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NewsUS air force removes all bombers from British military base RAF Fairford
No reason has been given for the withdrawal, but it follows a major incident last week when police were alerted to "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase.
NewsUS withdraws all bombers from UK base at centre of suspected terror attack
The United States has removed its B-1 bombers from a British air base one week after five men were arrested nearby on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a suspected plot that British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said was likely backed by Iran. The planes had been stationed at RAF Fairford, which had recently been used for US strikes on Iran.
NewsUS sanctions 10 entities for allegedly supporting Iran’s military
Individuals and firms in China, Pakistan, Turkiye, Iran and Saudi Arabia sanctioned as part of a pressure campaign.
NewsTrump ‘flips & flops’ with Iran between making a deal and threats to attack in ‘devastating fashion’
François Picard is pleased to welcome Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center. She describes the US-Iran conflict as a dangerous combination of military escalation, diplomatic ambiguity and political calculation. Slavin sees an absence of true diplomacy: The recent indirect contacts between Washington and Tehran, mediated by Qatar, has been too limited and too fragile to produce any serious breakthrough. For her, this amounts to “kabuki diplomacy”: they half engage while positioning themselves against any appearance of compromise.
NewsBritish police investigate if arrests near U.S. air base foiled an Iran-linked attack
Police were holding five men and examining suspected explosives found near a U.S.-operated air force base in England, as counterterror detectives investigated whether the arrests foiled an attempted attack linked to Iran.
NewsIran shifts trade north to Caspian Sea as war impairs Strait of Hormuz
Iran is looking for alternatives to export its oil as the US blockades its southern ports.
NewsTrump ‘rejects’ Iran’s seven-day ceasefire proposal. What’s next?
Analysts say Trump may opt to resume attacks on Iran after November midterm elections.
NewsIran Proposes 7-Day Plan to End War
Under the offer, the Strait of Hormuz would reopen and nuclear talks would be revived.
NewsLive: Iran warns of expanding war to Indian Ocean if US and Israel attacks again
Iran may expand the Mideast war to the Indian Ocean if the US or Israel attacks again, an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned Thursday, hours before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly. President Donald Trump, in his speech, threatened to “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a peace deal was not reached. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
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