EXPLAINED: 27 - The Real Truth

The U.S. Is Targeting Tehran's Remaining Financial Lifelines With New Sanctions

The Treasury Department targeted the countries' automotive and rail industries.

International Business Times · Oct 2

Trump's Explosive New Iran War Claim: 'They Were Doing Drugs' at Nuclear Sites

Trump makes a bizarre new claim about Iran, saying its nuclear targets were also 'drug factories', adding a startling new twist to his explanation of US military action.

International Business Times UK · Oct 2

Netanyahu warns of 'very heavy price' if any country found to be behind FlyDubai incident

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday warned that any country or organisation found to be responsible for the violent clash on board an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight would "pay a very heavy price". While Netanyahu has alleged the co-pilot who stabbed his captain mid-flight had undergone "Islamist radicalisation", the motive…

France 24 · Oct 2

Trump sending 9,000 more troops to Middle East after threatening new strikes on Iran

The troop deployment, which includes a third aircraft carrier, underscores the rapidly evolving dynamic of Trump's war against Iran

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Trump Said He Doesn't Think There Can Be Peace With Iran. Now The U.S. Is Sending Another Aircraft Carrier To The Region.

The USS Theodore Roosevelt group and the Makin Island force have reportedly left port in the U.S., with the forces expected to arrive in the Middle East by November.

International Business Times · Oct 2

US sends third carrier strike group to Middle East in biggest buildup since 2003

The USS Theodore Roosevelt left San Diego on Sunday accompanied by a Marine expeditionary unit of more than 2,000 troops, bringing the potential total US military presence in the region to more than 60,000.

Euronews · Oct 2

'I Was a Dumbass': Trump Voters Turn on President Over High Prices and Iran War Ahead of Midterms

Florida Trump voter Penny Lee says she regrets her 2024 vote and will back Democrats, as petrol prices rise and polls show doubts over the Iran war.

International Business Times UK · Oct 2

Trump claims Iran was ‘doing drugs’ as he attempts to justify unpopular war

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The Independent UK · Oct 2

UK diesel price hits record high of £2 a litre

France proposes that EU nations and IEA release oil and diesel from reserves as Iran war drives up cost worldwide

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2

Trump adds eyebrow-raising new rationale for US war in Iran: ‘They were doing drugs’

‘They were nuclear and drugs. They were doing drugs, but they were doing the nuclear,’ Trump told a rally in Texas

The Independent UK · Oct 2