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US strikes Iran's Larak Island, Iran fires missiles at bases in Jordan
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said a “rogue supertanker” caught fire after striking two sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the United States attacked an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf.
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SDF dissolves, fully integrates into Syrian state institutions
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on August 25 that it would end its role as an independent military force and integrate its military and security institutions into the Syrian state under an agreement with the government in Damascus.
China, Jordan urge restoration of Hormuz shipping
China's Xi Jinping and Jordan's King Abdullah II have urged a return to normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and called for the Iran-US ceasefire to be preserved.
Jordan's king courts Beijing for investment as war strains economy, US ties fray
Jordan's King Abdullah II has arrived in China for his first visit since 2015, seeking Chinese investment as the Iran war strains the kingdom's economy
Iran, US trade strikes across Iraq, Jordan as war truce collapses
Iran's IRGC fired missiles at US forces and a base in Jordan on July 29, ending a days-long lull in the US-Iran war, as the US and Saudi Arabia hit Iran-aligned militias in Iraq and the Strait of Hormuz stays closed.
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Netanyahu and Trump praise White House meeting as US and Saudi forces strike IRGC-backed militias
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump lauded their White House meeting during the early hours of July 29, while US and Saudi forces struck IRGC-backed militias in Iraq.
Russia tells citizens in Jordan to shelter as Iran war reaches the kingdom
Russia has told citizens in Jordan to shelter during air raid alerts after Iranian strikes on the kingdom killed two US service members, as Washington prepares to widen military operations against Iran.
Iran hits targets in three Gulf countries and Jordan as seventh night amid American strikes
Iran struck US military targets in four countries, hitting a fuel pier in Kuwait and an air base in Bahrain, as a seventh night of American strikes on Iran's Gulf coast cut water supplies and destroyed bridges.
Bahrain hosts GCC-US meeting with Rubio on Iran deal, Hormuz
Bahrain has hosted a GCC meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manama, where Washington sought to reassure Gulf allies over the Iran deal, with Gulf states pressing for clarity on the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear and missile issues.
New initiative launched to redirect Gulf energy flows away from Strait toward Mediterranean
Syria envisioned as key cog in new energy distribution network.