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Jul 29 from https://www.cnbc.com/technology/

Iran launches surprise ballistic missile attack on U.S. forces in the Middle East

Zolfaghar and Qadr missiles alongside a metal model of a mini submarine are displayed at Azadi Square as the mutual attacks between Iran and the US, sparked by the parallel routes established in the Strait of Hormuz, intensify day by day in Tehran, Iran on July 24, 2026. Iran late Tuesday stateside targeted U.S. forces in the Middle East with several ballistic missiles, the U.S. Central...

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Jul 29 from https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology

US says it intercepted ‘surprise’ Iran missile attack on its forces in Middle East after lull in fighting

Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at US forces in the Middle East late on Tuesday, shattering a brief pause in fighting as mediators tried to get both sides back to negotiations and toward a ceasefire, the US military said. “At 5.45pm ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on US forces based in...

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Jul 28 from http://theintercept.com/

Iran Has Figured Out How to Overwhelm U.S. Air Defenses

As munitions streaked through the night sky, a plaintive cry like a whale song echoed in the darkness. U.S. troops grabbed their gear and headed for shelter as the warning sirens rang out, a leaked video shows. The military personnel, clad in a mix of combat fatigues and gym attire, piled into a bunker, huddling in the darkness. “Guys, off the walls if we can,” a woman, likely a medic,...

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Jul 08 from http://theintercept.com/

Another Trump Ceasefire With Iran Crumbles

The Trump administration’s phony ceasefire with Iran is over. Maybe. “To me, I think it’s over,” President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, referring to a preliminary truce inked in Islamabad, Pakistan, in June. That ceasefire, an American capitulation intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — a key oil and gas shipping route whose closure by Iran was wreaking havoc on the global economy —...

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Jun 20 from http://theintercept.com/

The Surprising Reaction Inside Iran to Its War Victory

A man passes a mural in Tehran on June 18, 2026, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran. Photo: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images The White House has been desperate to find a way out of the quagmire of its own making in Iran, leading to the remote signing on June 15 of a memorandum of understanding that promises extraordinary concessions to the...

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