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Watch: The clash between US and Iran for control of the Strait of Hormuz
The BBC’s Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.
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Trump unleashes more strikes on Iran amid their UNHOLY missile taunt
One Iranian rocket was plastered with a sticker carrying a Biblical message aimed squarely at Trump.
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Mike Huckabee rejects Ro Khanna’s Israel visit claims: ‘Not held at gunpoint’
Ro Khanna claims violent Israeli settlers detained his delegation for 75 minutes in the West Bank, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee angrily fired back.
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Trump revives his decades-old Iran warning as US ramps up military pressure: ‘remarkably consistent’
A 1980 video clip shows Trump urging the U.S. to send troops into Iran during the hostage crisis, resurfacing as CENTCOM resumes a naval blockade.
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Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US resumes blockade of Iran ports
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran’s hold on the waterway.
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Senate Dems draw rare line against must-pass Pentagon bill
Chuck Schumer led Senate Democrats in blocking the NDAA over the unauthorized Iran war, calling the defense bill a “permission slip” for recklessness.
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Strait of Hormuz ‘faultline’ exposes weakness of the US-Iran deal
Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.
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US military sent explosive drone boats into combat for the first time
US military’s drone boats struck an Iranian naval port as war heats up again.
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Trump declares US military no longer needed in Iraq as Baghdad shifts course
President Donald Trump says Iran has been “very much destabilized,” arguing Iraq no longer needs U.S. military presence as the coalition mission nears its end.
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Labour faces fresh calls to scrap New Year fuel duty raid as study shows Iran war has cost drivers extra £5billion at the pumps – with Chancellor Rachel Reeves days away from netting £1billion VAT windfall thanks to sky-high prices
The RAC Foundation research found the conflict has collectively cost motorists the eye-watering sum since 28 February.