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Israel: IDF Controls Strategic Ali Taher Ridge in S. Lebanon; Underground Site C...
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US Resumes Strikes on Iran Tuesday; Targets Radar Systems, Air Defense Sites, Mi...
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US Attacks Iran in Strait of Hormuz; IRGC Attempted to Launch Rockets with Sea M...
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President Trump Orders Creation of US Space Academy; Modeled after USMA at West...
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US Shifts to Economic Pressure on Iran; Diplomats Returning to Middle East Embas...
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US Treasury Secretary Bessent Announces Additional Sanctions Against Iran; Dubbe...
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Report: Bombed Syrian Air Base Was Planned Location for Turkish Air Defense Syst...
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Israel Confirms Attack on Syrian Air Base; Cites Violation of Security Status Qu...
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President Trump Reduces Combined Military Exercise with S. Korea + Unknown Warpl...
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President Trump Envoy Kushner Meets with Hamas Chief in Egypt + Report: Israel E...
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US CENTCOM Commander Meets with Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman + Russ...
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Report: Iranian Assassination Threat Against President Trump at Ankara NATO Summ...
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President Trump: Iran Financially "in Bad Shape" + Board of Peace Mladenov Inter...
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Saudi Arabia - Turkey - Pakistan Sign Joint Defense Agreement in Mecca; Agreemen...
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No Deal Yet on Hormuz Strait + US Triples Patriot and Quadruples THAAD Intercept...
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Iran / Oman Strait of Hormuz Plan + Gaza Board of Peace Head Meets with Israeli...
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President Trump On Iran's Denial of Talks: "Iranian Leadership is Duplicitous" +...
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President Trump Halts Combined US-Israel Strikes; Deal with Iran Under Mediation...
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Report: US & Israel Preparing for Combined Strikes Against Iran + Hamas and Arme...
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Iran's Surprise Attack on US Forces in Jordan (Tuesday) ; US Launches "Powerful"...
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US & Iran Meeting Through Mediators; Pause on Attacks Holds + Ukraine Attacks Ir...
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US & Iran Pause Attacks; President Trump Allowing Time for Negotiations + Hamas...
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US Strikes Iran for 13th Consecutive Night + President Trump Considers "Massive...
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US Hits Iran for 11th Consecutive Night + Lebanon's President Aoun in Washington...
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US Strikes Iran for 9th Consecutive Night + Lebanon's President Aoun in Washingt...
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US Strikes Continue for Seventh Night + US Sending Additional Air Refueling Tank...
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US Continues Strikes on Iran; President Trump Considers Attacking Infrastructure...
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US Continues Strikes on Iran; President Trump Threatens to Target Pickaxe Mounta...
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US Hits Iran with New Attacks; 3d Round of Strikes This Week + US Military Team...
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President Trump: Talks Continue with Iran; But Ceasefire is Over + IDF Prepared...
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