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Kuwait also expanded its oil production to 1.45 million barrels a day.
The U.S. Central Command hit Iran’s main naval base with three one-way attack sea vessels on Sunday.
Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has tasked the parliament with forming a committee to draft a new constitution.
Sheikh Hamad transformed Qatar from a small Gulf state into a global diplomatic, media, and investment power.
Gaza’s civilian infrastructure had suffered extensive destruction during the Israel–Hamas war.
‘We’ll become the guardian of the strait ... and we should be reimbursed for that,’ the U.S. president said Monday.
A recent opinion poll suggests Israel remains headed for another closely contested election.
Fresh strikes and competing claims over control of the strait have rattled investors and slowed tanker traffic.
The new round of strikes comes after multiple countries in the Middle East blamed Iran for drone and missile attacks.
‘Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. It remains an international waterway,’ US Central Command says.
U.S. companies have sought expanded opportunities to develop Iraq’s oil and natural gas resources.
Iran’s military claimed to attack a commercial ship that was using an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz.
Khanna said Israeli soldiers also detained his staff, but an Israeli military spokesperson said the soldiers were there to disperse civilians.
The U.S. Central Command said on July 9 that it struck 90 Iranian military targets to degrade Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping.
The sanctions come days after Iran attacked commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. president said Friday that he has been the top target of Iran for a long time.
The Israeli military said IDF forces under its Southern Command are deployed in the area and ‘will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat.’
Beijing gave no end date or exemptions for the ban on a gas used in chips, MRI systems, aerospace, and research.
The warning came as Trump said Washington had agreed to resume talks with Tehran, but added that the ceasefire is effectively ‘over.’
The U.S. president said that the lull in fighting has ended ‘in no uncertain terms.’
