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US-ISRAEL WAR ON IRAN

Iran threatens US sites if its tankers are attacked

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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) implementing a maritime blockade against the Iran-flagged crude oil tanker vessel Herby

Pentagon footage shows US forces disabling two Iranian oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz after an exchange of fire with Iranian forces.

Pentagon video shows US disabling Iranian tankers

Investigations and security reports uncovered an organisation connected to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and the ideology of “Wilayat Al Faqih”.

Bahrain confirms network funded Iran-based operations

This US Navy handout photo released on May 7, 2026 by US Central Command Public Affairs, shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) implementing a maritime blockade against the Iran-flagged crude oil tanker vessel Stream while the latter was attempting to sail toward an Iranian port, on April 26, 2026.

No deal, no passage: ‘Dual blockade’ on amid deadlock

Hormuz tensions: US redirects 58 vessels since April 13

Hormuz tensions: US redirects 58 vessels since April 13

A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

Mideast conflict takes heavy mental toll on seafarers

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