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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran’s military fired ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets near the Persian Gulf on Friday as part of an exercise aimed at deterring foreign threats, a report said. The drills carried out by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy began Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, according to Reuters. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran is backing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro just as the Trump administration steps up military pressure in the Caribbean and expands its crackdown on criminal networks tied to the regime in Caracas. Earlier this week, Iran condemned U.S. actions and publicly tied itself to Maduro. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei warned …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Critics once called it isolationist. But national security experts now say Donald Trump’s “America First” strategy is proving to be something else entirely — a hard-nosed policy of deterrence built on strong alliances, especially with Israel. Fred Fleitz, vice chair of the America First Policy Institute’s Center for American Security and former …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is preparing to welcome Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday in what officials describe as a historic step toward testing whether Damascus can be drawn back into diplomacy after years of war and isolation. The high-profile meeting underscores a new chapter in U.S.–Syria relations after more than a decade …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran is facing its worst drought in decades, raising fears of evacuations in Tehran while threatening the regime’s stability and nuclear ambitions, according to a leading environmental expert. Kaveh Madani, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, said Iran’s worsening “water bankruptcy” would impact the country’s ability …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A plot by Iran to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico has been thwarted, officials revealed Friday. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was allegedly trying to kill the ambassador starting late last year, but that effort was neutralized, Reuters reported, citing a U.S. official. “We thank the security and law enforcement services in …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A coalition of athletes penned a letter condemning the Iranian regime for its death sentence of boxing champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, Fox News Digital has learned. The signees include women’s sports activist Riley Gaines, women’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova, U.S. Olympic gold medalist swimmer Nancy Hogshead, UK Olympic medalist swimmer …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Zohran Mamdani’s historic win as New York City’s first Muslim mayor has sparked global reactions — from pride in Uganda to anxiety in Israel, to jubilation among leftists in Europe, and even praise from an Iranian lawmaker and a Hamas social media channel. The 34-year-old Democratic Socialist, born in Uganda to Indian …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The former director of Mossad, Yossi Cohen, confirmed that the joint operation coordinated by the United States and Israel “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear sites, halting its uranium enrichment, and warned that Israel “can come again” if Tehran resumes its nuclear program. Speaking on the sidelines of the Shurat HaDin conference at the …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The regime in Iran was described as being on an “unprecedented execution spree” by the United Nations. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said the Islamic Republic of Iran carried out more than 1,000 executions since the start of the year. With as many as nine executions each day …