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'No interest in meeting': Trump rejects immediate negotiations with Iran amid escalating conflict
World | Jul 22, 2026, 10:08 AM ISTTrump's remarks come amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran, with both sides continuing military operations and exchanging threats.
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US launches 10th straight night of strikes on Iran as Trump warns of retaliation over troop deaths
World | Jul 21, 2026, 06:38 AM ISTUS Central Command said on social media that the latest strikes "are designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping" in the strait.
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US launches new airstrikes to 'swiftly punish' Iran after American troops killed in Jordan
World | Jul 19, 2026, 06:56 AM ISTThe fresh strikes came after two US service members were killed, and another remains missing after Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks targeted American and partner forces in Jordan.
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US troops to exit Iraq by September as Trump confirms end of 23-year military mission in the country
World | Jul 15, 2026, 06:52 AM ISTThe US will withdraw all remaining troops from Iraq by September 30, ending a 23-year military presence. Donald Trump and Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi confirmed the move, while the Pentagon reiterated the 2024 withdrawal agreement.
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US conducts 'self-defence' strikes in Iran, targets mine-laying boats, missile sites amid talks
World | May 26, 2026, 06:56 AM ISTUS Central Command said that the strikes were carried out to protect American troops from threats posed by Iranian forces. Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats that were allegedly attempting to lay mines in the strategic waterway.
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Iran, US race against time to find American pilot after F-15 downed, IRGC announces reward
World | Apr 04, 2026, 05:00 PM ISTBoth US and Iranian military are involved in a frantic search to find the missing pilot after an American F-15E Strike Eagle plane was shot down over southwest Iran on Friday. While the US is carrying out search and rescue operations, Tehran has called on people to locate and capture the pilot.
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Hundreds or thousands of boots on ground? Inside US plan to seize Iran's uranium stockpile
World | Apr 02, 2026, 10:00 PM ISTAs per a media report, the US is considering a plan to seize Iran's uranium stockpile. The proposed plan involves hundreds of even thousands of troops who would be involved in the "large-scale ground-intensive" operation inside the enemy territory.
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Iran's fiery threat as Trump weighs ground invasion: 'Troops would be food for Persian Gulf sharks'
World | Mar 29, 2026, 11:51 PM ISTEarlier, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf also cautioned the US President, saying Iranian forces 'are waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever.'
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Billions already burned in Iran war, US mulls diverting weapons from Ukraine to Middle East: Report
World | Mar 26, 2026, 09:20 PM ISTThe US Department of Defense is reportedly spending USD 2 billion per day in the ongoing conflict against Iran in the Middle East. The financial burden has prompted the Pentagon to rethink its weapons supply to Ukraine to defend against Russia.
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Iran War: Trump set to deploy 1,000 soldiers from US Army's rapid response force to Middle East
World | Mar 25, 2026, 07:45 AM ISTThe US is preparing to deploy around 1,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, joining thousands of Marines already headed to the region. The announcement follows contradictory claims by President Trump regarding progress with Iran.
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US military refuelling plane goes down in Iraq amid ongoing war, rescue operation underway
World | Mar 13, 2026, 06:56 AM ISTA US KC-135 refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during operations against Iran, according to US Central Command, which confirmed that a second tanker landed safely. The incident comes amid escalating regional tensions in the Middle East.
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Middle East crisis: Trump rates Iran war effort '15 out of 10', says US in very strong position now
World | Mar 05, 2026, 04:41 AM ISTUS-Israeli strikes have targeted nuclear infrastructure, missile launchers, government buildings in Tehran, and leadership compounds, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top military officials.
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Iran says it struck multiple US air bases, military sites in Gulf: Full list of locations targeted
World | Mar 02, 2026, 11:38 AM ISTIran struck US military bases across six Middle Eastern countries after a US-Israel joint operation in Tehran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and inflicting widespread destruction.
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US deploys 50 fighter jets including F-22s, F-16s to Middle East, 2nd carrier strike group enroute
World | Feb 18, 2026, 07:38 AM ISTA fleet of 50 US fighter jets has been moved to the Middle East, while the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has departed the Caribbean and is now in the mid-Atlantic, sailing towards the region.
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US military downs Iranian drone that approached its aircraft carrier off Iran's southern coast
World | Feb 03, 2026, 11:51 PM ISTIn a statement sent by email, Central Command said the drone kept flying towards the ship even after US forces tried to reduce tensions. The carrier was operating in international waters at the time. The drone was identified as a Shahed-139. It was destroyed by an F-35C fighter jet.
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Operation Hawkeye Strike: US launches large-scale airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria
World | Jan 11, 2026, 06:40 AM ISTOperation Hawkeye Strike: The large-scale strikes, conducted by the US alongside partner forces, occurred around 12:30 pm ET. The strikes hit multiple Islamic State targets across Syria.
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US seizes another oil tanker, this time in Caribbean Sea in action against Venezuela-linked vessels
World | Jan 09, 2026, 08:45 PM ISTThe Olina is the fifth tanker seized by US forces under a wider effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to regulate the global movement of Venezuelan oil products.
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'Sink some American boats': Russian MP's fiery warning to US after Venezuelan oil tanker seizure
World | Jan 08, 2026, 06:43 PM ISTRussian MP Alexei Zhuravlev called for attacking with torpedoes, to sink a couple of American coast guard boats - normally, they guard their shore several thousand kilometres away from it.
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Trump proposes USD 1.5 trillion defence budget for 2027: 'This will allow to build dream military'
World | Jan 08, 2026, 08:30 AM ISTTrump called for the massive surge in spending days after he ordered a US military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and spirit him out of the country to face drug trafficking charges in the United States.
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Moscow fumes as US seizes Russia-flagged Venezuelan oil tanker, tensions high: All you need to know
World | Jan 08, 2026, 12:23 AM ISTUS officials had been tracking the tanker across the Atlantic after it evaded a US maritime blockade, repeatedly refused boarding requests from the US Coast Guard, and attempted to avoid interdiction by changing its flag and registration.