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U.S. retaliates with fresh strikes after helicopter loss

Iran

U.S. retaliates with fresh strikes after helicopter loss

The United States on Tuesday launched strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, deepening doubts about prospects for peace between the two countries. 

Iran's players got their visas

Iran

Iran's players got their visas

Iran's national football team will travel to the United States by charter flight on June 14 — just one day before their opening World Cup match against New Zealand in Los Angeles, the Iranian Football Federation confirmed Tuesday.

Power struggle intensifies inside Turkey's main opposition party

Turkey

Power struggle intensifies inside Turkey's main opposition party

The ousted head of Turkey's main opposition party on Tuesday urged lawmakers to resist what he called a bid to eliminate it, while its court-appointed new leader pledged at a rival meeting to "cleanse the party of dirt", deepening an opposition crisis.

American helicopter shot down by Iran

Iran

American helicopter shot down by Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Iran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz overnight and vowed to respond, but gave no other details.

Five facts on sea drones after U.S. helicopter rescue

Bahrain

Five facts on sea drones after U.S. helicopter rescue

The rescue of two U.S. Army helicopter crew members by a Navy drone has spotlighted Task Force 59, the U.S. Navy's first dedicated unmanned systems unit, based in Bahrain and part of Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), which oversees U.S. naval operations in the Middle East. 

Two to three days: Trump's latest Iran deal deadline

Iran

Two to three days: Trump's latest Iran deal deadline

President Donald Trump declared early Tuesday that US diplomacy was in the "final efforts" of securing a deal with Iran to end the conflict in the Gulf, suggesting an agreement could be reached within days.

Tehran intensifies its propaganda efforts

Strait of Hormuz

Tehran intensifies its propaganda efforts

Tehran will turn the naval blockade established by the United States into another defeat for the "enemy", Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in a message posted on his Telegram channel on Monday. 

Israel refuses to be sidelined in Iran negotiations

Israel

Israel refuses to be sidelined in Iran negotiations

In launching renewed strikes on Iran on Monday in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to have a say at the peace negotiating table, where it has so far been kept at arm's length by the U.S. president.

IAEA pushes Iran to re-engage amid western resolution

Iran

IAEA pushes Iran to re-engage amid western resolution

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi called on Iran on Monday to "re-engage" with him so inspections can resume at sites the U.S. and Israel bombed a year ago, as the U.S. led a push for a resolution to that effect at the agency's board.

Iran announces end to attacks on Israel, for now

Iran

Iran announces end to attacks on Israel, for now

Iran's military announced on Monday that its first wave of attacks on Israel since a ceasefire in April was now over, although it threatened to resume the strikes if Israel continued attacks on Lebanon.

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