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Iran says could close Hormuz Strait, amid Israel ‘threat’

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Sarah Wilson

About a fifth of the volume of the world’s total oil consumption passes through the Strait of Hormuz on a daily basis ...

Iran tells US to ‘step aside’ as it readies response to Israel over Syria strike

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David Turner

The US has not commented on the alleged message Iran had sent. Mourners try on Friday to touch the flag-draped coffins of ...

Senior Iranian commander killed after alleged Israeli strike on embassy in Syria

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David Turner

A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed on Monday in an alleged Israeli strike on the Iranian ...

Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran’s consulate building in Damascus, with deaths

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David Turner

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside, ...

Senior Iran Revolutionary Guard officials killed in strike blamed on Israel

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David Turner

Four senior members of Iran’s security forces have been killed in a suspected air strike on the Syrian capital. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary ...

Christian churches worldwide celebrate a solemn Christmas Eve

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David Turner

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Christians around the world were striving on Christmas Eve to put aside the worries and fears of an ...