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With the Middle East on the edge and Iran and its proxies riled up, US forces in Iraq and Syria are again taking hits

Two attacks on US military bases last week — one in Iraq and another in Syria — injured a number of American service members.

Israel's Approach to Iran May Be Getting Bolder

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Officials are beginning to think about targeting the ayatollahs, not merely their nuclear program.

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OpenAI says Iran tried to influence US elections with ChatGPT

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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images

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Trump opens door to improved relations with Iran

www.rt.com

Former US president Trump has said he would not allow Iran to possess nuclear weapons if he’s returned to Oval Office in November Read Full Article at RT.com

US warns Iran faces ‘cataclysmic’ consequences if it strikes Israel

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A US official warned Friday that Iran would face "cataclysmic" consequences and derail momentum toward a Gaza truce if it strikes Israel in response to the killing in Tehran of a top Hamas official.

Iran Expected to Delay Retaliation Against Israel, Officials Say

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The delay is meant to allow mediators time to make a high-stakes push for a cease-fire to end the war in Gaza, according to U.S., Iranian and Israeli officials, who warn

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Iran has surprisingly become the dominating threat of the 2024 U.S. election cycle

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Iran, not Russia, is proving to be the biggest nation-state threat to the U.S. presidential election in November.

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Impatient Ayatollah Khamenei Warns 'Divine Wrath' Will Strike if Iran 'Retreats' on Israel

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Iran's "supreme leader" Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned his underlings in a meeting on Wednesday that making a "nontactical retreat" would meet the "divine wrath" of Allah as the world awaits a highly touted attack by Tehran on neighboring…

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Israeli FM says expecting allies to attack Iran if it strikes

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Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that he expects the US-led coalition countries to join Israel not only in defence but also in attack against significant targets in Iran in case Iran attacks Israel. Katz made…

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Israel says it expects Britain and US to join them in attacking Iran if Tehran carries out revenge strike for Hamas leader's assassination

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'If Iran attacks, we expect the coalition to join Israel not only in defence but also in attacking significant targets in Iran,' Foreign Minister Israel Katz told his French and UK counterparts today

UK unlikely to join Israel strikes on Iran, despite request

inews.co.uk

i understands that Foreign Secretary David Lammy is currently not willing to go beyond expressing support for the defence of Israel against Iranian aggression

Trump Vows To 'Be Friendly' With Iran After Blaming Them for Hack

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Trump seems to want to mend his thorny relationship with Iran after declaring his hope for friendship at a press conference.

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US Fighting 'Four Cold Wars' at the Same Time—Iran Expert

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Foreign policy and Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour said the U.S. is in a Cold War situation with China, Iran, Russia and North Korea.

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Israel calls for British, French backing amid rising tensions with Iran

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Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that "Iran must understand that if it fails to stop its direct aggression by way of the war that it has been waging against Israel through its proxies, it will have to pay a high price in the strategic and…

America’s failed approach to Iran can’t really be called a strategy

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The idea of ‘maximum pressure’ has backfired, adding to instability in the Middle East.

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Hamas leaders believe Israel intends to drag US into confrontation with Iran

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Basem Naim estimates that Israel intends to continue the conflict in the Gaza Strip until the upcoming US presidential election in November, expecting that the new US administration will be more inclined to support the Jewish state in the…

Netanyahu knows he needs a war to shore up support. Iran should not give him what he wants | Seyed Hossein Mousavian

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The flagging Israeli leader has every reason to involve the US in a regional conflict, but this would be a huge mistake for Tehran