Trump accuses Iran of ‘fake hits’ to drive up oil prices

"They are even making up fake hits, mines, and everything else, because more Oil is coming through the Hormuz Strait now than it did even prior to the beginning of the Conflict," said Donald Trump.

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Iranian Kurdish opposition hails KRG’s ‘positive role’, dismisses expulsion reports

“The Kurdistan Regional Government [KRG] has played a very positive role until this moment. We take their political situation into consideration,” Amanj Zibaee, a senior member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), a prominent opposition group, told The New Region. 

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IRGC says struck vessels in Hormuz, threatens regional ‘aggressor’ bases

“Four offending vessels, engaged in ship-to-ship transfers of oil cargoes, have been struck simultaneously and are currently ablaze,” read a statement from IRGC’s navy forces, accusing the ships of having “utilized unauthorized paths.” 

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Iran made ‘serious efforts’ to mitigate wartime economic pressure on Iraq: Araghchi

“I believe the Iraqi people understand this reality and recognize that the difficulties they have faced during this period stem from the attack by the United States and Israel," said Abbas Aragchi

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Tehran, Moscow ‘cooperate closely’ on Iran’s US talks: Araghchi

“We engaged in detailed discussions today regarding key regional and international issues, as well as matters of mutual interest within our bilateral relations,” Abbas Araghchi said, speaking alongside his Russian counterpart at a joint presser, noting that the two countries “cooperate closely” on matters such as the US-Iran negotiation

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Iran’s Pezeshkian warns against environmental impacts of war

Pezeshkian called on the international community to address the matter with “greater seriousness,” urging it to “establish effective, transparent, and enforceable mechanisms to safeguard natural heritage and biodiversity.”

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IRGC warns of ‘very real’ chance of new US strikes before midterms

“Although launching a new war against Iran would be irrational for the United States, the possibility remains very real, as the Trump administration needs a ‘win’ prior to the midterm elections,” IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi told state media on Wednesday.

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Trump says Russia, China not helping Iran ‘at all’

Trump’s remarks came in response to what he said were claims by his opposition that Russia and China are helping Iran, adding that even if they are, “it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all.”

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Nechirvan Barzani says Kurdish opposition groups behaved ‘irresponsibly’ during Iran war

The Kurdistan Region “cannot become a place from which Iran is threatened,” Barzani stressed.

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