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IRGC Spokesman: All US Vessels Have Withdrawn 500 Km From Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Hossein Mohebi, a spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said that all U.S. naval vessels have withdrawn from the Persian Gulf and are now at least 500 km from the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian…
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38 US Service Members Wounded in Middle East Operations in September
DID Press: At least 38 U.S. service members — 29 sailors and nine Marines — were wounded during military operations in the Middle East in September, according to data from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS).…
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US Congressman: Americans Are Tired of Rising Diesel Prices
DID Press: Rick Crawford, a Republican congressman from Arkansas, said rising diesel prices amid the war with Iran are causing “fatigue” among Americans. Crawford’s current position as a Republican representative from Arkansas is confirmed by the U.S. House. Crawford said…
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Afghanistan Futsal Team Begins Training Camp in Tehran
DID Press: Afghanistan’s national futsal team has begun a 15-day training camp in Tehran as part of preparations for the six-nation tournament in Brazil. Afghanistan has been drawn in Group B alongside Peru and Japan. The tournament is scheduled to…
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Iran Allows Migrant Children With Incomplete Documents to Enroll in Schools
DID Press: Nader Yarahmadi, head of Iran’s Foreign Nationals and Migrants Affairs Center at the Ministry of Interior, said children whose parents hold valid residency in Iran can enroll in schools even if their residency documents are incomplete. He said…
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IRGC Says It Seized US Unmanned Submarine in Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its naval forces had seized a U.S. Remus 600 unmanned underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC said the vehicle had been used for what it described as “espionage”…
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Oil Prices Rise as Trump Rejects Iran’s Hormuz Proposal
DID Press: Oil prices rose in Asian trading on Monday, Sept. 28, after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reported that Brent crude futures rose more than…
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Republican Candidates Distance Themselves Further from Trump
DID Press: The Atlantic has reported that the war with Iran has become an increasingly influential issue in the positions of some Republican candidates in the United States, with several who previously supported the war now calling for it to…
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Iran Warns It Could Target US Warships in Indian Ocean
DID Press: Ali Mohammadi, political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, has warned that Iranian forces could target U.S. warships even in the Indian Ocean if Washington launches a new war against Iran. Iran’s Fars News Agency reported…
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Pentagon: 861 US Troops Wounded in Conflict with Iran
DID Press: US Department of War has reported that a total of 861 American service members have been wounded since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. According to Pentagon figures, 418 U.S. service members were wounded and 14…
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