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Iranian Leaders Brag over the Failure of US Regime Change Plan on Iran

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Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election, at Tehran’s Interior Ministry, June 2024. (photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters) Israel and the United States went into Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury with the goal of reinstating former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the nation's new leader, according to a Tuesday New York Times report citing US officials briefed on the matter.  An associate of Ahmadinejad told the NYT that the Americans viewed Mr. Ahmadinejad as someone who could lead Iran and manage “ Iran ’s political, social, and military situation.” Ahmadinejad served as Iranian president from 2005 until 2013. Following this, he has been barred three times from running for president again by an unelected 12-member Guardian Council, in 2017, 2021, and 2024. After the 2017 disqualification, he reportedly also became a vocal critic of Ali Khamenei. Advertisement He is a...
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NATO Top Commander Said NATO not drawing up plans for Hormuz mission

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Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, May 2, 2026. (photo credit: Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP via Getty Images) NATO is not drawing up any plans for a potential mission in the  Strait of Hormuz  and would need a political decision to do so, its top commander said on Tuesday, amid suggestions by some members that the alliance could play a role there. Any decision to launch a mission would require the approval of all  NATO 's 32 members, and several have already signaled opposition, although no formal proposal has been presented so far, according to diplomats. Go to the full article > >
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Vance Claims that 'a Lot of Progress were' Made in IRAN Talks

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US VICE President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 19, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE) US Vice President  JD Vance  said on Tuesday that the United States and Iran have made a lot of progress in their talks, and neither side wants to see a resumption of the military campaign. "We think that we've made a lot of progress. We think the Iranians want to make a deal," Vance told reporters at a White House briefing. Vance said he had just spoken to Trump, who stressed that the core issue for the US is that Iran can never have a  nuclear  weapon. If that happens, Vance said, countries around the Gulf would want their own weapons, and other countries across the world would as well. Go to the full article > >
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Hamas leadership calls for kidnapping of IDF soldiers following death penalty law passing - report

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Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was  killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed) Hamas leadership is planning to intensify efforts to kidnap Israeli soldiers, and has framed kidnappings as the only effective means of securing the release of Palestinian prisoners, according to an internal message published Monday by Israeli Public Broadcaster KAN News.  The letter, circulated internally among Hamas operatives in Gaza, came after a new law was passed by the Knesset that would impose the  death penalty on convicted terrorists . In the document, Hamas described the proposed legislation as a “fascist law,” and urged members of the organization’s military wing to escalate and carry out “active operations.” Go to the full article > >
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Captured Hamas document shows how group used Gaza ceasefire to train new terrorists

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Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement. (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90) A captured  Hamas  military document found by IDF troops in the Gaza Strip in early 2025 shows how the terrorist organization used the ceasefire to train new fighters for a possible renewed war with Israel. The document, which was revealed on Tuesday, outlines a compressed seven-day training course for 121 new recruits in Hamas’s Shejaia Battalion, including weapons training, battlefield first aid, counter-drone instruction, and lessons drawn from the October 7 massacre. The training program was designed around a tight schedule, apparently due to Hamas concerns that the ceasefire could collapse. Recruits were instructed in the use of Israeli weapons, including M16 rifles and Tavor assault rifles, as well as attacks on tanks and armored personnel carriers from short and long range. Go to the full article > >
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Trump was 'an hour away' from a decision on Iran before being called to wait

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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks about health care costs and affordability from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, May 18, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST) US President Trump said that he was about "an hour away" from making the decision to attack Iran today before several Middle Eastern governments called to ask him to wait several days for negotiations, while talking to reporters on Tuesday. He added that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and Kuwait, "a little bit," were working with the US "like a team." This is a developing story.  Go to the full article > >
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Iraq condemns drone attacks on Saudi Arabia amid US pressure on Iranian-backed militias

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Smoke rises above Riyadh, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER/FILE PHOTO) Iraq is concerned about US pressure regarding Iranian-backed militias in  Iraq . As such, Baghdad and even the militias are trying to put out messaging that distances the militias from recent incidents. One incident is the US detention of a Kataib Hezbollah member, who was taken from Turkey to the US to face charges. In addition, Saudi Arabia has said three drones flew from Iraq in an attack on the Kingdom. Iraq is worried that these continued attacks will lead to pressure on the new government to dismantle the militias. Shafaq News in Iraq has provided new details on Baghdad’s moves in recent days Iraq condemned recent drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, vowed cooperation in the investigation, and moved to distance Iranian-backed militias amid growing US pressure. Go to the full article > >
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