The blockade, announced by U.S. Central Command, will affect vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports.
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Trump has warned Iran that the U.S. could set the country 'back to the stone ages,' including targeting power plants and bridges.
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President Trump voices frustration with allies as Iran war, strait closure pushes fuel prices higher
Spot prices of Brent crude, the international standard, hovered around $106 a barrel Tuesday, up more than 45% since the war started Feb. 28.
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His first statement since his appointment was read on state television Thursday by a news anchor.
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Iran has attacked commercial ships across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport.
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In addition to striking Tehran on the fifth day of the conflict, Israel hit the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.
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Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari vowed that Iranian attacks on the gas-rich country “will not go unanswered.”
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The assassination of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, who had no designated successor, would throw its future into doubt.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash.