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Tehran Diaries: A poignant portrait of life under war, repression in Iran

Since the bombings began, the regime has made concerted attempts to rally the nation

More than 30 people killed in US airstrikes: Iranian govt spokesperson

US airstrikes targeting Iran have killed more than 30 people in "recent days," an Iranian government spokesperson said Wednesday. The comment from Fatemeh Mohajerani came as a Health Ministry spokesperson said more than 260 people had been wounded in overnight strikes in Iran. It wasn't immediately clear what time period Mohajerani was referring to. Iran during the war with the United States and Israel has only sporadically offered full casualty statistics.

US reimposes its blockade on Iran after Tehran's attacks on ships in Hormuz

The US military early Wednesday reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports over Tehran's attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, sparking new strikes on nations hosting American forces as an interim deal to end the war further unravelled. Days of retaliatory strikes across the Middle East by Iran - and both nations' attempts to vie for control of the waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas passes during peacetime - threaten to push the region back to all-out war. The US first imposed the blockade in mid-April and then lifted it in mid-June, a day after signing the interim deal that set a 60-day period for negotiations over issues like Iran's nuclear program, but talks have stalled as fighting over the strait has intensified. When US President Donald Trump announced the return of the blockade Monday, he also said he would impose a 20 per cent fee on ships passing through the strait. But he dropped the plan to collect fees hours before resumi

Trump threatens to strike Iran power plants, bridges next week if no deal

Trump said US would target Iran's power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran resumes negotiations

Tehran targets Jordan with missiles as US reimposes its blockade on Iran

Jordan said Wednesday it shot down three missiles launched by Iran targeting the kingdom. The Iranian attack, earlier claimed by Tehran, comes as the US reimposed a naval blockade on the Islamic Republic over its attacks on ships trying to travel through the Strait of Hormuz. Jordan's military made the statement on the kingdom's state-run Petra news agency.

In Iran, Trump has encountered an opponent he cannot easily dominate

The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will, but he is struggling to come up with a strategy to extract Iranian concessions as the cease-fire he brokered collapses

West Asia conflict: India summons Iranian envoy over vessel attacks

India lodged a strong protest with Iran after attacks on two UAE-linked merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz killed one Indian seafarer and injured 10 others

In dire straits, again: Iran attacks deepen Hormuz shipping crisis

On Monday night, Iran hit two oil tankers from the United Arab Emirates with cruise missiles, killing an Indian crew member

India condemns Iran attacks on two vessels carrying 30 Indian sailors

India on Tuesday strongly condemned the attacks on two merchant vessels in Strait of Hormuz, in which one Indian national was killed and 10 others were injured. The Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Iran was summoned this morning by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and a strong protest against these attacks was lodged with him. India said it is "deeply concerned" by the attacks on two vessels, MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa, during their transit through the strait. "Both the vessels were carrying 30 Indian seafarers, among their combined crew of 46. Of the 12 Indian nationals onboard MT Al Bahiyah, one has tragically lost his life and another has been injured," the MEA said. "Of the 18 Indian nationals onboard MT Mombasa, nine have sustained injuries, including two who are reported to be seriously injured," it said. The MEA said India strongly condemns these attacks and "acts of violence targeting seafarers and disrupting free and safe navigation through international

US-Iran tensions flare up again: Is peace slipping away?

Just weeks after the US and Iran signed a ceasefire, fresh military strikes have pushed the agreement to the brink. The biggest flashpoint is the Strait of Hormuz,

Hormuz transits fall to lowest in a month amid fresh escalation of tensions

Only 73 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on July 10-12 as Iran's closure declaration, military tensions and severe security risks continued to disrupt shipping flows

Iran sneaking out tankers via Strait of Hormuz as Trump amps up threats

Iran has continued moving sanctioned oil tankers through Hormuz with transponders switched off, even as the US prepares to reimpose a blockade and tensions in the strategic waterway intensify

US military death toll in Iran war rises to 14; over 400 troops injured

The US military's official tally of deaths in the Iran war has risen to 14 service members, with the death of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea. The number of wounded troops from the conflict also has grown to more than 400 as of Monday. Capt. Tim Hawkins, spokesman for US Central Command, said the majority of them suffered traumatic brain injuries. The Navy initially described the July 1 crash as an emergency landing and said there was "no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action". The remaining three sailors aboard the helicopter were rescued shortly after the mishap. The Pentagon's war casualty count added one non-hostile death in July. It is the first death recorded since 13 service members were killed in separate incidents in March at the beginning of the war. The first was an Iranian drone strike on a command centre in Kuwait that killed six soldiers. Then one soldier died more than a week after initially being wounded in an atta

US military to resume maritime blockade of Iranian ports from July 14

The US said it will resume blockading maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports from July 14, following renewed hostilities with Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz and Trump's latest security measures

Hormuz blockade only for Iran and anybody doing business with them: Trump

Trump announced a renewed naval blockade targeting Iran and vowed more military strikes, as the US resumed operations around the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions with Tehran

US renews strikes on Iran while tankers come under attack in Hormuz

The US launched strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump reinstated a blockade of Iranian shipping and proposed a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, escalating regional tensions

Hormuz traffic falls to multi-week low amid renewed US-Iran conflict

Six vessels transited the strait on Sunday, ship-tracking data from Kpler showed, the ‌lowest number in five weeks

Kuwait, Jordan activate air defences as Iran retaliates after US strikes

Kuwait said Monday morning its air defences were firing as Iran retaliated over US airstrikes targeting it. Kuwait's military issued the statement, without immediately saying if there was any damage or casualties in the tiny Mideast nation. Kuwait repeatedly has been targeted by Iran. Bahrain twice has sounded its missile alert sirens Monday over Iranian attacks.

US ends latest round of airstrikes on Iran after Tehran strikes Gulf states

The US military's Central Command said in a statement that it hit air defence systems, radar sites, missile and drone equipment and small boats

Iran condemns US strikes, warns nations aiding Washington may be targeted

Tehran warned that any country allowing its territory or facilities to be used for attacks against Iran could become a legitimate target of Iranian defensive strikes