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A military helicopter flies above a Syrian flag during the Syria Summer Family Festival in Damascus, Syria, on August 9, 2026. (photo credit: Omar Albam / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
Hormuz shipping traffic shows no uptick in US-Iran geopolitical stalemate, according to data
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Trump declares ‘Economic D-Day’ against Iran, promises consequences to any country providing aid
“Oil smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries, front companies – It all needs to stop NOW,” Trump wrote. “You know who you are.”
Syria FM claims Israel was told that Turkey was not building forces before airbase strikes – report
US President Donald Trump told Axios that he had been briefed on the Israeli strikes against Syria, but declined to specify whether the briefing had come before or after the strikes occurred.
Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad Hasan al-Shaibani attends a panel discussion, “New Dawn for Damascus: Prospects for Syria’s Transition”, during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/WOLFGANG RATTAY)