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Tucker Carlson claims Trump admin could soon launch nuclear strike on Iran with Netanyahu pushing hard

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Tucker Carlson alleged the US could decide within days on a nuclear strike targeting Iran's nuclear program. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo) (REUTERS)

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson claimed on Saturday that US President Donald Trump could decide within days whether to authorise a nuclear strike on Iran. He alleged that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressuring the administration to attack an underground nuclear facility. Tucker Carlson alleged the US could decide within days on a nuclear strike … Read more

Trump caught off guard by envoy's claim of possible strike on Iran this weekend: 'I don't know anything about that'

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President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One at President DonaldJ.TrumpInternationalAirportin West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

US President Donald Trump has responded to reports that the United States could strike Iran as soon as this weekend. He said he was unaware of the remarks made by his ambassador to Turkey. President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One at President DonaldJ.TrumpInternationalAirportin West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Mark … Read more

Saudi Arabia says it thwarted a missile strike on Medina, and other Middle East developments

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Saudi Arabia says it thwarted a missile strike on Medina, and other Middle East developments

The Saudi -led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said it thwarted a missile attack on the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia says it thwarted a missile strike on Medina, and other Middle East developments Meanwhile, the Houthis claimed an attack in the port city of Aden at a … Read more

Egypt says border operation targeted illegal mining after deadly strike

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Egypt says border operation targeted illegal mining after deadly strike

Egypt’s military on Monday said it was carrying out an operation against illegal mining along its border with Sudan, after a rights group accused Cairo of launching an airstrike that killed dozens of Sudanese miners at a remote desert site. Egypt says border operation targeted illegal mining after deadly strike Emergency Lawyers, a group that … Read more

Trump govt launches new ‘visa fraud strike team’ amid H-1B scrutiny as Microsoft, several other IT giants face green card crackdown

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Trump govt launches ‘visa fraud strike team’. (AP Photo)

The US Department of Labor is launching a visa fraud strike team and pursuing 16 fugitives linked to hundreds of millions of dollars in alleged theft, Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito announced, as the Trump administration steps up scrutiny of foreign-worker programs, including H-1B visas, and employer-sponsored immigration. Trump govt launches ‘visa fraud strike team’. (AP … Read more

US to strike Iran again? Military ordered to prepare for possible resumption of war: ‘Trump holds all the cards’

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A White House official said Trump has all options available at any time amid war with Iran. (File Photo/Bloomberg)

The Pentagon instructed US Central Command to complete preparations for a possible resumption of major combat operations in Iran, according to US officials. A White House official said Trump has all options available at any time amid war with Iran. (File Photo/Bloomberg) The directive did not set a specific date for any strikes, and President … Read more

Israel says killed Turkish NGO director in Gaza strike

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Israel says killed Turkish NGO director in Gaza strike

The Israeli military said on Sunday that it killed the director of a Turkish NGO in a strike, accusing him of being a member of Hamas’s armed wing. Israel says killed Turkish NGO director in Gaza strike The military said he maintained contact with Turkish officials and Hamas leaders. “Earlier on Sunday, the IDF conducted … Read more

Israeli strike kills five in Gaza, including four women, health officials say

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Israeli strike kills five in Gaza, including four women, health officials say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas Israeli strike kills five in Gaza, including four women, health officials say CAIRO/GAZA, – An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defence service officials said. Among the dead were a Christian … Read more

Israel targets top Hamas leader in deadly Gaza strike on anniversary

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Israel targets top Hamas leader in deadly Gaza strike on anniversary

Israel said on Saturday that it attempted to kill Hamas’s top leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on an apartment that local officials said killed five people, four of them women. Israel targets top Hamas leader in deadly Gaza strike on anniversary The pre-dawn strike came on the anniversary according to the Jewish … Read more

Third US aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt, on way to Middle East as Trump renews Iran strike threat

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File photo of USS Theodore Roosevelt in the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy via AP)

The United States is sending its third aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt and its strike group, to the Middle East where two other US carrier strike groups are already deployed, the Axios reported. File photo of USS Theodore Roosevelt in the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy via AP) The USS Theodore Roosevelt and its strike … Read more