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Trump promised US Navy protection for ships in Strait of Hormuz, but Iran is blowing up vessels and the Navy is nowhere to be found

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What is the Strait of Hormuz and why is it so important?

The world's busiest oil shipping channel has around a fifth of the world’s oil passing through it each year

Evening Standard

Three cargo ships hit in Strait of Hormuz after US destroys 16 minelayers

The Strait of Hormuz has been all but closed by Iran after the US and Israel launched an attack at the end of February

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Government charters repatriation flight from Oman on Wednesday evening

The Foreign Office said the flight will depart the country’s capital, Muscat, at 7pm.

Evening Standard

UK confirms first Middle East charter flight for stranded British nationals

The flight will depart Oman’s capital at 7pm on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Vessel ablaze in Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, UK military says

A likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels has set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden

The Independent UK

UK warns ships over Iranian attempts to divert vessels into own waters

The incidents are thought to be connected to a large-scale military exercise being carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Evening Standard

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Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels target two Red Sea ships near stricken oil tanker

Suspected attacks by Houthi militants targeted two ships in the Red Sea on Monday in an area where crews hoped to tow a Greek oil tanker damaged in an earlier strike by Houthi forces. The Houthis have targeted more than 80 vessels with missiles and drones since the war in…

France 24

Houthi rebels release footage of Red Sea oil tanker explosion amid fears of ‘disastrous’ impact on marine life

The Greek-flagged Sounion tanker, drifting in the Red Sea with 150,000 metric tons of crude oil, represents a significant environmental risk

The Independent UK

Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says

A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated attack, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze in an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

The Independent UK

Israel-Gaza war: ‘My life’s mission is to thwart establishment of Palestinian state,’ says Israeli minister – as it happened

Bezalel Smotrich, finance minister, restates his position that occupied West Bank should be permanently part of Israel

The Guardian - AU

Yemen’s Houthis claim joint raid on Israeli ships with Iraqi militia

The Houthis say they targeted vessels in Israel’s Haifa port together with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.

Al Jazeera

Greek-owned Tutor believed to have sunk a week after Houthi missile attack

The crew abandoned the coal carrier after it was struck by Houthi missiles, which started a fire, on June 12.

Al Jazeera

Iran's IRGC Navy Seizes Container Ship Near Strait Of Hormuz

Iran's IRGC Navy seizes container ship near the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the region. Heightened alert due to suspected Israeli attack in Sy...

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Houthi Rebels Target Ship in Red Sea Amid Regional Tensions

A ship in the Red Sea off Yemen was targeted by missile fire, believed to be the work of Yemen's Houthi rebels. The crew and ship are safe. Efforts to de-e...

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Al Jazeera

US claims ship hit by Houthis was headed to Iran

A Houthi military spokesman reiterated that attacks from Yemen will persist until Israel halts its war in Gaza.

Evening Standard

British-owned cargo vessel attacked in Red Sea

The attack happened west of Hodeida in Yemen just after midnight on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘reserves right to respond’ after oil tanker set alight off Yemen

US military confirms Houthi attack on Marlin Luanda in Gulf of Aden

The Independent UK

Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman as Middle East tensions rise

Seizure comes as the Iran-backed Houthis attack ships in the Red Sea

The Guardian - AU

Red Sea crisis: UN security council demands immediate end to Houthi attacks

Resolution calling for cessation of attacks on shipping vessels by Yemen’s Houthis adopted despite abstentions from Russia and China

Al Jazeera

Houthis say they carried out drone attack on Israeli port of Eilat

Houthis claim responsibility for drone attack on Israeli port city of Eilat, Red Sea commercial vessel.

The Hindu

Navy begins investigation into attack on merchant vessel off India's west coast

Indian Navy launches investigation into suspected drone strike on cargo vessel off India's west coast, no casualties reported.

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