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US targets Iran mine-laying as war causes oil market havoc
Trump has offered for the US military to accompany tankers through the strait, but his administration acknowledged that a post by the energy secretary announcing a first such escort was untrue.
North Korea says respects Iran’s choice of new supreme leader: KCNA
The spokesperson accused Washington and Israel of violating Iran's "political system and territorial integrity," and attempting to "overthrow its social system".
Trump says Iran war will end ‘very soon’
"I think soon. Very soon," Trump told reporters at his Doral National golf club near Miami, Florida, when asked if he thought the war could end in days or weeks.
US orders embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia due to Iran...
The order indicated ongoing fears about strikes by Iran, as President Donald Trump warns he is ready for weeks more of war and Tehran says it is ready to respond.
Explosions heard in Doha as Gulf nations report new attacks
Doha has been targeted by waves of Iranian drones and missiles since Iran launched a sprawling retaliation campaign across the Gulf in the wake of US and Israeli attacks against the Islamic republic.
Iran says can fight for months
Guards spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini said, Iran had so far used "first and second generation" missiles, but will use "advanced and less-used long-range missiles" in the coming days.
Kuwait airport, Saudi Arabia targeted as Iran presses Gulf attacks
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait all reported new attacks, after loud explosions were heard in Dubai and Bahrain's Manama a day earlier, and Kuwait's national oil company announced a "precautionary" cut to production.
Trump suggests US troops could be sent to secure Iran’s uranium
Some critics of the US-Israeli war on Iran, launched last Saturday, have said air strikes alone are unlikely to achieve the stated goals of destroying Iran's military capacity and preventing it from developing a nuclear bomb.
Flights to evacuate stranded travellers in Middle East
Several Emirates flights took off Tuesday morning, according to the Flightradar24 flight tracking website.
Trump says US-UK relationship ‘not like it used to be’
In a telephone interview from the White House on Monday evening, Trump said: "It's a different world, actually. It's just a much different kind of relationship that we’ve had with your country before".
