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Explainer-Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (790+ words) WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would impose measures on Tehran that have "never been seen" as soon as next week. The…...
How Israel's rivalry, defense deals prompted Turkey to join Mecca pact
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (174+ words) Turkey’s growing rivalry with Israel and mounting regional instability are driving its defense alignment with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, despite risks of strategic entanglement and friction with NATO partners. How Israel's rivalry, defense deals prompted Turkey to join Mecca pact…...
'Everyone lives in fear': Yemenis worry about return to all-out war
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (625+ words) Yemen's years-long civil conflict killed tens of thousands of people, uprooted millions and drove the country to the brink of famine before a 2022 truce restored relative calm. Now, renewed hostilities between the Houthi rebels and the government have many fearing…...
Palestinians in Qusra say they have faced militant settler attacks for months
21+ hour, 7+ min ago (515+ words) JERUSALEM, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Families on the outskirts of Qusra, the West Bank village where Palestinian homes have been under siege for nearly a week, said they have faced sometimes deadly attacks by militant settlers for months. The United States wants…...
Yemen's Mocha port halts operations after Houthi attacks, port director says
21+ hour, 7+ min ago (213+ words) Aug 15 (Reuters) - Yemen's Mocha port has suspended commercial and maritime operations after being hit by more than 25 missiles in Houthi attacks over recent days, the port's director said on Saturday. The attacks killed seven people and caused an estimated $16 million…...
Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gasoline prices
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (721+ words) By Eman Abouhassira, Enas Alashray and Humeyra Pamuk DUBAI/CAIRO/GARDEN CITY, New York, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Iran called on the U.S. to accept defeat on Saturday, while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as "very evil" and told Americans to prepare for…...
Lebanon reports 11 dead in strikes that Israel says targeted Hezbollah - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
23+ hour, 23+ min ago (695+ words) Lebanon said Israeli strikes on the south killed 11 people including three children on Saturday, the deadliest raids since deals in June eased hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel's military said the strikes in the early morning were in retaliation for…...
UAE says Iran attacked ADNOC vessel in Hormuz, urges waterway's reopening
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (292+ words) CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday Iran had attacked an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported. ADNOC said…...
Lebanon says 9 dead in strikes as Israel says targeted Hezbollah
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (639+ words) Lebanon said Israeli strikes on the south killed nine people including three children on Saturday, the deadliest raids since deals in June eased hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel said it carried out retaliatory strikes against the Iran-backed militant group…...
Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (745+ words) KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Taliban marked five years in power on Saturday, seeking to portray their government as in control even as aid and rights groups warned of escalating crises. Outside the former U.S. embassy in Kabul, armoured Taliban vehicles…...