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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said it targeted US fighter jets and aerial refueling aircraft stationed in Jordan and Qatar in new waves of retaliatory attacks.

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The nation's biggest bank announced another bang-up quarter.

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Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the criminal military aggression carried out by the United States against Iran over the past 24 hours.

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The IRGC says it has destroyed the command-and-control center and MQ-9 drone hangars at the US Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan with ballistic missiles.

The IRGC Navy announces the closure of the Strait of Hormuz “until further notice,” saying the waterway will remain closed until the United States ends its intervention in the region.

Bank of China's Xu Gao wants Beijing to step up debt levels.

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