Houthis claim control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, key Bab al-Mandab area

The development follows an unprecedented Houthi offensive in recent days in which the rebels have seized the vast majority of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline in a major rout of Saudi-backed forces.

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Fuel tanker ‘damaged’ in Iraqi territorial waters by unidentified source: Ministry

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a tanker was struck by “an unknown projectile” off Iraq’s Faw port in Basra province, adding that the crew are safe and no environmental impact has been reported.

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Iran's IRGC announces details of new restricted Strait of Hormuz area

“If any vessel passes through the restricted area of the Strait of Hormuz, the precise coordinates of which will be announced, all maritime, insurance, and support services to that vessel will be suspended; in such a way that it will be denied access to these services even on subsequent passages through the Strait of Hormuz,” said IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi.

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Iran, Oman near finalizing ‘temporary’ safe route in Strait of Hormuz: Ministry

Iran and Oman - both littoral states of the Strait of Hormuz - have reportedly made progress in bilateral talks seeking to establish a joint management system for the strategic waterway that will likely spell an end to free transit.

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Iran to restrict new zone outside Strait of Hormuz: Official

“This zone will start from the line of the US Navy's blockade and extend to areas in the Persian Gulf,” Rezaei said in an interview.

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IRGC says targeted US naval drone in Strait of Hormuz

In a statement, the IRGC said it “attacked a US military unmanned surface vessel (remotely operated floating) that was trying to enter the protected area of the Strait of Hormuz.”

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US targets Iranian tanker with four missiles near Kharg Island: Iranian media

“An Iranian tanker was targeted by a US military missile attack six miles from Kharg Island this morning,” the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported, adding that it was subject to four US missiles in the Kharg Island anchorage area.

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US strikes Iranian rocket launchers near Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s state-affiliated Tasnim news agency said the attack killed at least two people and wounded two others, per unofficial reports.

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US military claims facilitated transit of nearly 750M oil barrels in Hormuz strait

"Over the past several months, US forces have assisted nearly 1,500 commercial vessels in transiting the strait by providing coordinated protection," said US CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper.

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