Middle East
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Jun- 2026 -10 June
Iran Drone Strike Hits US Base in Bahrain
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that they have struck a US base in Bahrain, following attacks on the Islamic republic over a downed American helicopter.
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10 June
Hezbollah Urges Lebanon Authorities to Mend Ties With Iran
Hezbollah on Tuesday urged Lebanese authorities to mend their relationship with the group's backer Iran and benefit from Tehran's support, days after Iran struck Israel in response to bombardment on south Beirut.
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10 June
Pakistan Carries Out Deadly Strikes on Afghanistan: Govt Officials
Pakistani strikes killed at least 12 people in Afghanistan near their border, Afghan government officials and local sources said Wednesday, the deadliest in weeks and following a period of relative calm.
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10 June
Trump Says US ‘Must’ Respond After Iran Downs Apache Helicopter
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran shot down a US military helicopter and that the United States "must" respond.
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9 June
Palladyne, IAI Strike Deal to Build Kamikaze Drones for Pentagon
Palladyne AI and Israel Aerospace Industries have signed a strategic partnership to market the HARPY, HAROP, and Mini HARPY loitering munitions to the US Department of Defense.
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9 June
Pakistan Adds Turkish Gazap Thermobaric Weapon to F-16 Arsenal
Pakistan has added Turkey’s Gazap thermobaric weapon to its military inventory, expanding its air-delivered strike capability with a system designed for high-blast and wide-area effects.
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9 June
EU Sanctions Iran Guards Over Closure of Hormuz
The EU on Monday imposed sanctions on the spokesman for the naval arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and a regional command over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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9 June
Cairo Hosts Fragile Gaza Ceasefire Talks
Talks on advancing the fragile Gaza ceasefire have begun in Cairo between mediators and Palestinian factions, a Palestinian source familiar with the meeting told AFP.
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9 June
Trump Calls Netanyahu After Israel-Iran Clashes
US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, a White House official told AFP, after the first exchanges of fire between Israel and Iran since an April ceasefire.
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8 June
US Greenlights $1.98B Anti-Drone Sale to Kuwait
The US State Department has cleared a $1.98-billion foreign military sale of counter-unmanned aerial system platforms to Kuwait.
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