Republicans break ranks, but Senate fails to curb Trump’s Iran war powers
The bill falls short, but vote shows cracks are growing in the Republican support for the US-Israel war on Iran.
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aljazeera.com
13.05.2026
Netanyahu visited UAE in ‘secret’ during US-Israel war on Iran, office says
The Israeli prime minister's office describes trip as a 'historic breakthrough' in relations with Gulf state.
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aljazeera.com
13.05.2026
Trump-Xi summit: China’s help in Iran may require US concessions
Analysts say China may seek changes in US policy towards Taiwan if it were to pressure Iran to reopen Hormuz.
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aljazeera.com
13.05.2026
Series of tremors near Tehran renews concerns over major quake risk
The tremors have been felt in an area close to the Mosha fault, one of Iran’s most active seismic zones.
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aljazeera.com
13.05.2026
Trump and Xi to meet in Beijing: The key issues shaping the China summit
Trump and Xi meet as trade, Taiwan and the Iran war dominate a high-stakes US-China summit.
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aljazeera.com
13.05.2026
Bahrain-led UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz gains support of 112 nations
The resolution calls for free navigation through the strait and an end to Iranian attacks on its Gulf neighbours.
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aljazeera.com
13.05.2026
A secret Israeli base in Iraq? What we know
Israeli troops reportedly used this base to launch attacks against Iran during the war.
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aljazeera.com
12.05.2026
Report alleges Israel operated covert outpost in Iraq during war on Iran
According to The Wall Street Journal, Israel operated a military base in the Iraq during the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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aljazeera.com
12.05.2026
Global energy crisis highlights meagre oil buffers in developing world
Governments in the Global South are among the least prepared to respond to the oil shock caused by the Iran war.
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aljazeera.com
12.05.2026
UK sanctions network accused of planning attacks for Iran
Britain freezes assets and travel for those accused of laundering billions and plotting Iranian-backed hostile activity.
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aljazeera.com
11.05.2026
Trump says ceasefire is on ‘life support’ after rejecting Iran’s proposal
US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal.
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aljazeera.com
11.05.2026
Trump says ceasefire on ‘life support’, slams Iran response to US proposal
Efforts between Washington and Tehran to reach an agreement continue to fall short, fuelling concerns of return to war.
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aljazeera.com
11.05.2026
Ex-Israeli PM: Hezbollah is the enemy of Lebanon and must be disarmed
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert speaks to Redi Tlhabi on Lebanon, the 2006 war, Hezbollah, and the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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aljazeera.com
11.05.2026
Trump calls Iran response “totally unacceptable”
Report on the latest developments after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to the US peace proposal.
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aljazeera.com
11.05.2026
Oil prices jump after Trump dismisses Iran proposal to end war
The Strait of Hormuz waterway remains effectively shut, severely disrupting global energy shipments.
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bbc.com
11.05.2026
Iran activists tell BBC how threat of war intensifies trauma of repression
A dissident in Tehran says she feels helpless and under immense psychological pressure.
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bbc.com
11.05.2026
Trump calls Iran response to US proposal to end war 'totally unacceptable'
No details have been released of Iran's response - or the US proposals - designed to bring the war to an end.
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bbc.com
11.05.2026
Trump says US will not allow Iran to reach enriched uranium
US president says Washington has the nuclear material in Iran 'surveilled' and will 'blow up' anyone who gets near it.
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aljazeera.com
10.05.2026
Food inflation hammers households in war-hit Iran
Iranians faced with skyrocketing food prices as inflation soars, currency plunges amid US-enforced naval blockade.
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aljazeera.com
10.05.2026
Satellite images show likely oil slick off Iran’s Kharg Island
Satellite images have captured a suspected oil slick spanning dozens of square kilometres near Iran’s Kharg Island.
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aljazeera.com
10.05.2026