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Tehran says Strait of Hormuz “under Iran’s control” after Trump threatens U.S. might “keep it”

August 14, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

People walk by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters] Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August […]

Iran Sends Top Official to Kabul as Tehran Moves to Deepen Economic and Trade Ties With Taliban

August 14, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Iran’s Agriculture Minister Gholam-Reza Nouri has arrived in Kabul at the head of an Iranian delegation for meetings with Kabul officials, Iran’s embassy in Afghanistan said Wednesday. Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published […]

USS Abraham Lincoln Under Scrutiny as Lawmakers Demand Answers Over Sailor Welfare During Record Deployment

August 14, 2026 Diana Zapata 0

by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August 14, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is facing growing scrutiny over conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln after reports that sailors have attempted to go […]

Iran Says U.S. ‘Miscalculated’ Over Strait of Hormuz Despite Trump’s Claim of ‘Total Control’

August 13, 2026 Diana Zapata 0

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Bandar Abbas [Atta Kenare/AFP] by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August 13, 2026 TEHRAN, Iran — Iran is pushing back forcefully […]

Israel Accused of Deliberately Setting Fires in Lebanon as Border Tensions Escalate

August 13, 2026 Diana Zapata 0

Forest fires sweep through the outskirts of the southern Lebanon village of Kfar Shouba on 5 August after Israeli bombing, despite the ceasefire. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August […]

NYPD Rejects City Hall Claim of Police Escort for Mamdani’s Wife on Syria-Lebanon Trip

August 12, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Rama Duwajo, 29, will jet off to Syria and Lebanon towards the end of next month without taxpayer funded security detail after the NYPD shut down the mayor’s allegation request Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews […]

U.S. Fires on Ship Attempting to Break Iran Blockade as Tehran Hardens Military Leadership

August 12, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 12, 2026 WASHINGTON — The United States has escalated enforcement of its blockade against Iranian ports after American forces fired on a Panama-flagged cargo vessel accused […]

Syria Sentences Ousted Bashar al-Assad to Death in Absentia Over War Crimes

August 12, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Syrians carry pictures of those killed during the war outside the court where former ruler Bashar al-Assad was sentenced in absentia. Bakr Alkasem/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 12, 2026 […]

Drone Strike Sparks Massive Fire at Libya’s Zawiya Refinery as Oil Company Warns of Possible Shutdown

August 11, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 11, 2026 TRIPOLI, Libya — A drone strike on Libya’s Zawiya oil complex triggered a massive fire at a fuel-storage facility, damaging a tank containing millions […]

Trump rejects Iran’s Hormuz demands, says Tehran must pay compensation

August 11, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 10, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is pushing back against Iran’s demands for compensation and other concessions tied to the reopening of the Strait of […]

IRANIAN WOMAN WARNS AMERICANS: ‘WE TRIED TO WARN YOU’ AS DEBATE OVER POLITICAL ISLAM INTENSIFIES

August 11, 2026 Diana Zapata 0

Published August 11, 2026 HOUSTON, Texas — An Iranian woman living in the United States is issuing a stark warning to Americans, arguing that the country should pay closer attention to what she describes as […]

Israel demolishes homes in Southern Lebanon as tanks advance, raising new questions over ceasefire talks

August 11, 2026 Diana Zapata 0

Published August 11, 2026 BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli forces are demolishing homes in southern Lebanon as tanks and military vehicles move through the area, alarming residents and adding fresh pressure to U.S.-mediated negotiations between Israel […]

Houthis’ news Red Sea threat escalates as Saudi Arabia, Iran-backed group edge toward conflict

August 11, 2026 Diana Zapata 0

Houthis threaten to shut the crucial Bab Al- Mandeb through which 7% of Global oil passes Published August 11, 2026 SANAA, Yemen — A Saudi strike targeting an Iranian flight bound for Yemen has triggered […]

Christian Persecution Concerns Mount in Egypt as Coptic Community Faces New Attacks, Detentions

August 10, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 10, 2026 A series of recent incidents involving Egypt’s Christian community has renewed concerns over religious freedom in the Muslim-majority nation, with the imprisonment of a […]

Trump Says U.S. Is ‘Low-Keying’ Iran Conflict as Economic Pressure Takes Center Stage

August 10, 2026 Diana Zapata 0

AFP / Getty Images Published August 10, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the United States is taking a more restrained approach toward Iran, signaling that Washington is allowing economic pressure to build rather […]