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May 3, 2023

Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week, US Navy says

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy captured another foreign vessel on Wednesday, the second ship unlawfully seized by Iran in less than a week.

May 2, 2023

Iranian Revolutionary Guard base explosion kills 2

An explosion was reported at a Revolutionary Guard base in Damghan, Iran. Two individuals were reported dead, and three others were injured.

May 2, 2023

Netanyahu holds security meeting after rockets fired from Gaza into Israel

A rocket attack that wounded three in Israel on Tuesday prompted an emergency meeting involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and military officials.

May 1, 2023

Boy, 6, dead after lion mauling at Gaza zoo

Hamada Iqtiet, 6, was reportedly killed by a lion at Asdaa Park on the Gaza Strip after attempting to climb up a fence on the animal's enclosure.

April 28, 2023

Air Force squadron in Middle East arms up with 'bunker busting' bombs to counter Iran

The U.S. military has equipped a squadron of A-10 Warthogs in the Middle East with "bunker busting" GBU-39/B bombs, in a message to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

April 28, 2023

Iranian army rangers seen landing on US-bound tanker in new video

Iranian military service members boarded the Houston-bound Advantage Sweet oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, in handout video from the Iranian navy.

April 27, 2023

Chinese military base built in US ally nation, United Arab Emirates

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis tells ‘America Reports’ that the U.S. has ‘abandoned’ the diplomatic field and ‘handed’ it over to China.

April 27, 2023

Russian, Egyptian nationals on missing yacht reported safe in Africa

A missing yacht carrying three Russians and two Egyptians docked safely in Djibouti on Thursday. The vessel disappeared following an attack off the Yemeni coast.

April 25, 2023

Israeli ambassador slams UN for holding meeting on country's Memorial Day: 'Disgraces the fallen'

Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan slammed the U.N. Security Council as "biased" and left a meeting out of protest after a debate was held the same day as Israel's Memorial Day.

April 24, 2023

Palestinian driver rams into Jerusalem market crowd, injures 5

A Palestinian driver rammed his vehicle into a Jerusalem market crowd on Monday, injuring five people. A bystander shot and killed the driver soon after.