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As the threats are hurled between US President Trump and Iranian leaders, it’s also reported that Iran has quadrupled its uranium production after dropping out of key parts of the Iranian nuclear deal in a fresh rebuff of the Trump administration. Iran’s increase in nuclear production threatens to escalate conflict with the US, CNBC reported. Iranian production of low enriched … Read More

It’s reported Iran has threatened an attack on Israel if the U.S. makes an offensive move against Iran now that the U.S. has combat-ready forces in the area. Iranian Parliament’s Vice-Speaker Ali Motahhari told Iran’s Fars News Agency that the U.S. would not attack Iran due to the retaliatory attacks Iran would launch on Israel. “The US military forces’ deployment in the … Read More

US President Trump threatened to destroy Iran in a tweet sent in the wake of reports that a rocket was fired into Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone less than a mile from the US Embassy. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!,” Trump tweeted Sunday afternoon. It seems President … Read More

There has been a rocket attack into Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone where the US Embassy is based. It’s reported Baghdad-based diplomatic sources said they heard the rocket blasts at the compound and reports suggested alert sirens were also sounded. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and no comment has been issued by the State Department or … Read More

U.S. diplomats warned Saturday that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being “misidentified” amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The warning relayed by U.S. diplomatic posts from the Federal Aviation Administration underlined the risks the current tensions pose to global air travel in the region. Also, it has come out that Lloyd’s … Read More

Employees of energy giant ExxonMobil have begun evacuating from an oil field in the southern Iraqi province of Basra officials said Saturday. The evacuation comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran. The U.S. has already ordered all nonessential diplomatic staff out of Iraq. As tensions escalate there are concerns that Iraq, a country that still hosts more … Read More

Another country is evacuating from Iraq. It’s reported that the country of Bahrain has ordered its citizens out of Iraq and Iran. U.S. allied Bahrain warned its citizens on Saturday against travel to Iraq and Iran and asked those already there to return “immediately” for their safety, state news agency BNA said. The Bahrain foreign ministry cited, “unstable regional circumstances, … Read More

The elderly man had asked the passenger who was “yelling and cursing” at people inside the bus to be nicer as he attempted to exit the bus. Instead, the angry passenger pushed the elderly man off the bus where he fell and was injured. The 74-year-old man later died from his injuries, and the woman is charged with murder. According … Read More

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast off Central America shaking El Salvador and Nicaragua. This is the second big earthquake to strike there in Central America in recent days. This new earthquake shook buildings in El Salvador and Nicaragua’s capital Managua prompting people to evacuate, but there were no initial reports of major damage. The U.S. Geological Survey … Read More

It’s reported that an earthquake has hit Israel with it felt throughout the country including Jerusalem. The quake hit at approximately 7:53 PM in Israel time with the tremor felt throughout much of Israel. Areas that most strongly felt the quake were: Jerusalem, Gush Etzion, Be’er Sheva, Lod, Tel Aviv, Petach Tikva, Haifa, Kiryat Gat. The earthquake registered 4.8 on the … Read More