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IRAN-US WAR ESCALATES AS STRIKES SPREAD ACROSS REGION

Trump threatens retaliation against Iran, calls for leaders to face war crimes trial

Trump threatens retaliation against Iran, calls for leaders to face war crimes trial

Trump threatens retaliation against Iran, calls for leaders to face war crimes trial

The US president vows a forceful response after Iranian attacks on US positions in Jordan and the UAE, while escalating rhetoric over alleged deaths of protesters.

Iran launches missiles from multiple sites in sweeping regional attack

Iran launches missiles from multiple sites in sweeping regional attack

Iran launches missiles from multiple sites in sweeping regional attack

Iran's Revolutionary Guards launch ballistic missile attacks on two US bases in Jordan as senior lawmaker warns "retaliation is coming".

US strikes Iran's Larak Island, leaving several dead and injured

US strikes Iran's Larak Island, leaving several dead and injured

US strikes Iran's Larak Island, leaving several dead and injured

The Guards say US attack killed and injured several IRGC members and civilians, vowing retaliation and "punishment of the aggressor".

UAE threatens retaliation over 'hostile Iranian attack'

UAE threatens retaliation over 'hostile Iranian attack'

UAE threatens retaliation over 'hostile Iranian attack'

The country's defence ministry says reports of a missile attack on Al Menhad Air Base are "false" and affirms that the Armed Forces are on high alert.

Iran says it targeted American base in UAE, shot down US drone

Iran says it targeted American base in UAE, shot down US drone

Iran says it targeted American base in UAE, shot down US drone

Tehran says dozens of explosive drones targeted US personnel and helicopters at Al Minhad Air Base in retaliation for a US strike on Iran's Larak Island.

Iran launches missiles from multiple sites in sweeping regional attack

Iran launches missiles from multiple sites in sweeping regional attack

Iran launches missiles from multiple sites in sweeping regional attack

Iran's Revolutionary Guards launch ballistic missile attacks on two US bases in Jordan as senior lawmaker warns "retaliation is coming".

US strikes Iran's Larak Island, leaving several dead and injured

US strikes Iran's Larak Island, leaving several dead and injured

US strikes Iran's Larak Island, leaving several dead and injured

The Guards say US attack killed and injured several IRGC members and civilians, vowing retaliation and "punishment of the aggressor".

UAE threatens retaliation over 'hostile Iranian attack'

UAE threatens retaliation over 'hostile Iranian attack'

UAE threatens retaliation over 'hostile Iranian attack'

The country's defence ministry says reports of a missile attack on Al Menhad Air Base are "false" and affirms that the Armed Forces are on high alert.

Iran says it targeted American base in UAE, shot down US drone

Iran says it targeted American base in UAE, shot down US drone

Iran says it targeted American base in UAE, shot down US drone

Tehran says dozens of explosive drones targeted US personnel and helicopters at Al Minhad Air Base in retaliation for a US strike on Iran's Larak Island.

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Mecca defence pact sets stage for new regional security architecture: Türkiye's Fidan

Mecca defence pact sets stage for new regional security architecture: Türkiye's Fidan

Mecca defence pact sets stage for new regional security architecture: Türkiye's Fidan

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Netanyahu will be remembered among war criminals

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The end of the road for the PKK/YPG

Türkiye’s military pressure, diplomacy and political engagement helped narrow the PKK/YPG’s room for manoeuvre. Its dissolution now presents Ankara with the harder task of turning military gains into lasting regional stability.

The end of the road for the PKK/YPG

The end of the road for the PKK/YPG

Netanyahu’s grand delusion: Türkiye and the imaginary threat

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