Trump claims Iran ‘is building missiles that can reach the US’ in rambling State of the Union address
The US president made the unsubstantiated claim in a record-breaking speech
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US says it will launch passport services in West Bank settlement
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing cabinet approved measures making it easier for settlers to seize Palestinian land
How Iran’s closure of Strait of Hormuz could upend global oil and gas supplies
Iran has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for the US-Israeli war. Given that a quarter of seaborne oil and a fifth of global LNG shipments pass through this critical maritime route, the move may prove catastrophic for major eco…
Iran says deal with US ‘within reach’ ahead of talks in Geneva
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday a deal to avert military confrontation with the United States was within reach, ahead of talks set to resume in Geneva. His remarks came as Tehran issued a muted warning to student protesters amid mo…
Europe ramps up defense spending to 21% of global total, led by Berlin: Report
Defense spending jumped globally to $2.63 trillion in 2025, according to IISS’s latest Military Balance report.
Iran ‘orders death penalty for dozens of protesters’ – despite Trump’s promise to protect them
Human rights group says Tehran has quietly been preparing to execute people accused of involvement in protests last month
Iran nears deal to buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from China in ‘game changer’
The supersonic missiles are designed to evade shipborne defences by flying low and fast
Iranians Brace for War as Trump Considers Targeted Strikes
Stores are well stocked, and there have been no reports of shortages of food and other essentials, but many Iranians are in limbo as they wait to see whether U.S. forces will attack.
Trump ‘to be guided by Witkoff and Kushner on decision to strike Iran’
The US president’s decision to launch military action will partly hinge on the advice of his son-in-law and senior envoy
Four killed after Iranian military helicopter crashes into fruit market
The pilot and the co-pilot were killed in the crash along with two merchants