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“US pilot rescued after fighter jet downed over Iran, US media report”
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— On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
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— Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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“A search and rescue mission also came under fire, bringing down another jet over the Persian Gulf”
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— The Arab states of the Persian Gulf commonly referred to as the Gulf Arab states comprise Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. These seven Arab states are gr…
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— The Gulf War was an armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States. The coalition's efforts were in two phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War
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— The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between the Arabian P…
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“French-owned ship passes through Strait of Hormuz”
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— The European Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz (EMASoH) is a French-led maritime monitoring mission with the goal to protect maritime flows through the Strait of Hormuz. It is headquartered a…
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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“Experts dispute US account of deadly Iran sports hall strike in Lamerd”
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“President Trump has warned Iran of strikes on bridges and electric power plants if its leaders do not agree to his terms to end the war”
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“US warns its citizens to leave Lebanon citing escalating security risks”
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“International law experts allege violations in Iran war”
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— More than 100 experts on international law have signed an open letter expressing 'profound concern' about serious violations of international law by the US, Israel and Iran in the Middle East war.
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“Iran's two largest steel plants shut down due to air strikes, companies say”
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— Iran's two largest steel plants shut down due to air strikes, companies say
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— Iran's two largest steel plants shut down due to strikes, companies say
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“French President Macron criticized Trump's approach to the Iran war”
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“Narges Mohammadi's family claims she is in imminent danger and needs hospitalization”
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“President Trump claimed his objectives in the Iran war are nearing completion”
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“Experts identified a US missile in video footage of a strike on Lamerd”
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“Hundreds in Beirut mourned journalists killed in an Israeli strike”
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“BBC reported on displaced families in Lebanon due to the conflict”
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“Peacekeepers were killed by a roadside explosion in Lebanon”
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