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Israel-Iran war LIVE: Trump vows U.S. will sink any Iran boats that challenge blockade

April 14, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders that he was being blasphemous. The image posted on Mr. Trump’s Truth Social platform showed him in flowing red and white robes, touching the forehead of what appeared to be a sick man…

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Israel-Iran war highlights: Trump vows to destroy Iranian warships that get near U.S. blockade

April 14, 2026 admin

The Israeli military said on Monday (April 13, 2026) its troops had completely surrounded a key town in southern Lebanon after killing more than 100 Hezbollah fighters there over the past week. The announcement marks a significant advance in Israel’s ongoing invasion of southern Lebanon. “The forces of the 98th Division have completed the encirclement…

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U.K. will not back blockade of Strait of Hormuz, says PM Starmer

April 13, 2026 admin

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. | Photo Credit: Reuters British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday (April 13, 2026) that ‌whatever the pressure, Britain would not be dragged into the Iran war nor be ⁠involved in a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re not supporting the blockade,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live,…

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Israel-Iran war LIVE updates: Trump says doesn’t care if Iran comes back to talks

April 13, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump forcefully criticized Pope Leo late on Sunday in ‌an unusual, direct attack on the leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church that drew immediate rebuke from believers. The President, in an apparent response to the pope’s growing criticisms of the ⁠U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies, said…

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U.S. military says it will start blockade of all ships going to and from Iran on Monday

April 12, 2026 admin

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, on April 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Central Command said it will begin implementing ‌a blockade of all maritime traffic entering ⁠and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at ‌10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT), after President ‌Donald Trump said…

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EU asks for reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and no more strikes on energy, water sites

March 20, 2026 admin

European leaders have demanded the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a moratorium on strikes on water and energy infrastructure in the West Asia as they met in Brussels to grapple with rising energy prices caused by the war. All heads of the 27 European Union nations known collectively as the European Council issued…

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About 90 ships have crossed Strait of Hormuz so far as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite war

March 18, 2026 admin

About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway has been effectively closed, according to maritime and trade data platforms. Many of the vessels that passed through the…

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Can the Strait of Hormuz blockade break the Internet?

March 18, 2026 admin

Beneath surface-level concerns lies a far quieter and potentially more devastating crisis [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS When the United States and Israel launched major strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026, global markets immediately focused on oil prices. The strikes, which killed Iran’s supreme leader in what became known as Operation Epic Fury, triggered…

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