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Oil prices jumped roughly 2% Thursday after Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced it had targeted a U.S. airbase, escalating tensions following fresh American military strikes inside the country and reigniting fears over the flow of crude through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Israel is concerned that US President Donald Trump may strike an agreement with Iran before addressing some of the key issues that drove the two countries to launch the war in the first place, multiple Israeli sources have told CNN.

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Iran's President, Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the war against the U.S. and Israel. The report cited the head of public relations at Iran’s Communications Ministry.

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The United Arab Emirates reportedly conducted a covert military counter-strike against a vital Iranian oil refinery just as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was taking effect last month.

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Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that Donald Trump would face a “crushing” response if the United States resumes military attacks against Iran following the fragile ceasefire that halted the recent regional conflict.

In a social media post on Saturday, May 23, Ghalibaf said Iran had rebuilt and strengthened its armed forces during the six-week ceasefire period.

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Iranian forces seized the Barbados flagged tanker Ocean Koi in the Gulf of Oman on Friday after another confrontation erupted between American destroyers and Iranian units moving through the narrow Strait of Hormuz during rising regional tensions.

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United States President Donald Trump has announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS globally, was killed in Nigeria.

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An Israeli airstrike has killed the son of Hamas' top negotiator in U.S.-mediated discussions over Gaza's future, Hamas officials said on Thursday, as leaders of the group held talks in Cairo to preserve a fragile truce with Israel.