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Trump urges allies to secure Strait of Hormuz; Japan and Australia decline sending warships

The US president called on countries dependent on Gulf oil to help protect shipping through the strategic waterway amid the Iran-US conflict, but Tokyo and Canberra said they currently have no plans to deploy naval vessels.

Iran-US war

Iran threatens to turn US-linked oil sites into ‘ashes’ after Kharg strikes

Tehran warns of attacks on regional energy facilities tied to Washington as tensions surge after US bombing of strategic oil hub handling 90% of Iran’s exports.

US federal authorities

10 Indians arrested in US over staged robberies to obtain immigration visas

Prosecutors say convenience store “heists” were orchestrated to help applicants falsely claim violent-crime victim status for U Visas.

Iran hits UAE’s Fujairah oil terminal hours after US strikes Kharg Island

Thick smoke was seen rising from the UAE’s Fujairah energy hub hours after US forces struck Iran’s key oil export facility at Kharg Island, marking another escalation in the widening Iran-US-Israel conflict.

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US bombs Iran’s Kharg Island in massive raid, Trump warns oil hub could be next

Washington claims US destroyed all military targets on Iran’s main oil export island but warns its critical oil infrastructure could be hit if Tehran disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

A day after Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge, Trump claims Iran ‘about to surrender’

Trump made the remark during a call with G7 leaders as the US-Israel campaign against Iran intensified, even as Tehran’s new Supreme Leader signalled the country would continue fighting and retaliate for recent attacks.

Sri Lanka begins repatriating bodies of Iranian sailors killed in IRIS Dena submarine attack

The mortal remains of dozens of Iranian sailors killed when a US submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka earlier this month are being sent back to Iran as the wider Middle East conflict reaches the Indian Ocean.