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Congress: War on Iran Cost the United States $38 Billion
Al-Taj News – The Congressional Budget Office reported on Tuesday that the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran in late February cost Washington approximately $38 billion through August 1. The office said in a report, “As of August 1, 2026, the cost of the Iran war to the Department of Defense amounted to approximately $38 billion.”…
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Malaysia’s Prime Minister: We Will Not Allow Our Territory to Be Used as a Transit Route for Shipments Supporting Israel
Al-Taj News – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday that his country would not allow its territory to be used as a transit route for any shipment supporting Israel’s military capabilities, stressing that any suspicious shipment would be subject to inspection and investigation in accordance with Malaysian law. Anwar added, in a post on the “X” platform, that…
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Iranian Media: Several Explosions Heard on Qeshm Island
Al-Taj News – The official Iranian news agency (IRNA) reported hearing several explosions coming from the direction of the sea on Qeshm Island, which is part of Hormozgan Province in southern Iran.
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Vance Hints at a “Completely Different Phase” in the Iran War
Al-Taj News – U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said the war with Iran will enter a “completely different phase within two months,” agreeing with President Donald Trump that the conflict could end immediately after the congressional midterm elections. Vance added, in an interview with the New York Post conducted aboard the presidential aircraft Air Force Two, that Iran will continue…
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Drone Attempting to Enter Mecca Airspace Intercepted
Al-Taj News – The Saudi-led coalition forces announced that the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Houthi group before it entered the restricted airspace of the holy city of Mecca. According to Saudi media reports, the drone was intercepted south of Mecca, with no mention of any damage or injuries resulting from the…
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Pentagon Acknowledges Ammunition Shortage Linked to War in Iran
Al-Taj News – The U.S. Department of War (Pentagon), in a report published Monday, acknowledged the existence of an “ammunition shortage” linked to the war in Iran, at a time when President Donald Trump’s administration had largely refused to confirm this over the past few months. The Pentagon Inspector General’s report on the U.S. operation against Iran stated that “ammunition…
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Houthis Announce Military Operation Deep Inside Saudi Arabia
Al-Taj News – Yemen’s Ansar Allah group, known as the “Houthis,” announced on Monday that it had carried out a military operation deep inside Saudi Arabia. Houthi spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree said the military operation targeted military facilities and infrastructure, including warplane hangars, radars, runways, ammunition storage facilities, and other targets at King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait.…
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Iran Summons Austrian Chargé d’Affaires After Its Delegation Is Barred From IAEA Meeting
Al-Taj News – Iran announced on Monday that it had summoned the Austrian chargé d’affaires after his government refused to allow the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, to enter the country to participate in an International Atomic Energy Agency meeting in Vienna. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei considered Vienna’s refusal to “issue visas for…
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Syrian People’s Assembly to Question Energy Minister After Fuel Price Hikes
Al-Taj News – Public protests over rising fuel prices have reached the Syrian People’s Assembly, whose bureau approved a hearing for Energy Minister Mohammed Al-Bashir to discuss the new fuel price schedule. The session was requested by the head of the Assembly’s Energy Committee, with the aim of hearing the ministry’s reasons for the price increases and the circumstances that…
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Al-Shaibani Thanks Jordan for Its Role in Ending Syria’s Non-Compliance Case Before the IAEA
Al-Taj News – Syrian Foreign Minister and Expatriates Asaad Al-Shaibani said that the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) closed the non-compliance item on September 9, by consensus, and removed it from its agenda, bringing an end to an era that lasted 15 years. Speaking during his participation in the IAEA General Conference on Monday, Al-Shaibani…
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