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1 killed, another injured in shooting at US Air Force base in New Mexico

The Air Force base near Alamogordo was put on lockdown because of reports of an active shooter

Iran confirms national security chief Ali Larijani killed in Israeli strike

The Secretariat of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Ali Larijani was killed along with his son Mortaza Larijani, and SNSC deputy for security Alireza Bayat

Trump officials vow legal fight against Anthropic over AI tool ban

The company is asking the court to issue a preliminary injunction to block the government's ban from staying in effect while the legal fight plays out

Top counterterrorism official Joseph Kent resigns in protest of Iran war

He is the first high-profile administration official to step down in protest of the conflict

Iran crisis: After Larijani killing who else in Tehran can the US talk to?

As the US-Israeli war on Iran intensifies and continues to wreak havoc, some fear that the death of a figure like Larijani could block potential diplomatic efforts to end it quickly

Military op on Iran proceeding very well, rebuild may take 10 years: Trump

Trump further said that it would take ten years to rebuild the damage that had been done to Iran

US judge orders restoration of Voice of America, journalists back to work

US District Court Judge gave the US Agency for Global Media a week to put together a plan for putting Voice of America on the air

'We will pursue, find, neutralise him': Israel on Mojtaba Khamenei

military spokesperson Effie Defrin said Israel would continue targeting members of Iran's paramilitary Basij force

5,000-pound bombs used to strike Iranian missile sites near Hormuz: US

US forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile near Hormuz, said US Centcom

Trump, Rubio call for new leadership in Cuba amid deepening economic crisis

The Trump administration is looking for President Miguel Diaz-Canel to leave as the US continues negotiating with the Cuban government

Trump fumes at Nato for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz

Trump said US is not getting support 'despite the fact that they helped' Nato so much

China urges halt on military operations in West Asia over trade disruption

Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Lin Jian said the recent tense situation in the Strait of Hormuz is causing disruptions in the world trade

Zelenskyy, Starmer urge support for Ukraine as Iran war steals focus

The meeting came days after the US temporarily waived some Russian oil sanctions in a bid to ease pressure on global supplies triggered by the war in the West Asia

Iran confirms killing of Basij force head Gen Gholam Reza Soleimani

The killings would strip Iran of important leaders during a war that presents that greatest test for the Islamic Republic in recent decades

Strait of Hormuz situation won't return to 'pre-war' status: Iran

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf remarks come amid escalating tensions in the region following ongoing military confrontations involving the United States, Israel and Iran

France could help secure Hormuz only after bombing stops, says Macron

Macron said his country is ready to help, but only as part of a mission separate from war

'It won't be too long': Trump says Strait of Hormuz will be secured soon

He did not provide a specific timeline or outline how the US plans to secure the strategic waterway

Scrapping Obama-led Iran deal averted 'nuclear holocaust': Trump

Trump's remarks come amid heightened tensions following the ongoing military confrontation involving the United States, Israel and Iran

Erased 2 names on the punch card, many more to follow: Netanyahu

Netanyahu claimed to have eliminated Iranian leader Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the country's Supreme National Security Council and Basij force CommanderGholamreza Soleimani

Iran keeps up attacks on neighbours after Israel kills 2 top officials

With concerns growing about a global energy crisis, an Iranian official said Tehran had no intention of relinquishing its tight grip on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz