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Trump's on-again-off-again war against Iran: in his own words
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Donald Trump has made some of the most aggressive public threats about military action of any modern US president. He has walked back many of them too.
Trump says US, Israel to hold off on Iran strikes
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on any new strikes on Iran -- provided a deal to end the months-lo...
Trump says new Iran talks set to start after calling off massive attack
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to hold off on striking the Islamic republic to pursue a deal ...
Tanker off Oman reports explosion near vessel: monitor
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
The master of a tanker off the coast of Oman has reported hearing an explosion near the vessel, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre repo...
Trump says new Iran talks to begin Monday after calling off strikes
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to hold off on new "disastrous" strikes against the Islamic republ...
Iran says close to Hormuz deal with Oman, after US suspends attack plan
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Sunday said it was nearing a deal with Oman over a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the US called off major strikes to allow for dipl...
Iran says close to Hormuz deal with Oman, after US suspends attack plan
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Iran on Sunday said it was nearing a deal with Oman over a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the US called off major strikes to allow for dipl...
Iran foreign ministry says close to deal with Oman on Hormuz route
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
The spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry said on Sunday that Tehran and Muscat were close to reaching a deal on a new maritime route through the Strait of Horm...
Hungary PM announces closure of nuclear plant due to heatwave
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced Sunday the shutdown of the country's sole nuclear power plant after record-low water levels in the Danube river ...
Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which an inmate was killed and six others woun...
Heat triggers fire at Iraq military base: authorities
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Soaring temperatures caused a fire to erupt in an arms depot at a major military base north of Baghdad on Sunday, the Iraqi defence ministry said.
Sudan army drone attack on Darfur court kills 35
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
The Sudanese army on Sunday struck a traditional court in western Darfur with drones, killing 35 people and wounding others, a rights group said.
Oil prices fall nearly 5% after US announces new Iran talks
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Oil prices tumbled on Monday in early Asia trade after US President Donald Trump announced fresh talks with Iran to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strai...
Sudan army drone attack on Darfur court kills 35
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
The Sudanese army on Sunday struck a traditional court in western Darfur with drones, killing 35 people and wounding others, a rights group said.
Yemen's Houthis deny wanting to charge Bab el-Mandeb Strait tolls
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Saturday denied seeking to charge ships for passage of the vital Bab al-Mandeb strait.
Iranian pilgrims flood Iraq for first Arbaeen since war
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe ...
Iran military accuses US of 'escalating tensions' in region
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's military accused the United States of "escalating tensions" in the Middle East on Saturday and warned countries in the region against cooperating with Wa...
Hungary says nuclear shutdown may come this weekend
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Hungary's sole nuclear power plant could shut down this weekend, days earlier than predicted, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said Saturday, as a sweltering heatwav...
China says conducted military, coast guard drills near disputed shoal
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
China said it conducted military and coast guard drills on Saturday near the Scarborough Shoal, a contested reef in the South China Sea, in a show of force afte...
Russia fired record number of missiles at Ukraine in July: AFP analysis
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Russia fired a record number of missiles at Ukraine in July, an AFP analysis of Ukrainian air force data published Saturday showed, as Kyiv renewed its call for...
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