Washington and Tehran escalate as fresh US-Iran confrontation looms
October 16, 2026 at 01:00 AM · Updated 13h ago
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ترامب يحسم حدود الحرب: لا أسلحة نووية ضد إيران ولا قوات برية داخل أراضيها
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إيران: مضيق هرمز خط الدفاع الأول ولن نسمح للأعداء بعبوره
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ترامب يرسم حدود مواجهة إيران.. لا حرب برية ولا سلاح نووي
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الحرس الثوري: مضيق هرمز خط الدفاع الأول ولن يُفتح دون إذن طهران
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ترامب: لن أستخدم أسلحة نووية ضد إيران ولا أتوقع إرسال قوات برية إليها
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قبل أسبوعين من الانتخابات.. إسرائيل ترفع حالة التأهب تحسباً للتصعيد مع إيران
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إيران مباشر.. طهران تهدد باستهداف البنية التحتية "للعدو" وواشنطن تفرض مزيدا من العقوبات
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7 مؤشرات تنذر بمواجهة جديدة بين واشنطن وطهران
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«ألغينا عملية ضد إيران بعد تسريب تفاصيلها».. ترامب: يجب إطلاق النار على مُسربي المعلومات العسكرية
(opens the publisher’s site)Washington has imposed new Iran sanctions while Tehran threatens infrastructure targets and Israel weighs military action, days before US midterm elections.
- The US Treasury issued new sanctions on Iran on Thursday, targeting 16 individuals and 10 entities.
- Iran offered a seven-day ceasefire with a gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and Washington responded with a counter-proposal on nuclear concessions.
- Trump said US forces cancelled a military operation against Iran after details were leaked and called for leakers to be shot.
- Netanyahu convened a security consultation on Iran with the military chief, Mossad chief, Shin Bet chief and defense minister.
- In a Newsmax interview, Trump said he will not use nuclear weapons against Iran and does not expect to send ground troops there.
- Trump reiterated that the US fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and said he expects the war to end soon.
- Trump said he may have gone too far in targeting Iranian leadership, justifying the strikes as preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
- Israel raised its alert level and extended the home front's state of emergency until November 3, citing a high likelihood of an Iranian attack.
- Iranian military leaders reaffirmed the Strait of Hormuz as their first line of defense, saying adversaries cannot cross it without Tehran's permission.
- Army chief General Amir Hatami said traffic in the strait is severely restricted and warned that attacks on Iranian infrastructure would damage Israel and allied states.
- Talks between Washington and Tehran collapsed over disagreements on navigation rights in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Trump said Tehran requested Washington halt attacks amid negotiations, a claim Iran has not independently confirmed.