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Trump accuses Pope Leo XIV of endangering Catholics

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV over the pontiff’s comments on the war involving Iran, claiming the pope’s position “puts many Catholics in danger,” CNN reported on May 5.

6 May, 12:59 PM

Global oil prices jump 4% as Tehran refutes Trump's claims of Gulf peace talks

Oil prices rose after Iran denied holding talks with the United States regarding an end to the war in the Persian Gulf, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump's claims about an imminent agreement, Reuters reported on March 24.

24 March, 11:46 AM

Sixth ship attacked in Persian Gulf in two days as Iran-U.S. tensions escalate

An unidentified projectile struck a container ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on the morning of March 12, causing a small fire onboard. The incident marks the sixth attack on vessels in the Persian Gulf in the past two days amid rising tensions between Iran and the United States, CNN reported.

12 March, 10:55 AM

Iran delays naming Khamenei successor as threats shadow Tehran’s power struggle

Iran is delaying naming a successor to slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over security concerns after threats from the United States and Israel that the next ayatollah could become a target, the New York Times reported on March 4, citing two Iranian officials.

6 March, 10:50 AM

From Kyiv to Dubai: Iran mirrors Russia’s drone war tactics

Iran has launched hundreds of Shahed drones at Arab countries in the Persian Gulf over the past two days, damaging U.S. bases and critical infrastructure and posing what The Wall Street Journal described as a “serious threat” to the Middle East’s air defense systems.

2 March, 02:13 PM

Trump alleges Iran tried twice to assassinate him

Iran tried several times to assassinate him, U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl.

2 March, 12:44 PM

U.S. and Israel target Iran’s leadership, security forces in bid to topple regime — ISW

The first days of the U.S.-Israel operation against Iran have centered on a campaign to “decapitate” the regime and strike its internal security apparatus — actions that could weaken Tehran’s ability to suppress unrest and govern effectively, the Institute for the Study of War said in a report covering the first two days of the campaign on Feb. 28 — March 1.

2 March, 12:30 PM

Iran rejects U.S. talks after Trump claims Tehran wants negotiations

Iran will not negotiate with the United States, Ali Larijani, a representative of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, wrote on X on March 2 after President Donald Trump stated that Tehran wanted to resume talks.

2 March, 11:45 AM

Iran vows ‘most powerful’ operation; Trump threatens unseen strike

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran of a strike “that no one has ever seen before” after Tehran threatened what it called the “most powerful offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic,” he wrote on Truth Social on Feb. 28.

1 March, 03:57 PM

U.S.-Israel assault kills four Khamenei family members

Four members of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s family were killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Feb. 28, Iran’s Fars news agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported.

1 March, 03:21 PM

Israeli strike on Iran girls’ school kills 85, Tehran vows retaliation

At least 85 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a girls’ school in southern Iran, Al Jazeera reported on Feb. 28, citing Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency.

28 February, 06:30 PM

Saudi Arabia backs ‘any measures’ after Iranian attacks on Gulf states

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan on Feb. 28, after Israel and the United States launched an operation against Iran, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

28 February, 05:43 PM

U.S. Iran strikes could drain key missile reserves and affect Ukraine war

The United States must weigh its stockpiles of critical defense munitions as it carries out strikes on Iran, the Financial Times reported on Feb. 26.

28 February, 04:45 PM

Israel hit Iran after months of coordinated planning with U.S.

The United States and Israel conducted months of “close and joint planning” before launching strikes on Iran, Israeli military officials said, according to CNN.

28 February, 02:35 PM

Trump warns Iran’s Revolutionary Guard: ‘Lay down arms or face death’

President Donald Trump warned Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to lay down its arms or “face inevitable death” as U.S. and Israeli forces struck targets in Iran, according to a video he posted on Truth Social.

28 February, 01:40 PM

U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran expected to continue for days

Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran on Feb. 28 that is expected to last at least several days, The New York Times reported, citing sources.

28 February, 12:47 PM

Iran strikes U.S. bases in Bahrain, Qatar after US-Israel assault on Tehran

Explosions were reported in Bahrain and Qatar — both home to U.S. military bases — following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, The Guardian reported on Feb. 28, citing local media.

28 February, 12:19 PM

Iran warns UN U.S. bases will be targets if Washington attacks

Iran has warned United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres that U.S. military facilities in the Middle East would become “legitimate targets” if the United States attacks the country.

20 February, 11:33 AM

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