Iran Keeps Conditional Hormuz Reopening Plan on Table as Shipping Attacks Rise
Iran says shipping could resume on the sixth day of a proposed agreement, while tanker fires and competing claims over safe passage leave the waterway's status disputed.
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IRGC claims seizure of second US underwater drone
Times of India ↗US Central Command rejects Iran's complete control claim
Middle East Eye ↗IRGC spokesperson claims US warships retreated 500 kilometres
تسنیم ↗IRGC says it regularly attacks and blocks small vessels
Middle East Eye ↗Crude exports reach prewar levels while fuel remains constrained
CNBC ↗Projectile strike causes fire aboard tanker in Hormuz
Arab News ↗Outbound tanker strike causes small fire and blackout
Arab News ↗Iraq reports moving two million barrels through Hormuz
Arab News ↗Iran ties reopening of strait to seven conditions
IRNA English ↗Another tanker strike damages engine room in Hormuz
Middle East Eye ↗Iran reiterates restrictions on uncoordinated passage through Hormuz
Tehran Times ↗Iranian Navy reports burning tanker in eastern Hormuz
IRNA English ↗Weekly attacks on shipping reach wartime high
CBS News ↗IRGC reports second supertanker explosion after mine collision
IRNA English ↗Attacks reported on two ships off Saudi coast
ARD Tagesschau ↗US military says Hormuz remains open despite attacks
Middle East Eye ↗Araghchi outlines conditional sixth day reopening for Hormuz
ISNA (English) ↗Iran warns of prepared response to renewed attacks
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