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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump could be more willing to authorize a large-scale military operation against Iran if Republicans suffer heavy losses in next week’s midterm elections, according to a report published Friday. “If he feels...

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(MENAFN) US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday rejected an Iranian claim that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had destroyed an unmanned US military surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. “All U.S. military unmanned surface vessels...

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(MENAFN) Iran claimed Friday that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had brought down and captured a US drone near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz using advanced electronic warfare equipment.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said Friday that another oil tanker had struck a mine and caught fire while attempting to navigate an unauthorized passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report published Thursday citing the force.

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump could become more inclined to authorize a large-scale military operation against Iran if Republicans perform poorly in next week’s midterm elections, according to a report published Friday. "If he feels...

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(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that Tehran was consulting with mediators on proposals to put a seven-day agreement plan with the United States into effect.

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(MENAFN) Iran is racing to speed up a seven-day blueprint for restarting talks with Washington, with mediators now weighing options to put it into effect, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a semi-official Iranian news agency citing the force.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 unmanned aircraft east of the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports published Thursday citing the force.

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(MENAFN) Iran accused Washington on Wednesday of “contempt for diplomacy,” after President Donald Trump dismissed a peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) as “a waste of time,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.

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(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged major energy-producing countries on Tuesday to condemn and “effectively counter” US actions that he said threaten the stability of international energy markets.

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(MENAFN) An oil tanker caught fire after striking naval mines east of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Navy said Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani explored ways to deepen cooperation in politics, trade and energy during talks in Moscow on Tuesday, according to reports citing Iranian state media.

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(MENAFN) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on Oct. 30-31. According to Turkish diplomatic sources, Fidan is expected to speak during Friday’s sessions on Geopolitical...

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(MENAFN) Regional mediators led by Qatar are scrambling to restart negotiations between Washington and Tehran in a bid to head off a return to war, a US news outlet reported Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Regional mediators led by Qatar are seeking to bring the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table in an effort to prevent renewed military conflict, according to reports published Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) A vessel caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, roughly nine nautical miles north of Khasab, Oman, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency announced, setting off fresh alarm in one of the world’s most critical shipping...

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(MENAFN) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has removed Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, one of the Pentagon’s most senior military strategists, from his post on the Joint Staff, a Washington political news outlet reported Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed Tehran's willingness to strengthen cooperation with neighboring countries and work toward settling regional disagreements, according to reports on Monday.