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A screengrab from a video obtained from social media on July 15 shows what U.S. Central Command say was a U.S. strike on Iran. Credit: X/U.S. Central Command The U.S. military’s Central Command said on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) it launched airstrikes on Greater Tunb Island in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting Iranian defence and…
“It was a psychological warfare, and the conflicting authority at play, not knowing whom to trust, was the most jarring aspect of the journey,” the sailor said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Chaos, uncertainty, numbness, and conflicting orders marked the ordeal of an Indian seafarer aboard a tanker that transited the Strait of Hormuz on…
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Tehran envisages itself as overseeing the strait and wishes to impose fees on transiting vessels — a demand Washington has strongly rejected. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s parliament has begun work on a bill on the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the security committee said on Tuesday (July 14, 2026), as fighting flared…
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Vessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed by the U.S. and Iran on June 17, promising to extend the ceasefire and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear programme and Western sanctions, is falling apart. U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that the “ceasefire…
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The United States struck Iran Monday (July 13, 2026) for a second day running, drawing Tehran’s reprisals against U.S. allies in the Gulf as the foes battle over the status of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Also Read: West Asia war updates on July 13 The fresh fighting and Iran’s announcement over the weekend of…
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A man walks next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, on July 12, 2026 | Photo Credit: via Reuters The U.S. military said it has launched another round of strikes against Iran “to degrade their ability to attack commercial ships freely transiting…
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The U.S. attacked Iran early Sunday (July 12, 2026) morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Gulf, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. West Asia LIVE The…
“Jaldi neeche aao, aag aa gayi [Come down fast, there’s a fire],” screamed a sailor in an SOS video sent from the oil tanker Marivex that took fire from the U.S. forces on June 8 in the Gulf of Oman. Two days later, “precision munitions” fired by the U.S. ripped through the vessel Settebello and…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (July 10, 2026) said the United States had agreed to talks with Iran after Tehran asked to continue negotiations, while stressing that the June ceasefire between the two nations was over. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to…
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U.S. President Donald Trump, who is in Ankara to attend a NATO summit, said on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) that the ceasefire with Iran was “over”. His remarks came after tit-for-tat overnight strikes by the U.S. and Iran that threatened the already fragile ceasefire. The U.S. launched dozens of strikes on Iran in retaliation for…
