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IRAN ISRAEL CONFLICT

IRAN ISRAEL CONFLICT

Iran admits war toll but vows to hold Hormuz

US embassies refill posts, Hormuz stays shut and Hezbollah vows no ‘surrender’

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US-Iran war at six months: 82 ships redirected under US blockade, Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon deal

6,000 seafarers, 400 ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

Mine-cleared Hormuz tests Iran’s leverage as Gulf states and Washington recalibrate

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Pacific Ocean while conducting a tailored ship’s training availability off the coast of Southern California on April 30, 2017. The Sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the US Naval Hospital Guam April 9 died of COVID-related complications reported by the US Navy on April 13, 2020.

US, UAE discuss regional conflicts and de-escalation

Trump says US Navy has removed or detonated all mines in Strait of Hormuz waters

Trump said Iran had been warned that any vessel placing new mines in the strategic waterway would be “immediately and systematically destroyed”.

Iran threatens retaliation against US, warns neighbours

US blockade, new sanctions deepen Hormuz standoff as Iran vows pressure will fail

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US envoy Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt

Israel strikes Lebanon as Iran tensions rise across the region. Follow live updates

GCC, Hamas and US forces pulled into escalating conflict stretching from Gaza to Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz standoff: 3 vessels attacked in 72 hrs

Unknown projectiles, drifting mines and GNSS jamming compound danger to vessels

Three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz over the past 72 hours, according to the latest maritime security assessment.

Iran detains two French diplomats over ‘interference’

Tehran rejects the claim as the strategic waterway remains at the centre of the crisis

Iranians enjoy the seaside as vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, in southern Iran on August 10, 2026.

Iran demands faster US exit from Middle East

UAE condemns attacks on ADNOC vessels as tensions rise over the Strait of Hormuz

File photo: An F/A-18E Super Hornet launching from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

US forces disable vessel attempting to reach Iran

An alleged Houthi strike on a cargo vessel killed at least six people off Yemen's coast

Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, in Iran.

Iran sets conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz

Regional allies condemn attacks on ADNOC vessels amid Iran–US standoff over Hormuz

Vessels transiting through the Gulf of Oman are pictured off the coast of Muscat.

Saudi official: Defence pact targets no military bloc

Regional powers seal mutual defence pact as Yemen attacks and Hormuz crisis escalate

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington.

'War's got to end pretty soon': Trump on Iran

Rubio, Miliband vow to keep Strait of Hormuz open as US-Iran deal hopes rise

US President Donald Trump has praised US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying he is "extremely happy" with his performance.

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