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Update Trump launches Hormuz escort plan as Iran warns of ‘ceasefire violation’

Trump launches Hormuz escort plan as Iran warns of ‘ceasefire violation’

  • Tehran says any US interference in strait breaches truce
  • UKMTO reports oil tanker hit by a projectile off Fujairah, cargo vessel attacked near the Iranian port of Sirik
  • Hundreds of oil and gas tankers and cargo ships have been stuck in the Arabian Gulf since the war began
By Agencies ·
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens as President Donald Trump speaks. (File/AP)

US ‘suffocating’ Iran with blockade: Treasury chief

By AFP ·
A man stands in the water as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz.

German FM, in call with Iranian counterpart, demands Hormuz reopening

By AFP ·
Update Iran says it has received US response to its latest offer for talks video

Iran says it has received US response to its latest offer for talks

By AP ·
Iran plans to turn university site hit in US-Israeli strikes into museum

Iran plans to turn university site hit in US-Israeli strikes into museum

By AFP ·
China rejects US sanctions on refineries over Iran oil links

China rejects US sanctions on refineries over Iran oil links

By AFP ·
‘Angry Birds’-style video caricaturing Hezbollah draws rebuke

‘Angry Birds’-style video caricaturing Hezbollah draws rebuke

By AFP ·

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War in Iran
Trump launches Hormuz escort plan as Iran warns of ‘ceasefire violation’

Trump launches Hormuz escort plan as Iran warns of ‘ceasefire violation’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens as President Donald Trump speaks. (File/AP)

US ‘suffocating’ Iran with blockade: Treasury chief

A man stands in the water as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz.

German FM, in call with Iranian counterpart, demands Hormuz reopening

Iran says it has received US response to its latest offer for talks video

Iran says it has received US response to its latest offer for talks

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Update Iran says ‘ball in US court,’ but ready for talks or war

Iran says ‘ball in US court,’ but ready for talks or war

By AFP ·
US warns shipping firms over paying Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz

US warns shipping firms over paying Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz

By AP ·
NATO seeks details as US says it will pull about 5,000 troops from Germany

NATO seeks details as US says it will pull about 5,000 troops from Germany

By AFP ·
Lebanon says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south video

Lebanon says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south

By AFP ·
Trump says US Navy acting ‘like pirates’ to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports

Trump says US Navy acting ‘like pirates’ to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports

By Reuters ·
Pain on the menu as Iran war squeezes Dubai’s restaurants video

Pain on the menu as Iran war squeezes Dubai’s restaurants

By Reuters ·

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