Strait of Hormuz
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Iran reviewing US views on 7-day ceasefire plan: Diplomat
Tehran: A senior Iranian diplomat has said that Iran is currently reviewing US views on Tehran’s recent proposal to cease hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Fars…
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Tehran billboards target Trump amid Iran-US conflict
Tehran: Giant billboards featuring US President Donald Trump have become a prominent part of Tehran’s wartime imagery, using political satire, military symbolism and provocative slogans to portray Iran’s confrontation with the United…
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Iran’s IRGC targets 7 oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz in 5 days
Tehran: The navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted at least seven “violating” oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in the past five days, the semi-official Fars news…
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Kuwait-flagged tanker hit in Hormuz, five Indians rescued
Kuwait City: Five Indian nationals were rescued after a Kuwait-flagged tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the Indian mission in Oman said on Saturday, October 3. In…
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Trump says Iran war will end ‘very quickly’, oil prices to fall
Washington: US President Donald Trump said that the war with Iran would end “very quickly” and predicted oil prices would fall sharply once the conflict was over, as he portrayed Tehran as…
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Trump says Iran ‘virtually destroyed’, war will be won quickly
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that the United States would win its war with Iran “very quickly”, claiming Tehran’s military capabilities had been severely degraded and Washington had established “virtually…
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Iranian rial hits record low as IRGC urges Americans to protest war
Tehran: Iran’s currency fell to a new record low on Tuesday, September 29, with traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials against the US dollar. The latest decline came just…
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‘HOAX:’ Trump denies report of offering Iran sanctions relief
New York: United States President Donald Trump denied a media report that his administration had offered Iran sanctions relief and access to frozen funds in exchange for nuclear concessions. “Axios just released…
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Saudi Arabia restarts oil exports through East-West pipeline
Madinah: Saudi Arabia has resumed crude oil exports through its East-West Pipeline after repairs following drone strikes on Friday, September 11, Bloomberg reported on Monday, September 28. Satellite imagery released after the…
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Iran Supreme Leader says enemies will be driven from Arabian Sea
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has said foreign enemies will eventually be forced out of the Arabian Sea, as Tehran and Washington remain locked in a military and diplomatic confrontation. In…
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Iran ready for ‘apocalyptic war’, US weighs post-midterm strikes
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran remained steadfast in the face of any US aggression, even an “apocalyptic war”, while stressing that Iran was ready for diplomacy as the conflict entered…
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Iran offers to reopen Hormuz on sixth day of proposed seven-day plan
Washington: Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the sixth day of a proposed seven-day plan and resume nuclear negotiations with the United States on the seventh, but Washington…
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IRGC claims it captured 2nd US unmanned sub in Strait of Hormuz
Tehran: The navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Sunday, September 27, that its forces have captured another “advanced smart” unmanned submarine belonging to the US Army in the…
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Saudi FM calls for Hormuz to return to pre-Iran war status
United Nations: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud stressed the importance of restoring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz to its pre-February 28 status without the imposition of…
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Iran denies plans for military action over flight restrictions
Tehran: The Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) denied in a statement that Iran would take military retaliatory action in response to the recent aviation restrictions imposed on the country,…
