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U.K. Defence Secretary: Britain Commits £115 Million, HMS Dragon and Typhoon Jets to Hormuz Security Mission
U.K. Defence Secretary: Britain Commits £115 Million, HMS Dragon and Typhoon Jets to Hormuz Security Mission

This is Beirut 12/05 20:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United Kingdom has announced a significant military contribution to a planned multinational maritime mission aimed at securing freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy corridor frequently exposed to regional security tensions. Speaking during a virtual multinational summit of defence ministers, UK Defence ...

U.S. War Costs Against Iran Rise to $29 Billion as Pentagon Seeks Additional Funding
U.S. War Costs Against Iran Rise to $29 Billion as Pentagon Seeks Additional Funding

This is Beirut 12/05 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States has spent an estimated $29 billion on military operations tied to the war with Iran, according to testimony delivered Tuesday before Congress, as senior Pentagon officials defended both the financial and strategic costs of the ongoing campaign. Appearing on Capitol Hill for a series of budget hearings, Jules Hurst III, the ...

Trump Says U.S. Is Monitoring Iran’s Nuclear Sites and Still Considering Further Strikes
Trump Says U.S. Is Monitoring Iran’s Nuclear Sites and Still Considering Further Strikes

This is Beirut 10/05 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday on Full Measure that enriched uranium believed to remain buried beneath rubble at Iranian nuclear sites is under close U.S. surveillance. He added Washington is monitoring the area continuously and would detect any attempt to move material from the ...

Hezbollah Claims Launched Missiles, Drones at Military Bases in Israel
Hezbollah Claims Launched Missiles, Drones at Military Bases in Israel

This is Beirut 09/05 00:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah claims that it launched missiles and drones at military bases in Israel in retaliation for a recent attack on Beirut and ongoing strikes in the south, where Lebanese authorities reported 11 people killed on Friday. Israel has kept up its attacks in Lebanon despite a truce agreed last month, and its strike on the capital's southern ...

U.S. Awaits Iran Response to Latest Deal Offer
U.S. Awaits Iran Response to Latest Deal Offer

This is Beirut 07/05 18:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States was waiting on Thursday for Iran to respond to its latest proposed deal to end the war in the Middle East and to reopen the key shipping lane out of the Gulf. Oil prices tumbled five percent after U.S. President Donald Trump said once again that an agreement could be near after positive talks and Iran said it would pass on its ...

Hegseth warns of ‘overwhelming’ response as Hormuz tensions rise despite ceasefire
Hegseth warns of ‘overwhelming’ response as Hormuz tensions rise despite ceasefire

This is Beirut 05/05 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday a ceasefire with Iran remains in place despite rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, where Washington has deployed forces to protect commercial shipping. Speaking at the Pentagon alongside Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine, Hegseth said the United States is “not seeking a wider conflict” in ...

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire on Brink as UAE Reports Attacks
U.S.-Iran Ceasefire on Brink as UAE Reports Attacks

This is Beirut 05/05 04:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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A ceasefire between Iran and the United States was teetering Monday as the two countries traded fire over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the United Arab Emirates reported attacks for the first time since the truce was declared nearly a month ago. A day after President Donald Trump announced an operation to escort trapped vessels through the ...

Iran Foreign Ministry Says U.S. Must 'Abandon its Excessive Demands'
Iran Foreign Ministry Says U.S. Must 'Abandon its Excessive Demands'

This is Beirut 04/05 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the United States must reduce its demands on the Islamic republic, with negotiations stalled over ending the two-month-long Middle East war. "At this stage, our priority is to end the war," he said in a briefing broadcast by state television. "The other side ...

Tanker Hit by 'Unknown Projectiles' off UAE Coast: UK Maritime Agency
Tanker Hit by 'Unknown Projectiles' off UAE Coast: UK Maritime Agency

This is Beirut 04/05 04:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A tanker was hit by unidentified projectiles off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a British maritime agency reported Monday, as the United States said it would escort ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz. "A tanker has reported being hit by unknown projectiles," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, ...

Iran Executes Two Men Convicted of Spying for Israel: Judiciary
Iran Executes Two Men Convicted of Spying for Israel: Judiciary

This is Beirut 02/05 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran hanged two men on Saturday convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions in recent weeks. "Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged for the crime of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favour of the Zionist regime," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said. It was not ...

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