UAE Defence Ministry reports two national tankers were targeted by Iranian cruise missiles in the southern Strait of Hormuz, with the incident occurring in Omani territorial waters, adds one Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded
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- Fires on both tankers were brought under control, while it reserves the right to respond to the escalation.
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- Iran's Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Rezaei informed Pakistan's Munir of Iran's explicit rejection of the American demands, reports Al Hadath
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