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2026-07-07 21:05
Ex-CENTCOM chief suggests US needs to move bases from Persian Gulf
The US needs to relocate its bases in the Persian Gulf to Israel and neighboring countries to better protect its assets from Iran’s missiles and drones, the former head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Frank McKenzie, said at a webinar last week.
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2026-03-21 23:18
Iran targets an F-16 in its skies, bringing the number of intercepted enemy aircraft to six
TEHRAN – Iran’s air defense units successfully detected and intercepted an Israeli F-16 fighter jet in the early hours of Saturday, a day after they hit and damaged an American F-35 warplane.
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2026-03-02 19:24
US admits three fighter jets downed in Kuwait
TEHRAN - In a post on X, CENTCOM announced that three American F-15 fighter jets were downed in Kuwait on Monday, hours after Iranian Armed Forces declared their defense units had struck the warplanes before they could enter Iranian airspace.
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2026-02-06 18:18
Trump cannot risk war with Iran, John Helmer says
Veteran journalist warns that a prolonged conflict would trigger inflation, casualties, and a political crisis in Washington
TEHRAN — As tensions persist between Iran and the United States amid intensified military signaling and renewed talk of negotiations, critical questions remain about Washington’s real strategy and the risk of a broader regional conflict. In this context, Tehran Times spoke with John Helmer, a veteran journalist and geopolitical analyst based in Moscow, to examine the shifting balance of power and the prospects for de-escalation.
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2025-12-20 14:36
Trump says US ‘hit ISIS thugs in Syria’ in retaliation for Palmyra deaths
The United States military “hit the ISIS [ISIL] thugs in Syria,” President Donald Trump said in a speech Friday evening in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, a week after two U.S. soldiers and an interpreter were killed in Syria’s Palmyra city.