U.S. President Donald Trump has once again called off planned military strikes on Iran, saying he received requests from Iran and Gulf nations to avoid further escalation.

According to Trump, the temporary understanding includes the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran's nuclear threat. Reports suggest Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged Trump to de-escalate the conflict, while the U.S. and Israel had reportedly been preparing one of the largest bombing campaigns against Iran.

Meanwhile, Iran has warned that any new American attack would trigger a powerful response targeting energy infrastructure across the Gulf region. U.S. embassies throughout the Middle East have also issued security alerts amid fears of a wider regional conflict.

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President Donald Trump also shared that the US Apache helicopter crash near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday was caused by an Iranian drone that got lodged in between the Army aircraft’s two crew members. The drone was on fire but didn’t explode.

Trump says he may ‘keep going’ with strikes against Iran, target power plants and bridges

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly gone into hiding in a fortified underground bunker in Tehran as tensions between the United States and Iran escalate. The move follows US President Donald Trump’s warning of deploying “big forces” near Iran amid fears of a possible military strike. Iranian authorities have not officially confirmed the report, but regional tensions continue to rise sharply.


US vs Iran: Khamenei Moves To Underground Facility as Iran Prepares For Possible US Strikes 

#Gravitas Washington says it has carried out airstrikes against suspected Islamic State targets in northwest Nigeria. A move U.S. President Donald Trump described as 'powerful and deadly.'

US Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warning on Christian Attacks

Tensions between the US and Venezuela continue to rise as the Trump administration reports an 85% reduction in maritime drug trafficking in the Caribbean. Trump warns Venezuelan groups against sending “poison” into the United States and signals expanded operations, including potential land actions. Stay updated on this developing story.


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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said on Saturday (February 10) that 17 of their fighters were killed in US strikes in Yemeni capital Sanaa. "The bodies of a number of martyrs of the nation and the armed and security forces who were martyred as a result of the bombing of the American-British aggression were carried through Sanaa today in a solemn funeral procession," said official media of Houthi rebels said.

US strikes killed 17 fighters, say Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Yemen's internationally-recognised government Monday (Feb 5) named foreign minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as the new prime minister in a surprise appointment that analysts say will likely anger the country's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, who's opposed to Houthi rebels, named Yemen's new prime minister

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Some commercial airlines have suspended flights to Baghdad following the US airstrikes at the Baghdad International Airport. According to reports, Gulf Air and Royal Jordanian were the two such airlines that halted services to Baghdad citing security concerns.

Royal Jordanian, Gulf Air suspend flights to Baghdad after US strikes kill top Iran commander Soleimani 

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Monday condemned U.S. air strikes on bases of Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, a move that could plunge Iraq further into the heart of a proxy conflict between the United States and Iran.

Iraq condemns U.S. air strikes as 'unacceptable and dangerous'

Gold prices rose to their highest in more than two months on Monday in thin year-end trading as the dollar dipped and US military strikes in the Middle East drove investors towards the safe-haven metal.

Gold hits two-month peak on dollar weakness, US strikes

The United States military said it killed four "terrorists" in airstrikes against the Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia on Sunday, a day after the country's deadliest attack in two years.

US strikes in Somalia kill four militants

US jets carried out airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, two days after a US contractor was killed in Kirkuk, north Baghdad. The Pentagon said it carried out strikes against militant groups in Iraq and Syria.

US carries out airstrikes against militant groups in Iraq, Syria

Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White warned that Russia was actively attempting to sow confusion about the attack

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