14 h. ago Hezbollah warns enemies will 'taste death' and threatens 'comprehensive war' if Trump strikes Iran

Hezbollah has warned that its enemies will 'taste the bitterest forms of death' if Donald Trump strikes its backer, Iran. 

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42 h. ago Death toll rises over 33,000 in Iran as leader issues chilling warning to Trump

While the numbers of protestors being killed in Iran continues to rise, Donald Trump claims Washington is watching the events unfold very closely

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67 h. ago KLM and Air France suspend flights to Middle East as Iran warns Trump any US attack will mean 'all

The comment from Iran came as Washington moved an aircraft carrier strike group and other military assets into the region, fuelling fears of a major escalation.

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3 d. ago Trump issues stern warning as he sends 'massive' fleet to Iran

Donald Trump has hinted that he would order military strikes on Iran after the tyrannical regime in Tehran killed hundreds of protesters demonstrating for greater freedoms

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3 d. ago Trump orders a 'massive' military fleet toward Iran with ominous warning about what could come next: 'We're watching'

Donald Trump warned Iran that the United States is 'watching' and has an armada headed toward the region a week after violent protests that many believed would force Trump to strike Tehran

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6 d. ago Trump warns Iran the whole country will be 'blown up' if he is assassinated

President Donald Trump threatened to blow up the entire country of Iran 'if something happens,' when asked about the threats to his life airing on Iranian state television.

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1 week ago Iran protests live: EU warns airlines to avoid Iranian airspace as Trump considers US strike

The exiled son of the last Shah said the Islamic Republic ‘will fall soon’

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1 week ago Iran protests latest: Trump warns Tehran killing will have ‘grave consequences’ as 800 executions halted

Flights have resumed over Iran after an order closing its airspace to commercial aircraft expired

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1 week ago Gulf states and Turkey warned Trump strikes on Iran could lead to major conflict

US allies’ lobbying appears to have helped persuade president to hold off for now on military assaultSaudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Oman urged Donald Trump not to launch airstrikes against Iran in a last-minute lobbying campaign prompted by fears that an attack by Washington would lead to a major and intractable conflict across the Middle East.The warnings of chaos from the longstanding US allies appear to have helped persuade Trump late on Wednesday to hold off for the moment on a military assault. In the case of Saudi Arabia, its reticence led it to deny the US use of its airspace to mount any attacks. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Iran closes airspace as Donald Trump warns US are 'locked and loaded' amid deadly protests

Iran temporarily closed its airspace for over two hours on January 15 amid escalating tensions with the United States, as deadly anti-government protests continue with over 2,571 reported deaths

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1 week ago Trump's 'military intervention' in Iran 'appears likely' and 'possibly within next 24 hours', officials warn, as US evacuates Middle East military base

American, European and Israeli sources said preparations for possible action were under way as Washington begins evacuating personnel from a major U.S. military base in the region.

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1 week ago US military to withdraw some personnel from Middle East amid Iranian threats

Tehran threatens to strike US bases in Middle East if Washington carries out pledge to intervene in Iran Iran protests: live updatesHundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospitalIran protests: what we know so far about the anti-government demonstrationsThe US military will withdraw some of its personnel from its bases in the Middle East, according to a US official, after Iranian threats of striking US bases if Washington intervenes in Iran. A US official told Reuters and the Associated Press on Wednesday that the withdrawal was a precaution, while diplomats said that some forces had already been advised to leave al-Udeid base in Qatar. Iran struck al-Udeid in June after the US hit nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran, though the strike was telegraphed and largely symbolic.Iranian officials have warned the US not to intervene in nationwide protests as Donald Trump reviews options for a strike on the country. The US president had previously promised to “rescue protest...

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1 week ago Trump warns of 'very strong action' against Iran if protesters executed as over 12,000 feared dead

The US has hinted at military intervention in Iran as the country continues its lethal crackdown on protestors

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1 week ago Iran protests live updates: death toll passes 2,500 as Trump warns Tehran against executions

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan SoltaniTrump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protestsIran protests: what we know so far about the spiralling anti-government demonstrationsFor the first time in days, Iranians were able to make calls abroad from their mobiles on Tuesday, according to reporting by Associated Press. Texting services have not been restored, however, and nor has the internet.Although Iranians were able to call abroad, they could not receive calls from outside the country, several people in the capital told Associated Press. The internet remained blocked, they said, though it is possible to access some government-approved websites. Cloudfare - an internet infrastructure provider, and one of several companies and mon...

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1 week ago Donald Trump sends Iran 'very strong' warning ahead of planned executions

At least 2,000 people have died in the protests and others have been scheduled for executions as outlets reported that videos showed body bags lined up at morgues in the capital

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1 week ago Donald Trump warns Iran of 'very strong action' as at least 2,000 protesters dead

The US President said 'we will take very strong action' if the country carries out the execution of protesters

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1 week ago Trump warns Iran of 'very strong action' as tensions rise and at least 2,000 protesters dead

Erfan Soltani, 26, will be the to be the first to face execution in Iran's crackdown on protesters after allegedly taking part in the anti-government protests last week

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1 week ago Iran protests live updates: Trump warns of ‘very strong action’ if Iran executes protesters, as death toll soars

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan Soltani Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests Erfan Soltani is reportedly facing execution in Iran on Wednesday after he was tried, convicted and sentenced, following his arrest on Thursday.The 26-year-old was arrested in Karaj, a city on the north-west outskirts of Tehran, at the peak of the protests before the internet black-out. Soltani is one of the many thousands of protesters arrested last week. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump warns Iran to ‘show humanity’ or face ‘very strong action’

US president set to meet top aides at the White House about a possible intervention

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1 week ago Trump sends message to Iranian protesters: ‘Help is on its way’

‘We are witnessing final days of this regime’ says German chancellor

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