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PEOPLE WALK past an anti-US billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)
May 29, 5:42 AM
Iraqi Prime Minister urges armed factions to disarm and join state institutions Newly elected Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi urged armed factions in the country to work “under the umbrella of the state and its official institutions.” ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a televised address after assuming office, in Baghdad, Iraq May 16, 2026.(photo credit: IRAQI PRIME MINISTER MEDIA OFFICE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
May 29, 5:42 AM
US denies Iranian claims of aircraft interception near BushehrExplosions were also heard near the Strait of Hormuz and Bandar Abbas, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news reported on Thursday night.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 25, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)Go to the full article > >
May 29, 5:42 AM
Iranian regime operative who directed wave of Ashab al Yamin attacks on Jewish targets indictedOriginally indicted with six counts in a complaint on May 15, the Iraqi and Iranian national was charged on Thursday with conspiring to provide material support to Kata’ib Hezbollah and the IRGC.ByMICHAEL STARR
MOHAMMAD BAQER Saad Dawood Al-Saadi standing in front of an array of machineguns in a conference room.(photo credit: US Justice Department Office of Public Affairs)Go to the full article > >
May 29, 5:42 AM
VP JD Vance says US not there yet on Iran, but closeByREUTERS