Iran's IRGC says "This afternoon, two more offending oil tankers collided with naval mines in the insecure area east of the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire", IRIB reports
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Iran's IRGC says "This afternoon, two more offending oil tankers collided with naval mines in the insecure area east of the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire", IRIB reports.
Sources
- Oil traders are reportedly in talks with the US to use sanctioned tankers; move aimed at easing freight rates and oil prices
- US President Trump’s announcement that US aid to Israel will end by year’s end is reportedly not a done deal, reports i24 News
- Israeli political leadership has not directed the IDF to attack Iran, reports Kann News citing sources; such a directive could come, and is considered one of the possible alternatives, some even believe it to be the most likely
- US President Trump says "Israel and, in fact, the entire Middle East, WOULD NOT EXIST TODAY if I did not stop Iran from having a Nuclear Weapon. Nobody wants to say that, but everybody knows it’s true!"
- Houthi Run Yemeni Transport Ministry says international shipping in the Bab al-Mandab Strait is safe for all commercial vessels except ships belonging to "the Saudi enemy"
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