Iran attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz
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The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the highest operational command center of Iran’s armed forces, issued a warning to the United States. It said if the “aggressor U.S. military” continues what it described as a blockade,
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, said Saturday that the country’s armed forces remain “ready” amid peace talks with the U.S. “It is not the case that we think just
Iran is accusing the U.S. Navy of "armed piracy" (1) after American forces fired on and seized an Iranian cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman. Meanwhile, a bill in Congress could soon make similar moves legal for private American citizens.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says "our blockade is only growing and going global" and that Iran "will never get a nuclear bomb."
OFAC sanctioned a major Chinese oil refinery and dozens of Iran-linked shadow fleet vessels in an escalation of the maximum pressure campaign on Tehran.
LONDON/ATHENS, April 23 (Reuters) - Two container ships seized by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz with about 40 crew aboard have been taken toward the port of Bandar Abbas, sources said on Thursday, Tehran having vowed to retaliate after U.S. forces seized an Iranian vessel three days earlier.
Iran's use of small, fast boats to seize container ships could undermine suggestions U.S. forces have disabled its naval threat.
Iran carried out an execution on Sunday. Amer Ramesh was convicted of belonging to the Jaish al-Adl group. He was also found guilty of attacking security forces in the southeast. The judiciary confirmed the execution took place early Sunday morning.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps effectively has assumed control over key state functions and blocked presidential appointments, according to an Iran International report.
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