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March 28, 2026

Archaeologists unearth 1,600-year-old Christian monastic site with paintings, mysterious inscription

Archaeologists discovered a 5th-century Christian monastic site in Beheira Governorate, revealing wall paintings and early Coptic monasticism remnants.

March 27, 2026

Watchdog blasts BBC, CNN, NYT for applying 'war crime' label almost exclusively to US, Israel in Iran conflict

A media watchdog claims 88% of war crime references in Iran conflict coverage by CNN, BBC and others targeted the U.S. or Israel, with none aimed at Iran.

March 27, 2026

US eyes seizing Iran’s oil lifeline — but it may not cripple Tehran

Analysts say taking Kharg Island could hit Iran’s finances, but risks, limits and alternatives complicate the strategy.

March 27, 2026

Iran backlash forces Gulf allies toward Washington as regional tensions rise

Saudi Arabia reportedly granted U.S. forces access to King Fahd Air Base for the first time since the Gulf War as Gulf states recalibrate their posture amid escalating Iranian attacks.

March 26, 2026

Iran hostage survivor says Trump 'absolutely' right to launch Operation Epic Fury, finally confront regime

Kevin Hermening, the youngest of 52 hostages in the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, said Trump and Operation Epic Fury are finally getting Iran policy right.

March 26, 2026

America’s ‘undeclared emergency’: Palantir exec talks Iran, deadly new US weapons and how to avoid World War 3

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar warns the U.S. faces an "undeclared emergency" and urges sweeping investment to deter World War III in his new book.

March 26, 2026

Trump tells 'strange' Iranian negotiators to 'get serious soon' or 'it won't be pretty'

Iranian negotiators must "get serious" about a deal to end the war, President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post, threatening "no turning back."

March 26, 2026

Why Trump, Iran seem light-years apart on any possible deal to end the war

Trump claims Iran peace talks are going "very good," but Iranian officials flatly deny any deal is possible, calling U.S. claims a self-negotiated defeat.

March 25, 2026

Trump says US had to ‘cut out the cancer’ in Iran

President Donald Trump says the operation was necessary to eliminate Iran’s nuclear threat and that the U.S. is now positioned to “finish it off.”

March 25, 2026

Iran is 'trying to give the global economy a heart attack' by closing Strait of Hormuz, UAE minister says

United Arab Emirates official Lana Nusseibeh criticized Iran's restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz and its use of ballistic missiles and drones during an interview with Fox News.