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Live Updates: Iran and U.S. trade more missile strikes as war enters 6th month and appears to expand to Egypt

Iran said U.S. strikes killed three of its soldiers Thursday as the latest round of attacks threatened to engulf more ...
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Time for Lebanon to get serious about disarming Hezbollah—and every illegal armed group

In a sovereign Lebanon, no armed group can stand above the state. Iraq has imposed a deadline and promised consequences. Lebanon has produced phases, extensions and excuses. Sovereignty cannot survive ...
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Live: S. Arabia proposes maritime defence coalition in Bab el-Mandeb, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Kuwait’s ⁠chief ​of ​staff, General Khaled Al-Shuraian, met ​in ‌Saudi ⁠Arabia ‌with a “maritime ⁠defence coalition” for ...
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Trump touts “historic” agreement to disarm Hamas, rebuild Gaza

Smoke rises and Palestinians flee after an Israeli strike in Gaza City on July 12. Photo: Ahmad Hasaballah/ President Trump announced Thursday that his Board of Peace had reached an agreement with ...
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Turkey wants to join a new Lebanon security initiative after UNIFIL mission ends

Last year, the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to terminate the peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL, bowing to demands from the United States and its close ally, Israel. The U.N. is now ...
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Israel demolishes Hezbollah tunnel below the 12th century Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon

The Israeli military has blown up Hezbollah’s tunnel system beneath the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announce in a joint ...
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Drone strike in Egypt sparks security concerns about Suez energy exports

A drone strike that damaged two gas tankers in Egyptian waters has renewed energy security concerns about the nearby Suez ...
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Attack on Egyptian Port Shows Suez Canal’s Vulnerability

Ships in the Suez Canal last year. About 10 percent of seaborne trade goes through the waterway, according to the Suez Canal Authority. Credit…Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters The port where the Wednesday ...
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Saudi leaders, Netanyahu give Trump their input on Iran war as conflict enters 6th month

File- President Trump and Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman at the White House . The U.S.-Israeli war in Iran has rocked the Mideast and spread through the region, and President Trump is ...
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Saudi Arabia joins US in strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq

Saudi Arabia and the US have carried out strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, in a potential escalation of the Middle East conflict. US Central Command (Centcom) said the strikes were against ...
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Coexistence with Iran’s Revolutionary Regime Has Failed—Its war machine is a cancer that must be eradicated

Nor should eliminating that threat mean indiscriminate war or the destruction of Iran. The objective must be to dismantle the ...
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Iran launches new missile attacks as US and Saudi Arabia strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

Iran launched a wave of missile attacks targeting U.S. forces across the Middle East on Wednesday, as American and Saudi ...