Iran to declare new restricted zone outside Strait of Hormuz
Iran will declare an area outside the already blocked Strait of Hormuz as a “forbidden zone.”
WorldIran will declare an area outside the already blocked Strait of Hormuz as a “forbidden zone.”
WorldIran's Revolutionary Guard says it attacked a US Navy drone that "attempted to enter the protected area in the Strait of Hormuz" early Sunday, Iranian state media reports.
WorldThe United States has disabled three Iranian oil tankers, Centcom says. The attack was in response to an Iranian attack - and it was followed by further Iranian attacks.
WorldUS President Donald Trump calls the conflict in Iran "small potatoes" - a remark that was expected but drew strong criticism from the opposition.
World politicsUS negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are in Moscow to try to revive talks to end the war in Ukraine. They will meet with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday evening. Russia has continued deadly attacks ahead of the visit - but Putin has promised a three-day halt to the strikes. Putin has ordered no attacks on Kyiv for three days, starting at midnight, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the state news agency Tass.
WorldThe ongoing fighting with Iran is not a war, says US Vice President JD Vance - after the US and Iran exchanged attacks all week.
ConflictsAt least four people were killed and about 60 injured when a projectile hit a house where a wedding party was being held on Tuesday. The United States has been blamed, but denies the accusations.
WorldUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that American envoys are expected in Kyiv in the coming days for talks on how to end Russia's war.
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