White House NEC Director Hassett says Navy has made progress helping friendly ships in Gulf and confident we'll get oil out the Gulf to calm markets
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White House NEC Director Hassett says Navy has made progress helping friendly ships in Gulf and confident we'll get oil out the Gulf to calm markets.
- Explosions were reportedly heard in Iran's port city of Sirik, with claims that US forces struck an anti-ship missile launcher targeting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Israel's Channel 12 reports
- US military is reducing troop presence at bases across the Middle East, while the State Department is ordering further staff reductions at diplomatic posts amid regional threats and potential US military action against Iran, NBC News reports
- Iran threatens to target US political figures if strikes resume, Fars News reports
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- In the past few hours, there has apparently been a change in the American position in favour of a pre-emptive strike on Iran, according to a Haaretz correspondent, citing White House sources
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