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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1793, Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction. In 1922, Martin Dies Sr., American journalist and politician (born 1870) passed away. In 1929, Sofia Muratova, Russian gymnast (died 2006) was born. In 1934, Aleksei Yeliseyev, Russian engineer and astronaut was born. In 1944, Cyril Knowles, English footballer and manager (died 1991) was born. In 1973, Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. In 1990, Lenin Peak disaster: a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan triggers an avalanche on Lenin Peak, killing 43 climbers in the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history. In 2003, French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press. In 2011, Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. In 2013, Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (born 1924) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Lindsey Graham poisoned by Iran or Russia? Conspiracies run amok after US senator's sudden death

Hindustan Times

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July 13, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Appeal to Fear
Lindsey Graham poisoned by Iran or Russia? Conspiracies run amok after US senator's sudden death

Lindsey Graham, 71, passed away on Saturday due to a “brief and sudden illness,” a statement from his office said.

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The Young Turks

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· Jun 28, 2026

BREAKING: US ATTACKS IRAN! NEW ROUND OF BOMBING!

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Sky News Australia

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· Jul 1, 2026

Iranian clerics call for assassination of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu

Sky News Defence Analyst Peter Jennings reacts to Iran’s most senior clerics calling for the assassination of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “What you have in Iran is a kind of split between the extremists in charge and an even more extreme bunch of clerics who want to continue the fight,” Mr Jennings told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers. “I think an enormous problem on the desk of the President is do we start military conflict again, or do we now live with, bizarrely, a stronger Iran? “It’s not a good outcome for the United States.”

BRICS News

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· Jul 13, 2026

JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran says US aggressors and those behind crimes against the Iranian people will [...]

JUST IN: Iran says US aggressors and those behind crimes against the Iranian people will be punished.@BRICSNews

All Israel News

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· Jul 10, 2026

WATCH VIDEO: TEHRAN TARGETS TRUMP FOR ASSASSINATION — it’s time for Trump to end Iran threat once and for all

WATCH VIDEO: TEHRAN TARGETS TRUMP FOR ASSASSINATION — it’s time for Trump to end Iran threat once and for all

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jul 12, 2026

Akhbar Iran senaraikan Trump, pemimpin Eropah sebagai sasaran balas dendam

TEHERAN: Sebuah akhbar konservatif Iran yang dikenali dengan nada provokatif menerbitkan senarai individu yang didakwa menjadi sasaran balas dendam, termasuk pemimpin Amerika Syarikat (AS), Israel dan beberapa negara Eropah susulan pembunuhan pemimpin tertinggi negara itu, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei terbunuh dalam serangan AS-Israel pada 28 Februari, hari pertama perang di Asia Barat, manakala anak serta ... Read more The post Akhbar Iran senaraikan Trump, pemimpin Eropah sebagai sasaran balas dendam appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Intel Slava

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· Jul 7, 2026

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — BREAKING: A U.S.

— BREAKING: A U.S. official tells CNN strikes on southern Iran will not end anytime soon.

Ya Libnan

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· Jul 11, 2026

Live: Mojtaba Khamenei vows to avenge slain father as Trump threatens to ‘decimate’ Iran

Iran’s Supreme Leader ​Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said ​on Saturday that avenging his slain predecessor and father was “the ​demand ‌of the nation” and “must certainly” take place, ‌according to a written message released on his Telegram account. President Donald Trump earlier said the United States would “completely decimate” Iran if it attempted, or succeeded in, []

WRAL News

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· Jul 10, 2026

It's a mystery who launched the latest airstrikes against Iran

A series of mysterious airstrikes have hit Iran after the U.S. said it ended its attacks, raising questions about who targeted the Islamic Republic. The strikes on Thursday hit areas across southern Iran as the country prepared to bury the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran hasn't d...

Off The Press

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· Jul 9, 2026

Iran says 14 killed in US strikes as war ramps back up

U.S. airstrikes in Iran over the last two days have killed at least 14 people and wounded another 78, Iran’s Health Ministry said Thursday. Hossein Kermanpour, a Health Ministry spokesperson, reported the toll on social media. They were the first overall casualty figures from the strikes issued by the Iranian government. In Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan []...Click to read more

KTLA 5

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· Jul 9, 2026

U.S. launches new airstrikes on Iran, with Tehran firing back at 3 Gulf Arab states

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by hitting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Persian Gulf. KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports. Details: https://ktla.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-kuwait-and-bahrain-face-incoming-missiles-after-us-strikes-on-iran/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

TASS

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump says he ordered unprecedented strike against Iran if he is assassinated

The US leader said that Iran had allegedly been trying to kill him for many years

Al Bawaba

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· Jun 28, 2026

Iran launches attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait after US airstrikes on Tehran

ALBAWABA - Iran launched missile attacks targeting U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday night, local media confirmed, adding that this came in response to American airstrikes on Tehran...

Brisbane Times

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· Jul 8, 2026

Iran promises ‘crushing response’ after US strikes hit more than 80 targets

The latest wave of US attacks lasted several hours, as the US military warned that it would hold Iran “accountable” in future. Tehran said it was a “blatant act of aggression”.

Nepal News

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· Jun 28, 2026

कुवेत र बहराइनस्थित अमेरिकी सैन्य केन्द्रमा आक्रमण गरेको इरानको दाबी

तेहरान । इरानको इस्लामिक रिभोलुसन गार्ड काेर्प्स (आईआरजीसी)ले आइतबार बिहान कुवेत र बहराइनमा रहेका अमेरिकी सैन्य केन्द्रलाई लक्षित गरी ब्यालिस्टिक क्षेप्यास्त्र र ड्रोन आक्रमण गरेको दाबी गरेको छ। उक्त आक्रमण हालै इरानका पाँच तटीय चौकीमा भएको अमेरिकी आक्रमणको प्रत्युत्तरस्वरूप गरिएको आईआरजीसीले जनाएको छ। आईआरजीसीको आधिकारिक समाचार माध्यम ‘सेपाह न्यूज’मा प्रकाशित विज्ञप्तिअनुसार कुवेतस्थित अली अल सलेम []

Mehr News Agency

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· Jun 26, 2026

How Iran war challenged US global standing

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – The US attack on Iran was meant to project strength. Instead, it became a turning point that exposed Washington's strategic limits and eroded its global credibility.

POLITICO

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· Jul 8, 2026

Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over’

U.S. president calls Iran’s leaders “liars” and says dealing with Tehran is simply a “waste of time.”

Russia Today

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· Jul 4, 2026

US had no reason to attack Iran – Medvedev

The US had no legitimate reason whatsoever to attack Iran, deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The Daily Wire

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· Jun 27, 2026

Don’t Trust Iran, They Want Us All Dead

“Death to America.” These are the only words Tim Sheehy needs to hear to understand what motivates the Iranian regime. The senator from Montana and former Navy SEAL understands this threat and doesn’t hesitate to speak plainly about what is at stake for America and the broader Middle East. In this weekend’s Punch interview, DW ...

Iran Herald

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· Jun 28, 2026

Iran leader Mojtaba Khamenei recalls stike on Minab school; urges legal action against US-Israeli "crimes"

Tehran [Iran], June 28 (ANI): Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei criticised American and Israeli leaders for boasting of crimes committed against Iran and urged for pursuing legal cases in international and domestic courts against the deaths in Iran due to the conflict. In a series of posts on X social media platform as Iran marked the National Week of the Judiciary, Khamenei stated, 'The confessions and ev

Associated Press

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· Jul 9, 2026

Videos show explosions across Iran as US launches new airstrikes

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran on Thursday. Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied countries in the Middle East in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal aimed at ending the regional conflict. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Egyptian Gazette

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· Jul 10, 2026

Who hit Iran? Unclaimed strikes follow US attacks

A series of unclaimed airstrikes that hit Iran after the U.S. said it finished its attacks have again raised questions of who else may be targeting the Islamic Republic. The strikes Thursday, just as Iran prepared to bury the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hit areas across southern Iran. The country’s theocracy hasn’t directly [] The post Who hit Iran? Unclaimed strikes follow US attacks appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jul 12, 2026

Iranian MP: attack on US Base in Qatar is justified, timely

Iranian MP: attack on US Base in Qatar is justified, timely

Al-Monitor

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· Jul 10, 2026

US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions as conflict flares

By Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday issued new Iran-related sanctions targeting a key financier for Iran's new leader Mojtaba Khamenei and 13 other individuals and entities, following Tehran's resumed attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the Treasury Department said.The sanctions took aim at Ali Ansari, an Iranian banker and businessman based in Dubai who had previously been sanctioned by Britain for his role in financially supporting the activities of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and other entities, Treasury said.

Sweden Herald

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· Jul 10, 2026

Analyst Says Timing of Iran Murder Plot Revelations Is Not Surprising

Analyst Says Timing of Iran Murder Plot Revelations Is Not Surprising

Huffington Post

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· Jul 10, 2026

Who Launched The Latest Airstrikes Against Iran? It's A Mystery.

A series of mysterious airstrikes have hit Iran after the U.S. said it ended its attacks, raising questions about who targeted the Islamic Republic.

Washington Examiner

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· Jun 25, 2026

What Tim Sheehy gets right and wrong about Iran’s threat

Speaking on Fox News recently, Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) delivered a scathing assessment of the Iranian regime and an implicit call for a return to military action. The senator’s words have earned him plaudits from opponents to President Donald Trump’s diplomacy with Tehran. Iran hawks such as Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK) and Sen. Lindsey Graham []

Times of India

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· Jul 11, 2026

It's a mystery who launched latest strikes against Iran

It's a mystery who launched latest strikes against Iran

Powerline

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· Jul 11, 2026

Iranian Assassination Attempt?

President Trump says the Iranian government may try to assassinate him: “1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME!” Trump wrote on Truth

The Rising Nepal

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· Jul 10, 2026

US, Iran exchange fire across Persian Gulf

UAE, July 10: The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting B...

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jul 10, 2026

Mysterious airstrikes target Iran after US attacks, raising questions of who launched them

A series of mysterious airstrikes have hit Iran after the U.S. said it ended its attacks, raising questions about who targeted the Islamic Republic.

CNN

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· Jul 6, 2026

Analyst warns how Iran 'will absolutely overplay their hand'

CNN speaks to an Iran expert about the political significance of Ayatollah Khamenei’s week-long funeral and the balance of power in the country after the US and Israel’s war with Iran. 0:00 Is Iran overplaying its hand in this conflict? 2:57 CNN goes to Tehran to witness tens of thousands showing up for their former Supreme Leader’s funeral 3:26 The new Supreme Leader has yet to appear in public 6:07 Why the Iranian regime doesn’t prioritize the well-being of its people Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Trump #Iran #News

Hananya Naftali

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· Jun 30, 2026

[Photo] You can't make this up: Iran, the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, is t [...]

You can't make this up: Iran, the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, is threatening legal action against the United States over human rights violations.The regime that targets women for not wearing a hijab is lecturing the US. It's time for the West to wake up and stop negotiating with terrorists.

The Daily Beast

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· Jul 11, 2026

Trump Reveals Obsession With Own Death in Crazed Post

Andrew Harnik / Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has revealed his obsession with death in one of his most deranged Truth Social posts to date. Trump, 80, signed off a threat to Iran by writing “PRAISE BE TO ALLAH” in a late-night post Friday, writing that he has a thousand missiles pointed at the country should it attempt to take his life. Trump wrote, “1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME!”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Disclose.tv

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· Jul 8, 2026

[Video] NOW - Trump says Iran may kill him: "I may be gone too, because I'm their nu [...]

NOW - Trump says Iran may kill him: I may be gone too, because I'm their number one target.@disclosetv

Vanguard News

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· Jun 27, 2026

Iran accuses US of ‘blatant violation’ of peace deal

Iran on Saturday accused the United States of a blatant violation of the peace deal reached between the two sides to end the Middle East war after the latest American strikes on the country. The post Iran accuses US of ‘blatant violation’ of peace deal appeared first on Vanguard News.

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