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US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The stop-start fighting between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi Arabia has publicly joined military escalations against Tehran-backed proxies. At the same time, an already untenable diplomatic effort to end the war has faltered once again as …

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  1. LocalSYR

    US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again (opens LocalSYR)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The stop-start fighting between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi Arabia has publicly joined military escalations against Tehran-backed proxies. At the same time, an already untenable diplomatic effort to end the war has faltered once again as …

  2. Oil Price

    Iran's Strike on Jordan Signals a More Aggressive Military Strategy (opens Oil Price)

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    Iran fired ballistic missiles at American bases in Jordan late on July 28, in what appeared to be the first time Tehran initiated an attack on US targets since the war began in late February. The Islamic Republic has claimed it is fighting a war of resistance and framed its actions as purely defensi…

  3. PBS NewsHour

    U.S.-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Despite several days of relative calm, both sides carried out military strikes in the last 24 hours that once again risk a return to all-out war — and further expansion in the region — while little is clear about what strategy, if any, American or Iranian officials have for a path forward.

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