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NewsDesk MC July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 ahvaz, bahrain, Bandar Abbas, Brent crude, Dena Karari, donald trump, Greater Tunb Island, Gulf Security, Hossein Kermanpour, iran, irgc, Jared Genser, jordan, Kharg Island, kuwait, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, naval blockade, Strait of Hormuz, tehran, U.S. Central Command, united states

US, Iran Escalate Conflict as Gulf States Come Under Fire

DUBAI-The United States expanded its military campaign deeper into Iran on Thursday while Tehran launched missile and drone attacks against

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NewsDesk MC July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 attempted murder, CAIR, civil rights, Council on American-Islamic Relations, hate crime, islamophobia, law enforcement, muslim, Peter Michael Larsen, public safety, religious violence, Reuters, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake Tribune, Shuaib Din, Stabbing, united states, Utah, Utah Islamic Center, Valley Fair Mall, West Valley City

Utah Man Charged After Alleged Religion-Motivated Stabbing of Muslim Worker

WASHINGTON-A Utah man was arrested after allegedly stabbing a Muslim kiosk worker multiple times inside a shopping mall and telling

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NewsDesk MC July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 airstrikes, bahrain, cairo, CENTCOM, commercial shipping, dubai, energy security, iran, irgc, islamic revolutionary guard corps, jordan, kuwait, maritime security, middle east, naval blockade, oil prices, Persian Gulf, Reuters, Strait of Hormuz, united states, US Central Command

US Launches Fresh Iran Strikes as Hormuz Conflict Deepens

CAIRO- The United States launched a new wave of military strikes against Iran on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade

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NewsDesk MC July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Buffer Zone, conflict, Diplomacy, Four Mothers, gaza, Gil Shely, hezbollah, iran, israel, Israel-Lebanon Border, lebanon, middle east, military, Rachel Madpis Ben-Dor, Reuters, Rome Talks, security, southern Lebanon, united states

Israeli Veterans Question Lebanon Buffer Zone as Conflict Deepens

Jerusalem- As Israel maintains a military-held buffer zone inside southern Lebanon, some Israeli military veterans are warning that the strategy

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NewsDesk MC July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, Al Udeid Air Base, ballistic missiles, Diplomacy, doha, foreign affairs, funeral, Gulf region, iran, Iran-US Conflict, irgc, islamic revolutionary guard corps, ISNA, middle east, qatar, Qatar News, regional security, Reuters, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, tehran, united states

Iranian Foreign Minister Visits Doha Following Missile Strikes on Qatar

DUBAI- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi traveled to Doha on Wednesday to attend the funeral of former Qatari Emir Sheikh

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NewsDesk MC July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 AFP, British National, Craig Foreman, Diplomacy, Espionage, hostage diplomacy, human rights, hunger strike, International Relations, iran, irgc, islamic revolutionary guard corps, Joe Bennett, judiciary, Lindsay Foreman, london, middle east, prison sentence, tehran, UK Foreign Office, united kingdom

Iran Extends Briton’s Prison Term Amid Family’s Rights Concerns

LONDON- Iran has added two years to the prison sentence of British national Craig Foreman, who is serving a 10-year

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NewsDesk MC July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 airstrikes, bahrain, CENTCOM, commercial shipping, energy security, Greater Tunb Island, iran, Iran-US Conflict, irgc, islamic revolutionary guard corps, jordan, kuwait, maritime security, middle east, naval blockade, oil prices, Persian Gulf, Reuters, Strait of Hormuz, united states, US Central Command

US Completes New Iran Strikes as Hormuz Tensions Escalate

CAIRO- The United States completed a new round of military strikes against Iran on Wednesday, targeting coastal defense infrastructure near

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NewsDesk MC July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 AFP, Amal movement, Amnesty Bill, Baalbek, beirut, capital punishment, civil war, criminal justice, death penalty, Hermel, hezbollah, human rights, israel, judiciary, Lebanese Parliament, lebanon, legislation, middle east, politics, Prison Overcrowding, tripoli

Lebanon Parliament Debates Broad Amnesty and Death Penalty Reform

BEIRUT-Lebanon’s parliament began a two-day legislative session on Wednesday to debate and vote on more than 40 draft laws, including

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NewsDesk MC July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 Beaufort Castle, beirut, Bint Jbeil, ceasefire, Diplomacy, donald trump, Haddatha, israel, Joseph Aoun, Lebanese army, lebanon, Nada Moawad, pilot zones, Rome, Simon Karam, southern Lebanon, united states, US Central Command, US State Department, Walla, Ziad Haykal

Lebanon, Israel Set for New US-Brokered Talks in Rome

BEIRUT- Lebanese and Israeli negotiators are due to begin a sixth round of U.S.-brokered talks in Rome on Tuesday, with

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NewsDesk MC July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 Arabian Sea, donald trump, energy security, fox news, freedom of navigation, Geopolitics, global trade, Gulf of Oman, Gulf region, international security, iran, maritime security, middle east, naval operations, oil markets, regional tensions, saudi arabia, shipping, Strait of Hormuz, tehran, united states, Washington

Trump Says US Will Be Paid to Guard Hormuz Strait

WASHINGTON- President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would assume responsibility for guarding the Strait of Hormuz

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