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For months, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have celebrated tentative agreements with defense companies to expand production of Patriot air defense systems, Tomahawk cruise missiles and other weapons believed crucial for a war with China, Russia or North Korea. “Exquisite Class Weaponry,” the president said on Truth Social on March 6 after meeting…
Three weeks into a fragile cease-fire with the United States, Iranians are seeking to reclaim fragments of normal life. For many eager to connect with one another, cafes have emerged as the focal point of social gatherings in Tehran and many other Iranian cities. Men and women, young and old, pack the coffee shops that…
Latest warning comes as Iranian state media reports Tehran has presented new peace proposal to US. Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026 The United States has warned that any shippers paying tolls or other fees to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz risk being sanctioned. The warning on Friday comes as a…
From their hilltop village in southern Lebanon, gravediggers watched black smoke curl up from the opposing ridgeline. Just a mile away, Israeli forces were blowing up buildings on Lebanese land, under a newly planted Israeli flag. Days into Lebanon’s fragile cease-fire, its collapse already seemed inevitable. Israeli forces were entrenching their positions in the occupied…
If there are any winners from the war with Iran in the business world, they are Western oil companies that are reaping the rewards of much higher energy prices. But don’t expect them to invest their bumper profits into pumping a lot more oil and natural gas — at least not yet. In fact, there…
More commercial flights have been departing from Iran’s largest airport following its reopening last week. Iranian authorities announced the resumption of flights at Imam Khomeini international airport after approximately 58 days of suspension since the launch of the US-Israel war on Iran. Flight information boards also went offline after the closure of Iran’s airspace. Recommended…
Iran’s supreme leader issued a rare statement on Thursday saying that the United States had no place in the future of the Persian Gulf region and making clear that his country planned to manage the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway going forward. In the defiant message, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei also vowed that Iran would retain…
Who: Arsenal vs FulhamWhat: English Premier LeagueWhere: Emirates Stadium, London, United KingdomWhen: Saturday, May 2, at 5:30pm (16:30 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the buildup on Al Jazeera Sport from 13:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream. For all the talk of Arsenal having blown their Premier League title hopes after…
Israeli forces in southern Lebanon and northern Israel are contending with a new threat from Hezbollah militants: exploding drones designed to evade electronic jamming. Hezbollah has been attacking with the deadly drones in recent weeks, and Israel is still trying to figure out how to defend against them, according to several Israeli military officials and…
A prominent Kuwaiti-American journalist said on Wednesday that his citizenship had been revoked by Kuwait, where he was detained for several weeks on vague charges related to national security. He was arrested after posting on social media about the Iran war. The case of the journalist, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, has highlighted a crackdown on speech and…
