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US launches fresh attacks on Iran after Tehran retaliates against UAE tankers in Hormuz | What we know so far | World

Washington: The US launched fresh strikes on Iran early on Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump separately suggested the United States will charge other ships for safe passage, upending hundreds of years of American policy supporting freedom of navigation across the globe. Iran attacks Bahrain and two oil tankers of UAE The development comes after Iran responded with attacks targeting Bahrain and two tankers associated with the United Arab Emirates travelling through the strait, killing one mariner and wounding eight others. The Emirates threatened to retaliate…

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Indian crew member killed after Iranian missiles hit UAE oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz | World

Dubai: The UAE’s Defence Ministry on Tuesday said two of its oil tankers have been targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles in Omani waters in the Strait of Hormuz. An Indian national crew member was killed in the attack on the Mombasa tanker, with eight people wounded, it added. In a post on X, UAE Ministry of Defence stated that the national tankers 'Mombasa' and 'Al Bahiyah' were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, within Omani territorial waters. Attack resulted in the death of one Indian crew member: UAE …

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Jul

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Iran War: Trump says US ‘taking control’ of Strait of Hormuz, to be paid for ‘guarding’ it | World

Washington: President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States is taking control of the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway which remains a contentious issue between the US and Iran since the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East earlier this year. In an interview with Fox News for its programme 'Fox and Friends', the 80-year-old Republican leader said the US would also be paid for guarding the Hormuz through which one-fifth of global oil and natural gas transit. He even claimed that the US had been guarding the strait, but would be "reimbursed by wealthy nations"…

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Trump, Netanyahu and Meloni among 13 world leaders on Iran’s ‘revenge list’ as Mideast continues to boil | World

Tehran: Days after Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned of revenge over killing of his father and predecessor Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Tehran  has released a list of 13 world leaders who it said are its targets and feature on the 'revenge list'. The 'revenge list' was published on Saturday by Iran's national daily Hamshahri, which contained a graphic layout that depicted US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with "sniper-style crosshair targets superimposed on their foreheads". Under that, the 'revenge list' featured the names of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister…

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‘Get ready for sudden death,’ Iran issues chilling warning to Trump after Lindsey Graham’s demise | World

Tehran: The Iranian media is celebrating the death of Donald Trump’s close aide Lindsey Graham. Hamshahri, an Iranian national daily, also shared an illustration and warned that the US President and other American officials could meet “sudden death”. The publication carried an illustration showing Trump down on one knee, holding a photograph of Graham, alongside US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and several American and Israeli officials, under the headline ‘Get Ready for Sudden Death’ following the Senator’s death. What were Iranian newspapers warning Trump? Hamshahri, a state-run national daily, published the illustration showing Trump…

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Trump leaves standing order to destroy Iran if he is assassinated; here’s who decides US’ next move | World

Washington: A warning by US President Donald Trump that Iran would face an unprecedented military response if it assassinated him has renewed questions over how the United States would react in such a situation. However, constitutional procedures make it clear that any response would depend on the next commander-in-chief rather than an automatic military order. Trump recently claimed on his social media platform that he had left instructions for the US military to strike Iran "at levels they've never seen before" if Tehran carried out threats against him. Despite the statement, experts say the US does not have a pre-authorised…

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China cries foul as 14 countries, including Japan, reject Beijing’s claim over South China Sea | World

Beijing: China has summoned Japan's second-in-command in Beijing to lodge a formal protest. The diplomatic clash erupted as Tokyo on Monday joined 13 other nations in reaffirming a landmark international ruling that rejected Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. Following the clash, China has accused Japan and its partners of undermining regional peace and stability. The joint statement described the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague as "a significant milestone" and one that is "final, legally binding, and definitive between China and the Philippines with respect to the maritime entitlements and claims" addressed by…

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Jul

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US-Iran war LIVE Updates: Military bases in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain hit as Iran retaliates to fresh US strikes | World

Washington: The tensions in the Middle East have escalated again after Iran attacked ships and announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Amid this, the US launched several waves of strikes on Iran into Monday morning over an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing over the weekend. Iran retaliated by targeting US military facilities in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait in retaliation for fresh American strikes. According to the US military, the strikes aimed to "continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships."…

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Trump orders US flags at half-mast after Lindsey Graham’s death, tributes pour in worldwide | World

Washington: US President Donald Trump has ordered American flags across the United States to be flown at half-mast till Saturday evening in honour of Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away on July 11 following what his office described as a "brief and sudden illness." Paying tribute to one of his closest political allies, Trump remembered Graham as a loyal friend, an accomplished public servant and a leader who dedicated his life to the people of South Carolina and the United States. In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced the decision to lower the national flags and praised the late senator's…

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US launches fresh strikes against Iran as standoff over Strait of Hormuz escalates | World

Washington: The United States on early Monday (local time) launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran, with US Central Command saying the operation is intended to further degrade Tehran's ability to target civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The latest strikes came after Iran attacked a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left a crew member missing earlier in the weekend. In a post on X, CENTCOM said the strikes were carried out on the direction of the Commander in Chief to hold Iranian forces accountable. "At 5 p.m.…

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