Author: Jon Gambrell
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Envoy says Iran will take ‘proportionate’ action if Trump follows through on attack threats
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian envoy says Tehran will “take immediate and proportionate” action if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threats to attack the country’s “whole civilization.” Tehran’s United Nations representative, Amir-Saeid Iravani, said Trump’s threats that a “whole civilization will die” if Iran does not make a deal “constitute incitement…
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Iran rejects latest ceasefire proposal as Trump deadline approaches
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Monday rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and instead said it wants a permanent end to the war, even as U.S. President Donald Trump’s ultimatum loomed for progress to avoid a major escalation in attacks against power plants and bridges. “We won’t merely accept a ceasefire,” Mojtaba Ferdousi Pour, head…
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Iran calls on the public to find the ‘enemy pilot’ as the US continues a frantic search
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday searched for a missing pilot shot down over a remote area in Iran, while President Donald Trump remained silent on the incident but reminded Tehran of his Monday deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz: “48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them.”…
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Trump says US forces will ‘finish the job’ soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago. Trump got a wide audience and a chance to…
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Attacks persist in Iran and across the Mideast as Trump threatens escalation
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran kept up its attacks on Persian Gulf neighbors on Wednesday as airstrikes pounded Tehran, while U.S. President Donald Trump again made contradictory statements about whether he was ready to wind down the war or escalate it. Trump struck a hard line Wednesday in a Truth Social post, demanding…
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Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s civilian infrastructure if a deal is not reached ‘shortly’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants, if a deal to end the war is not reached “shortly.” Tehran meanwhile struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery in Israel came…
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Iran-backed Houthis enter the month-old war and could further threaten shipping
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the month-old war in the Middle East on Saturday by claiming a missile launch that Israel said it intercepted. Pakistan said regional powers plan to meet Sunday on how to end the war, while Iran expressed skepticism about the diplomatic efforts. The war has threatened…
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Israel warns attacks on Iran ‘will escalate and expand’ as Trump claims advances in ceasefire talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel threatened to “escalate and expand” its attacks on Iran on Friday, even as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed talks on ending the war were going well and gave Tehran more time to open the Strait of Hormuz. Iran, meanwhile, gave no signs of backing down. With stock markets…
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Iran and the US harden their positions as Tehran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, with each side hardening its position over talks and setting the stage for another potential escalation in the Middle East war. Thousands more U.S. troops neared the region, while Tehran tightened its grip on the crucial Strait of Hormuz.…
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Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport. Iran’s defiance came as Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and as the…