live Iran, U.S. make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over t...
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has announced that Muhammed Shaheen, the Head of Hamas’ Operations Department in Lebanon, was eliminated in a precise airstrike on a car in the Sidon area today.
According to the IDF, Shaheen played a significant role in 'recently planning terror attacks against Israeli civilians' during the conflict, which were 'directed and funded by Iran.'
Lebanese security sources have also confirmed the information, stating that a senior Hamas official was killed in the strike.
Two days ago, the IDF announced that Abbas Ahmad Hamoud, a prominent member of Hezbollah’s aerial forces, was eliminated during an airstrike in southern Lebanon. Hamoud was behind recent drone attacks targeting Israel amid the ongoing ceasefire, according to the IDF.
'We will not allow drone attacks against Israel. The launch of these drones crosses a red line and is a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon,' Israel’s Defense Minister Katz stated following the drone operation."
Lebanese media outlets reported two people were killed in the Israeli strike, which hit a car near the town of Jarjouaa in the Nabatieh District.
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has increased the strategic importance of Bab al-Mandab, raising fears that instability in both waterways could trigger a wider global energy and trade crisis.
Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over the strategic waterway and insisting it will not reopen until Washington fulfils its commitments under an interim deal.
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Iran will soon join the New Development Bank (NDB), the lender established by BRICS nations, Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said in a state media report on Wednesday ahead of a BRICS finance meeting in India.
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