additional U.S. military assets moving to the region.
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https://tribune.com.pk/story/2257104/iran-holds-annual-gulf-drill-amid-rising-tensions-with-us
Iran has also moved a mock-up US aircraft carrier to the Strait, suggesting it will be used for target practice
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https://www.ksl.com/article/46699068
Democratic presidential candidates are lambasting President Donald Trump's decision to kill Iran's top general in an airstrike, a move that has thrust foreign...
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https://www.eurasiantimes.com/ne-us-navy-f-a-18-super-hornets-take/?amp
Weeks after a group of US Navy fighter jets returned home following months of intercepting Houthi missiles, another contingent has been sent to the Middle East...
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https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/us-pulls-some-personnel-from-key-middle-east-bases-amid-iran-tensions-1.500408420
Move comes after Iran warned it would strike US bases in region if Washington intervenes
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https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-us-tensions-iran-supreme-leader-india-iran-iran-is-not-afraid-khamenei-not-hiding-in-a-bunker-consul-general-to-ndtv-10878484
Besieged by sanctions and an increasingly belligerent US, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei is in a secure location, but is not hiding in a bunker,...
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https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2025/06/11/the-latest-federal-appeals-court-to-hear-arguments-in-trumps-bid-to-erase-hush-money-conviction/
The United States is reducing the number of people deemed nonessential to operations in the Middle East, the State Department has announced.
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/un-watchdog-iran-breach-nuclear-obligations-tensions-rise-us-and-israel-5178336
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Jun 12) that an Israeli strike on Iran "could very well happen," though he stopped short of calling it...
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https://www.ainvest.com/news/us-hits-iran-with-sanctions-over-missile-allegations-as-geopolitical-tensions-mount-24091010c0523542bdbbc528/
US Hits Iran with Sanctions Over Missile Allegations as Geopolitical Tensions Mount
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https://www.wionews.com/photos/why-al-udeid-air-base-matters-now-us-deploys-f-35s-bombers-and-tankers-amid-rising-iran-tensions-1768301707508
The US has deployed F-35s, bombers, and tankers to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar amid rising Iran tensions. As CENTCOM's forward HQ, the base is critical for...
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https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-protests-and-us-personnel-pullback-amid-rising-tensions-what-we-know-so-far-1.500408549
From economic protests to Iranian threats and US caution, tensions are rising fast
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https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-hovers-near-six-month-high-investors-track-us-iran-tensions
A stronger US dollar can limit demand from oil buyers paying in other currencies
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https://www.ktnv.com/politics/foreign-policy/us-iran-talks-will-go-on-this-week-despite-rising-tensions-white-house-says
The White House says talks between the U.S. and Iran are still planned, despite incidents escalating tensions Tuesday.
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https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/u-s-tanker-harassed-by-iran-after-u-s-shoots-down-iranian-drone/
Iran escalated tensions with the United States on Tuesday, harassing a U.S.-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz hours after sending a drone toward a...
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https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us-sends-additional-warship-to-middle-east-amid-iran-tensions-3879310
US sends an additional Navy warship to the Middle East, raising the number of destroyers to six as tensions with Iran continue to escalate.
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https://www.indiatoday.in/world/video/sandeep-unnathan-on-qatars-precautionary-measures-at-al-udeid-airbase-amid-us-iran-tensions-ytvd-2852119-2026-01-14
On this Special Report, senior journalist Sandeep Unnathan discusses the escalating tensions in West Asia following President Donald Trump's calls for...
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https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/world/us-venezuela-tensions-new-sanctions-on-maduro-family-oil-tankers-trump-strategy-iran-iraq-parallel/3038007
Dec 12, 2025
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https://www.wxyz.com/politics/foreign-policy/us-iran-talks-will-go-on-this-week-despite-rising-tensions-white-house-says
The White House says talks between the U.S. and Iran are still planned, despite incidents escalating tensions Tuesday.
usirantalksgoweek
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/30/us-iran-tensions-the-diplomatic-scramble-to-prevent-a-war
Facing the prospect of US strikes, Iran has intensified diplomatic efforts with countries including Turkiye.
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https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/iran-ready-for-war-yet-open-to-talks-as-trump-hints-at-us-military-action-over-protests-prnt/cid/2142413
Officials in Tehran say communication with the US remains open even as Trump reviews strike options amid rising protest deaths and escalating global concern...
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https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2026/01/15/oil-futures-fall-4-trump-winds-us
Crude futures tumbled by more than 4% Thursday after a wind down in U.S.-Iran tensions snapped a five-day rally in oil.
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https://www.timesnownews.com/world/iran-issues-first-official-protest-death-toll-as-us-tensions-mount-article-153485492
Iranian state television reported a death toll of 3,117 from recent protests, lower than the 4,560 estimated by activists. Among the deceased, 2,427 were...
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https://gulfnews.com/world/weekend-digest-us-iran-at-loggerheads-nipah-fears-on-the-rise-visa-free-travel-1.500426920
Explore the week's top stories, from US-Iran tensions and Nipah virus alerts to visa-free travel updates and Bollywood milestones. Stay informed on global...
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https://www.india.com/news/world/macron-rouhani-hold-talks-over-iran-us-nuclear-tensions-3732242/
The nuclear deal has been in jeopardy since the US pulled out last year. Tensions had escalated further when Trump imposed sanctions on Iran which led to a...
macronrouhaniholdtalksiran
https://www.deccanherald.com/world/irans-atomic-energy-organization-says-it-will-not-allow-nuclear-development-to-stop-3597213
Nuclear Standoff: Iran's Atomic Energy Organization defends its nuclear program, condemns US strikes as violations of international law.
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https://www.trend.az/world/europe/3173983.html
France stepped up security measures to protect military personnel in Iraq after a US strike on an Iranian commander in Baghdad heightened tensions in the region
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https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2019/06/25/investors-rush-to-havens-on-escalating-us-iran-tensions
Investment havens such as gold and the Japanese yen are gaining attention, with the latter reaching a near six-year high.
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https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/us-sanctions-iran-venezuela-drone-missile-trade-glbs-2844298-2025-12-31
According to US officials, those sanctioned include a Venezuelan company and its chairman, accused of purchasing Iranian-made drones. The list also names three...
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https://www.fox29.com/news/nuclear-changes-more-troops-heighten-us-iran-tensions
The U.S. and Iran edged toward a flashpoint Monday as Tehran announced it was breaking compliance with the accord that keeps it from making nuclear weapons and...
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https://www.ndtv.com/video/us-bases-around-iran-on-high-alert-amid-rising-tensions-1047025
As tensions escalate, attention is turning to US military bases surrounding Iran that could come under threat if Washington decides to intervene militarily....
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https://www.tmj4.com/politics/foreign-policy/us-iran-talks-will-go-on-this-week-despite-rising-tensions-white-house-says
The White House says talks between the U.S. and Iran are still planned, despite incidents escalating tensions Tuesday.
usirantalksgoweek
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/iran-agrees-to-conditional-talks-in-oman-amid-rising-tensions-with-us
Iran and the US are set to hold talks in Oman, looking to ease tensions and avoid military conflict, with the discussions focusing on Iran's nuclear program.
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https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/iran-considers-pre-emptive-strike-on-diego-garcia-as-us-bombers-mobilise/cid/2092181
America deploys its deadliest warplanes on remote US-British Island as tensions with Tehran mount
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https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/top-us-israeli-generals-meet-at-pentagon-amid-soaring-iran-tensions
US General Dan Caine and the Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir had purportedly held closed-door discussions last week. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/5/12/us-sends-patriots-warship-to-middle-east-amid-iran-tensions
The USS Arlington and Patriot missiles join USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and an air force bomber task force.
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https://www.news5cleveland.com/politics/foreign-policy/us-iran-talks-will-go-on-this-week-despite-rising-tensions-white-house-says
The White House says talks between the U.S. and Iran are still planned, despite incidents escalating tensions Tuesday.
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https://www.ndtvprofit.com/markets/gold-rises-to-record-high-on-soft-us-jobs-data-iran-tensions-10702123
Markets have priced in at least two cuts this year, after the Fed delivered three consecutive reductions in the second half.
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