Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One
A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.
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Iran's Pezeshkian orders immediate reconstruction of infrastructure damaged in US attacks
Iran's Pezeshkian orders immediate reconstruction of infrastructure damaged in US attacks Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the rapid reconstruction of strategic infrastructure damaged in US attacks, Iranian media is reporting. Pezeshkian said in comments carried by Mehr News Agency that "the completion and connection of rail networks with neighbours could play an effective role in boosting economic resilience, developing international transit corridors and maximising Iran’s geopolitical capacities".
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Iran Took Full Advantage of Ceasefire to Enhance Defense Capabilities: IRGC Spokesman
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) stressed that the Iranian armed forces made the most of the ceasefire period to enhance their defense capabilities.
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Oil Tanker Explodes in Strait of Hormuz After Leaving Designated Route
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An oil tanker violating Iran’s announced navigation route in the Strait of Hormuz exploded after striking a naval mine.
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Oil tanker explodes after hitting naval mine in Hormuz, Iranian media reports
Oil tanker explodes after hitting naval mine in Hormuz, Iranian media reports An oil tanker exploded after colliding with a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media is reporting. Tasnim news agency said the vesell struck the mine after exiting a route in the waterway approved by Tehran.
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Waves of settler attacks target mosques, homes and businesses across West Bank
Waves of settler attacks target mosques, homes and businesses across West Bank Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Sun, 07/26/2026 - 11:59 Attacks stretched from Nablus to Hebron, with Palestinian authorities calling for international action against large-scale settler violence Residents inspect the fire-damaged al-Rahma mosque in Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, after an alleged settler arson attack (Muhammed Ateeq/Middle East Eye) Off Israeli settlers on Sunday launched a series of widespread attacks across the West Bank , setting on fire two mosques in Nablus and Tulkarm and damaging heavy equipment at an industrial facility near Ramallah. Eyewitnesses told Middle East Eye that settlers also raided several towns and villages, attacked homes, destroyed vehicles and fired live ammunition to terrorise residents. The attacks targeted communities in the governorates of Nablus, Tulkarm, Ramallah, Hebron, Salfit, Qalqilya, Jericho and Jerusalem, according to Palestinian officials who said settlers were acting under the protection of Israeli forces.
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Gaza: Dialysis patients face grueling hospital journey by donkey cart
Shortly before sunrise, Palestinian Fathi Hajji begins an arduous thrice weekly journey to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
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Syria’s hopes for renewal hinge on rebuilding trust, lives and livelihoods
A country long known as a meeting point of civilizations, Syria stands once again at a crossroads
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President Urges Int’l Legal Action to Seek Compensation for US War Damages
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for legal measures through competent international bodies to seek compensation for damages caused by US attacks on Iran’s strategic transport infrastructure, describing the strikes as brazen war crimes.
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Cyberattack Hits Israeli Military Supplier IMCO, 30 Tb of Data Stolen
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hebrew-language media have reported a major cyberattack on Israeli military industries company IMCO, saying hackers from the ‘Cyber Support Front’ have stolen around 30 terabytes of data, including highly sensitive military documents.
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Lebanon's army condemns Israeli attacks preventing deployment in south
Lebanon's army condemns Israeli attacks preventing deployment in south Lebanon's army on Sunday condemned ongoing Israeli attacks in the country's south that it said were preventing its full deployment under a framework deal reached with Israel last month. "Israeli occupation forces continue their attacks and violations of current understandings and of international laws through the systematic destruction and bulldozing of homes, bombardment and sweeps with automatic weapons in several southern areas," an army statement said, adding that "the continuation of these attacks obstructs the army's full deployment according to current agreements and prevents the return of residents to their villages and towns".
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Russian Navy Develops Steadily: Putin
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Russian Navy is developing all the time, and the naval component of the country's nuclear triad is gaining strength, President Vladimir Putin said in a congratulatory message on the occasion of Navy Day.
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Netanyahu says Israel 'prepared to act more broadly' in occupied West Bank
Netanyahu says Israel 'prepared to act more broadly' in occupied West Bank Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah told reporters on Sunday that Israel is "prepared to act more broadly" in the occupied West Bank following a surge in settler attacks and military raids against Palestinians over the weekend. “The instructions we gave were to enter villages, search them, seize weapons and make arrests,” Netanyahu said.
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Lindsey Graham's legacy: Relentless warmongering dressed in folksy charm
Lindsey Graham's legacy: Relentless warmongering dressed in folksy charm Submitted by Ammiel Alcalay on Thu, 07/16/2026 - 16:10 From the Iraq quagmire to Israel's genocide in Gaza, the late senator never encountered a military intervention he didn't like Senator Lindsey Graham arrives to speak with US President Donald Trump during a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on 2 March 2020 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP) Off While the ideological and propagandistic projection of American exceptionalism as a force for good in the world has taken some lethal blows lately, this fantasy remains alive and well when US politicians are eulogised, no matter how thin the homespun platitudes get. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who died this month , was generally portrayed as an avuncular figure who “got along with everybody”, as President Donald Trump put it , despite their once-acrimonious relationship. John Thune, the Senate majority leader, said Graham “believed in the might of America to achieve good in the world”.
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US pauses attacks on Iran for a second day as peace talks continue
Trump weighs up his options after military chiefs warn of dwindling munitions stockpiles The US has paused strikes on Iran for a second night as diplomatic negotiations to avoid a return to full-out war continued on Sunday. Donald Trump is said to be weighing up diplomatic and military options in the nearly five-month-old conflict, with Benjamin Netanyahu expected to visit the White House on Tuesday. The Israeli prime minister is a vocal critic of Washington’s negotiations with Iranian leaders.
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Settler attacks on Palestinians soar by 63 percent in first half of 2026
Settler attacks on Palestinians soar by 63 percent in first half of 2026 Israeli Army Radio has reported a sharp uptick in settler violence against Palestinians in the first six months of 2026. According to the report, 660 attacks were recorded in the first half of this year, compared to 405 in the same period in 2025. It added that this weekend saw "an unusual number of 30 nationalist crime incidents".
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US says it will maintain Iran naval blocakade, redirects 12 vessels
US says it will maintain Iran naval blocakade, redirects 12 vessels US Central Command (Centcom) confirmed on Sunday that it will main its naval blockade against Iran, saying it had “redirected 12 commercial vessels trying to run the blockade, disabled 2 that didn’t comply, and boarded 2″. US forces also stopped a ship crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Friday “after the crew attempted to violate the blockade multiple times and ignored repeated warnings”.
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Iran’s Army Receives New Air Defense Systems: Spokesman
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Army Spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia said new equipment, particularly in the air defense sector, has been added to the Army’s combat organization, boosting the country’s defensive capabilities.
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Iran accuses US of attacking rescue boats
The strikes on the Naji-15 and Naji-16 off Hormozgan province are a war crime, a senior diplomat told the UN Iran has formally accused the US of deliberately striking two of its search-and-rescue vessels in the Persian Gulf, calling the attack a war crime. The accusation comes as the US maintains a blockade of Iranian ports and continues to attack the Iranian Navy.
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Iran's Alamut Castle inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage site
UNESCO added Iran's Alamut Castle and related fortifications to its World Heritage List on Sunday, making it the country's 30th tangible cultural heritage site to receive the designation.
