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Iran (Islamic Republic)
Islamic Republic pursuing nuclear latency and regional deterrence through missiles and proxies.
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Israel–Iran Confrontation
Primary belligerent retaliating with missile/drone barrages and proxy activation.
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Lebanon Stability Crisis
External patron of Hezbollah's rearmament
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RECENT CLAIMS MENTIONING THIS ENTITY
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Trump held a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on July 25 focused on the Iran conflict.
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An explosion and fire were reported in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran, per Iranian state media.
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Brent crude oil rose 7.8% to $81.92 a barrel following the strait attacks.
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The UAE Defense Ministry said it reserves its full right to respond to the escalation and protect its territory.
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Yemen's Information Minister warned Iran and the Houthis against using Tehran–Sana'a flights to transfer military personnel.
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US President Donald Trump said earlier this month that Iran must never be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons because it would use them.
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US-Israel MoU talks planned for early 2026 were delayed by the war with Iran until April 2026.
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CENTCOM announced a new series of US strikes on Iranian targets on Thursday.
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An airport was reported hit in Iranshahr, in a southeastern Iranian province bordering Pakistan.
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Satellite imagery showed damage on Kharg Island, Iran, following US strikes amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
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Trump said the US will target Iranian power plants and bridges next week unless Iran negotiates.
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US military completed a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran, ordered by Trump, using fighter aircraft, drones and warships.
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US strikes hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage and maritime capabilities in Iran.
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Former Iranian FM Mottaki called on Iran to launch a ground war, seize a US Middle East base, and take thousands of US soldiers hostage.
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The United States conducted new strikes targeting Iran.
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Trump said his decision to launch Operation Epic Fury was made on February 28.
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Satellite imagery shows damage on Kharg Island, Iran, after US strikes.
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US Central Command said it attacked coastal defence and cruise missile sites on Iran's Greater Tunb Island around 1000 GMT.
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US Central Command struck coastal defense and cruise missile sites on Iran's Greater Tunb Island around 1000 GMT.
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IRGC claimed strikes on Camp Arifjan and destroyed a radar installation at Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
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Iranian media reported missiles struck energy and desalination systems in Jask, Hormozgan province, cutting water to about 10,000 residents.
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US officials require Iran to transfer its estimated 410 kilograms of enriched uranium to the US as condition for a final agreement.
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CENTCOM confirmed US forces completed a seventh nightly wave of strikes on Iranian targets on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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CENTCOM confirmed a seventh nightly wave of US strikes on Iranian surveillance, logistics, weapons storage, and naval targets.
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US conducted a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military sites, including logistics infrastructure.
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Missiles struck power facilities and desalination pumps in Jask, Iran, cutting drinking water to nearby villages.
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Iran said it targeted fuel tanks at the Al-Azraq base in Jordan in response to US attacks.
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Iranian state TV said US strikes in Hormozgan Province killed three, wounded eight, and damaged two bridges and a tunnel.
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Iran's army said it struck US targets in Kuwait, including ammunition depots at Al-Adiri camp and Ali Al-Salem base.
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US forces struck Iranian military sites, including logistics infrastructure and underground weapons storage, for a seventh consecutive night.
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Missiles struck power facilities and desalination pumps in Jask, Iran, cutting drinking water to nearby villages.
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Iran suspended its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, accusing the US of violating the agreement.
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Strikes in Iran's coastal Hormozgan Province killed three and wounded eight, damaging two bridges and a road tunnel.
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Iran's southern Hormozgan province was hit by three US airstrikes on Saturday, per Iranian media cited by Reuters.
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GCC Secretary-General Albudaiwi condemned Iran's attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan as war crimes.
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Iran suspended its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, accusing the US of violating the agreement.
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Three US airstrikes hit Iran's southern Hormozgan province on Saturday, per Iranian media.
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Iran's Health Ministry said at least 50 people killed and over 500 injured in US attacks since July 6.
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Kuwaiti authorities said an Iranian attack hit one of the country's power generation and water desalination stations.
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Iran's military says Arash suicide drones struck US forces' quarters at Sheikh Isa base in Bahrain in multiple waves since dawn.
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US Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed while disarming an Iranian drone in Iraq.
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A tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran conflict.
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Iran dispatched a fresh volley of missiles from western Lorestan province toward 'enemy targets.'
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Iranian ballistic missiles struck King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, Jordan, on 2026-07-19, sending black smoke rising.
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A bridge on the road to Iran's Bandar Abbas port was heavily damaged after a US strike on 18 July 2026.
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Ismail Haniyeh was killed during a visit to Iran in July 2024.
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CENTCOM said strikes aimed to weaken Iran's ability to threaten Hormuz shipping and punish the IRGC for attacking US troops in Jordan.
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CENTCOM says recent US operations targeted Iranian air defence installations and coastal surveillance sites.
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US military launched an eighth consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, according to ANI reporting.
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Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei warned the US of 'consequences' over any move to seize Kharg Island, threatening an aggressive backlash.