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(L-R) Michael Erik Kurilla, head of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), former Israeli Army Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, and former US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley attend the International Military Innovation Conference at the Tze'elim Urban Warfare Training Center (UWTC) base in southern Israel on September 15, 2022.

CENTCOM chief back in Israel amid fears of Iran, Hezbollah attack

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Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani addresses the United Nations Security Council during an emergency meeting on April 14, 2024 at U.N. Headquarters in New York City. The U.N. Security Council convened for the meeting at the request of Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan after Iran's attack on Israel. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Iran says cease-fire in Gaza 'priority' as US sees deal 'closer than ever'

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Ballistic missile Zelzal is launched during the second day of military exercises, codenamed Great Prophet-6, for Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards at an undisclosed location on June 28, 2011.

As Egypt tells airlines to avoid Iran, region braces for attack on Israel

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A customer buys US dollars in exchange for Turkish lira at an exchange office in Ankara, Turkey, July 20, 2023.

Turkey’s annual inflation slows down to 9-month low of 61%

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