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Australian engineer detained for 5 years in Iraq reunites with family in Ireland

Australian engineer Robert Pether was reunited with his family in Ireland five years after his arrest in Iraq for alleged embezzlement related to a contractual dispute. Despite being denied exit until recently and facing abusive interrogations, a lack of evidence led to a travel ban lift by Iraqi courts. His family expressed relief at the end of an extraordinarily difficult period.

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IRGC official warns against foreign powers interfering in Hormuz Strait

IRGC official warns against foreign powers interfering in Hormuz Strait The commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said foreign powers have no right to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz. "No extra-regional power has the right to threaten, maintain a hegemonic presence, or interfere in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf," Ahmad Vahidi said.

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Trump says US midterm elections will not impact approach to war on Iran

Trump says US midterm elections will not impact approach to war on Iran US President Donald Trump said that the upcoming midterm elections in the country will not affect his approach to the war on Iran. When asked by a reporter if votes in early November could change his thinking, Trump responded by saying: "No, it has no impact." Trump also said that "as soon as the war ends, which will be very soon with Iran, the [price of] oil will drop like a rock. And it’s going to end very soon."

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