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IRAN ISRAEL CONFLICT

IRAN ISRAEL CONFLICT

Massive US build-up sparks fears of prolonged Iran war

Carrier groups, bombers and fighters suggest preparation for extended operations

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The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier was seen entering the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, where it was ordered by US President Donald Trump as part of a massive military buildup in the Middle East.

Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon kill 8 Hezbollah members

Israeli military strikes Hezbollah after targeting Hamas in southern Lebanon earlier

People gather near a building destroyed in an Israeli strike in the village of Bednayel in eastern Lebanon, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

No space in morgues as Iranians recount crackdown

Death toll rises to 192: Witnesses describe shootings, overwhelmed hospitals and bodies

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Ion January 9, 2026.

Iran threatens Israel, US bases as Trump weighs action

US warns Tehran not to 'play games,' saying president means what he says

This frame grab from a video released by Iran state TV shows vehicles burning amid night of mass protests in Tehran.

Iran’s biggest protests in years: What’s driving unrest

Economic collapse and rising prices have pushed Iranians back onto the streets nationwide

Shopkeepers and traders protest in the street against the economic conditions and Iran's embattled currency in Tehran on December 29, 2025.

Israel opposes Palestinian state plan on eve of UN vote

Draft resolution would follow up on ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

Unlike previous drafts, the latest version of the resolution mentions a possible future Palestinian state, which the Israeli government is vehemently against.

Gazans begin to restore historic fort damaged in war

Pasha Palace Museum reputedly once housed Napoleon Bonaparte during one-night stay

Workers start the rehabilitation on what remains of the Pasha Palace Museum, damaged by two years of fighting between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City on November 11, 2025.

Israel gets back remains of 2014 Gaza war officer

Until now, Hamas had never acknowledged Goldin’s death nor possession of his remains.

A woman walks past a photo of Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier killed in 2014 whose body has been held in Gaza since then, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025.

At UN, Iran says US-Israel strikes hurt global trust

Pezeshkian repeats Tehran’s claims that it does not seek a nuclear weapon

President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2025 in New York City.

Israel 'determined to go to the end' in Gaza: UN chief

The move escalates its war in defiance of international condemnation

Displaced Palestinians move with their belongings southwards on a road in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the central Gaza Strip following renewed Israeli evacuation orders for Gaza City on September 16, 2025.

What we know so far about Israeli attack on Qatar

Qatar condemns Israeli strike on Hamas officials in Doha; US issues shelter warning

A man looking at smoke billowing after explosions in Doha's capital Qatar.

Docu-drama gives voice to Gaza victims at Venice fest

Rajab’s Red Crescent call from wreck sparked brief but widespread international outrage

Amer Hlehel, from left, Clara Khoury, director Kaouther Ben Hania, Motaz Malhees and Saja Kilani pose for photographers at the photo call for the film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' during the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.

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