Iran War Live Updates: Supreme Leader Issues Defiant Statement as Global Supplies Disruption Grows
Mojtaba Khamenei vowed his country would keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route, and avenge “the blood of the martyrs,” Iranian state media said. Israel also pounded central Beirut, expanding its attacks against Hezbollah.
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Message read out by newsreader calls for national unity and says that all US bases in the region should close or face attacksIran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport across the GulfHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?An Iranian source is denying the country will allow India-flagged tankers to pass through the vital strait of Hormuz, Reuters is reporting.The news agency a little earlier quoted an Indian source as saying Iran would in fact allow such tankers to pass through the strait, a key artery for global oil trade. Continue reading...
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