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UK draws fire from Israel and United States over sanctions on West Bank goods
The United Kingdom’s government is coming under heavy fire from Israel and the United States as it prepares to implement restrictions on goods produced in West Bank settlements.
Argentina escalates Falklands dispute as Trump leaves UK support in doubt
Javier Milei has threatened sanctions on oil companies near the Falklands and promised new naval funding, hardening Argentina's claim days after Donald Trump declined to rule out shifting US policy on the islands.
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Trump insists US munitions stocks ample as Iran war drags on
US President Donald Trump insists the American forces hold "virtually unlimited" ammunition and is producing munitions at record levels, rejecting reporting that the war with Iran is straining US firepower.
Peru's rupture with Iran was never about Tehran
Peru's break with Iran cost almost nothing economically but sends a clear geopolitical signal. As Lima moves closer to Washington and Israel, its roughly $50bn annual goods-trade relationship with China creates a much harder strategic dilemma.
Israeli defence tech XTEND to begin trading on NYSE following $1.5bn merger
Israeli defence tech company XTEND will begin trading on the Nasdaq on September 4 after completing a $1.5bn business combination with real estate developer JFB Construction Holdings.
Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz "Trump Strait" as US presses control claim
US President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz the "Trump Strait"
11 EU members push to curb foreign policy vetoes as bloc weighs wider reform
Reform discussion ongoing amid questions over whether the EU's institutions are equipped for another round of enlargement.
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Iran says US strike on Sirik wedding killed five, wounded 68
A US strike on a wedding in the port of Kuhestak in Iran's Sirik district killed five and wounded 68, a Hormozgan provincial official said, in an account attributed to Iranian officials and not independently verified.
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Putin pledges support to Iran in war with US at Bishkek summit
Russia's Vladimir Putin told Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian that Moscow was providing necessary assistance in Tehran's war with the US, at the SCO summit in Bishkek, though he did not specify the nature of the support.
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Trump calls Iran a 'failed nation' in latest outburst
US President Donald Trump called Iran a "failed nation" whose leadership must face a war crimes trial, in a Truth Social post on August 31, hours after Iran's IRGC fired missiles at two US bases in Jordan.
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COMMENT: How Canada is learning from Iran's negotiating tactics
With trade talks turning “nasty”, Canada’s negotiating position is beginning to emulate that of Iran’s and that is bad news for the US.
Have Netanyahu's election hopes been ended by this new right-wing party?
As Israel races towards its election on October 27, the future of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears increasingly uncertain, with IDF veteran Ofer Winter threatening to derail his election campaign.
Turkey’s defence ministry hires Trump and Israel-linked lobbyist Ballard on $2.4mn contract
Speculation says Republican fundraiser, who runs top-earning lobby shop in Washington, could push to secure F-35 fighter jets for Ankara.
Iran's Araghchi says US pressure won't work after Qatar talks in Tehran
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says diplomacy with the United States can be revived only if Washington accepts that pressure does not work following a meeting with Qatari officials on August 27.
Slovenia blocks joint EU statement condemning Israeli settlement plans
Under PM Janez Jansa, Slovenia makes u-turn from pro-Palestine to Europe's strongest supporter of Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu.
COMMENT: China vows to keep trading with Iran as US "economic D-Day" targets Tehran's lifelines
China says it will keep cooperating with Iran despite Washington's "economic D-Day" sanctions campaign, undercutting a drive that depends on pressuring the buyer of 90% of Iran's oil.
Pakistan's Munir carried 'US proposal' to Tehran on Hormuz
Pakistan's army chief carried a US framework to Tehran offering blockade and sanctions relief in return for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, though neither side has confirmed it.
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Iran's rial slides past 2mn per dollar on open market
Iran's rial has slid past IRR2,031,000 to the dollar on the open market, roughly halving in under a year as war, sanctions and a naval blockade drain the supply of hard currency.
US says it has diverted 70 ships enforcing Iran blockade
US Central Command says it has diverted 70 commercial vessels and disabled three since resuming its naval blockade of Iran, which Tehran says has halted its oil exports.
Is Netanyahu's attack on Syria part of his greater election strategy?
The US ambassador to Turkey claimed that Israel’s strike on a Syrian airbase may have been an election ploy by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and with bitter rival Gadi Eisenkot rising in the polls, this is an accusation worth exploring.