Author: Jack Hunter
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U.S. set to levy 10% tariffs on goods from 80 nations
The tariffs will exempt oil, gas, certain natural resources, goods covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and products already subject to national security tariffs, including cars and steel.
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Trump ties Saudi nuclear deal to Israel ties
Nonproliferation experts have raised concerns that the absence of such guardrails could allow enrichment to weapons-grade levels.
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Iraqi PM visits Iran, signs agreements in Tehran
Iraq remains heavily reliant on Iranian natural gas and electricity, and bilateral trade exceeds $12 billion annually. Millions of Iranian Shiite pilgrims also travel to Iraq’s holy sites each year.
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More than 3,200 Israelis enter Al-Aqsa compound
Palestinian officials said Israeli forces imposed tight restrictions at the mosque’s gates, barred large numbers of Palestinian worshippers and students from entering, and assaulted several worshippers.
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UK millionaires urge Burnham to raise taxes on wealth
Patriotic Millionaires said its own polling showed most millionaires supported higher taxes on themselves.
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Houthis claim Red Sea tanker strikes amid Iran conflict
Iran also said two people were killed in a U.S. missile strike near the passenger terminal at the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iraq.
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U.S., Saudi Arabia sign civilian nuclear pact
The two sides also signed a separate bilateral safeguards agreement.
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Trump says U.S. could strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain
Defense Secretary Pete Hesgseth said the Iran war had cost the United States $37.5 billion.
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Trump threatens strikes on Iran infrastructure
The U.S. has already bombed bridges in southern Iran over the last 11 days of fighting. Strikes on power plants or in Tehran would mark a further escalation.
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U.S. strikes Iran again; Tehran fires hit Jordan
Iran’s Health Ministry said U.S. strikes over the past 11 days had killed 53 people, including six women and three children, and wounded nearly 600.