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MUSCAT, Aug 21: Oman and Iran held talks Friday aimed at restoring shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic...

Hormuz traffic 90% below prewar levels as Oman, Iran hold talks on reopening strait

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Hormuz traffic 90% below prewar levels as Oman, Iran hold talks on reopening strait

TEHRAN, (AP) Aug 21: Tehran's grocery stores are well-stocked, but many families can barely afford the basics. Un...

Iranian Families Struggle to Afford Basics as Sanctions Bite, But Iranian Regime Says US Will Be Forced to Lift Sanctions, Leave Region

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Iranian Families Struggle to Afford Basics as Sanctions Bite, But Iranian Regime Says US Will Be Forced to Lift Sanctions, Leave Region

DAMASCUS, Aug 21: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said Friday that improving relations with Iran would requir...

Syria Demands Iran Acknowledge Actions Against Syrians Before Ties Improve

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Syria Demands Iran Acknowledge Actions Against Syrians Before Ties Improve

BEIJING/DUBAI, Aug 21: Offers of Iranian crude to Chinese buyers have fallen sharply while prices have surged as a U.S....

Iranian Oil Offers to China Fall as US Blockade Squeezes Exports

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Iranian Oil Offers to China Fall as US Blockade Squeezes Exports

ANCHORAGE, Aug 21: A charter aircraft crashed near a remote radar facility in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all e...

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8 Killed in Charter Plane Crash

ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was transferred back to Adiala Jail early Friday after un...

Imran Khan Back Behind Bars After Medical Examination in Islamabad

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Imran Khan Back Behind Bars After Medical Examination in Islamabad

DUBAI, Aug 21: Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply on Thursday, with just seven crossings recorded, ...

Ship Crossings Through Strait of Hormuz Fall to Single Digits

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Ship Crossings Through Strait of Hormuz Fall to Single Digits

BAGHDAD, Aug 21: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that military strength alone cannot gua...

Iranian Parliament Speaker Warns Iran Cannot Survive if People Go Hungry

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Warns Iran Cannot Survive if People Go Hungry

TEHRAN, Aug 20: Iran on Thursday condemned a fresh wave of US economic and trade sanctions, describing them as “economi...

Iran Calls New US Sanctions ‘Economic Terrorism,’ Warns of Global Threat

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Iran Calls New US Sanctions ‘Economic Terrorism,’ Warns of Global Threat

WASHINGTON, Aug 20: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the United States will impose the 'toughest sanct...

US to Impose 'Toughest Sanctions in History' on Iran, Bessent Says While 67 Vessels Redirected Under Naval Blockade

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US to Impose 'Toughest Sanctions in History' on Iran, Bessent Says While 67 Vessels Redirected Under Naval Blockade

SANAA, Two members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were among three foreign fighters killed in Yemen...

What Are Iranian Guards Doing Among the Houthis? Two IRGC Members Killed in Yemen Fighting

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What Are Iranian Guards Doing Among the Houthis? Two IRGC Members Killed in Yemen Fighting

LONDON, Aug 20: A tanker has been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden after six armed men boarded the vessel and took control ...

Tanker Hijacked in Gulf of Aden, Six Armed Men Take Control and Redirect Vessel Toward Somalia

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Tanker Hijacked in Gulf of Aden, Six Armed Men Take Control and Redirect Vessel Toward Somalia

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