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Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump
Atomic Showdown

Donald Trump Unleashes "Project Freedom Plus": Military Force Now on the Table

President Trump has signaled a major escalation in the Persian Gulf, threatening to use direct military force alongside naval escorts as nuclear negotiations reach a breaking point.

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Lindsey Graham, the senior Republican senator

Time to Abandon Diplomacy with Tehran

The "Freedom Plus" Mission: Inside Graham’s Push for Military Escalation

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USS Bush

"Ceasefire on life support"

U.S. Considers Relaunching Project Freedom to Break Strait of Hormuz Blockade

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President Donald Trump

 Trump Blasts Iran’s Latest Response

"It’s Dying": Trump Warns Ceasefire is in Critical Condition

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Esmail Baghaei

Rising tensions

"Endless American Greed": Iran's Foreign Ministry Fires Back as Nuclear Talks Teeter on the Edge

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Oil pump

Drill drill drill

Saudi Oil Shows Profit Spike Despite Iran War

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Work on an electrical line. Illustration.

$10 Trillion at Risk

Digital Siege: Iran Threatens to Cut Global Internet Cables in the Gulf

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HMS Dragon

"When conditions allow"

Britain Sends Warship to Hormuz - But Not to Fight Alongside America

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Midget sub

Hormuz heats up

Iranian Navy's Midget Submarines Surface in Strait of Hormuz Exercise

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Iran

ESCALATING TENSIONS

Iran Declares End of Restraint as Chabahar Blast Shakes Fragile Ceasefire

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Tanker, Illustrative

Running man

Iran Strikes Ship After Qatar Runs Hormuz Blockade

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Strait of Hormuz

Spill the deets

Iran Denies Oil Spill Off Kharg Island

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Trump taunts Iran

 Butterfly drones, laser destroyers

"Bye Bye Drones": Trump Presents the End of the Iranian Navy in AI Images

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Strait of Hormuz

Deep Dive

The 21 Miles That Hold the World Hostage | 40 Years in the Strait of Hormuz

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Tanker, Illustrative

Desperate times

Dark Ships at Midnight: How the UAE is Moving Oil through Hormuz 

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A "terrifying explosion" in Tehran.

Back to War?

BREAKING: Major War Escalation as Violent explosions rock southern Iran

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Crane ship near by Bandar Abbas coastline in the Persian Gulf

UAE Accused

Explosions in Bandar Abbas: Fire Exchanged in the Crucial Strait of Hormuz

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Strait of Hormuz

Restarting the Engines

Breaking the Blockade: U.S. Moves to Restart "Project Freedom" This Week

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Aircraft Carrier with Naval fleet

Two Ships Out, 1,600 Still Trapped

"Operation Freedom" Fails at Sea: Why Trump’s Naval Rescue Operation Lasted Only 48 Hours

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Strait of Hormuz blockade

The 30-Day Window

Lower Your Expectations: The Truth About the Looming U.S.-Iran Interim Deal

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