- Iran Update Special Report, April 16, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Iran war: What is happening on day 49 of the US-Iran conflict? Al Jazeera
- Middle East crisis live: US says Iran talks ‘productive’; Israel continues Lebanon strikes as…
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Iran Update Special Report, April 16, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
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US to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war
US officials have informed some European counterparts that some previously contracted weapons deliveries are likely to be delayed as the Iran war continues to draw on weapons stocks, five sources familiar with the matter said.The sources, who…
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Israeli ambassador meets with France’s Marine Le Pen, extending outreach to Europe’s far-right
Israeli Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka held a meeting on Wednesday with far-right French leader Marine Le Pen, marking the latest instance in a recent trend of Israeli outreach to Europe’s nationalist right.
The…
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Italian opposition leader Elly Schlein, whose father is Jewish, backs Giorgia Meloni in Trump split over Israel
Until this week, Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, was allies with Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu and adversaries with Elly Schlein, Italy’s opposition leader.
Now, Meloni is at odds with Trump and…
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Trump: Italy wasn’t there for us, we won’t be there for them! – Forex Factory
- Trump: Italy wasn’t there for us, we won’t be there for them! Forex Factory
- Lebanon’s Cease-Fire Buys Time, Not a Way Out The New York Times
- Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon. And, Trump nominates a new CDC director. NPR
- First…
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Donald Trump claims Iran ‘totally agreed’ to give up nuclear ambitions
US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran has agreed to give up their nuclear ambitions during comments to the press outside the White House on Thursday.“We had to make sure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. They’ve totally agreed to…
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What mines has Iran laid in the strait of Hormuz and how can the US remove them? | Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump has said he plans to begin anti-mine operations in the strait of Hormuz as part of a wider attempt to reopen the waterway, which has in effect been closed to marine traffic by Iran since the US and Israel launched their war in late…
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Russia targets Ukraine’s drone supply chain, names Israeli company
Russia has issued a warning that it may target drone production facilities across Europe that are supplying Ukraine, explicitly naming Haifa-based company Elsight, as fighting intensifies and European involvement deepens.
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy…
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Trump: If Iran deal reached and signed in Islamabad, I might go – Reuters
- Trump: If Iran deal reached and signed in Islamabad, I might go Reuters
- Pakistan Boosts Mediation Efforts as US, Iran Weigh Longer Truce Bloomberg.com
- Iran war ‘very close to over,’ Trump says — and the stock market ‘is going to boom’ CNBC
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How the US could clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz – Reuters
- How the US could clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz Reuters
- Navy plays deadly game of hide-and-seek with Iranian mines Politico
- What mines has Iran laid in the strait of Hormuz and how can the US remove them? The Guardian
- Send in the…
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