Iran has restricted maritime traffic, while tensions escalate further with the reported killing of security chief Ali Larijani and the IAEA urging maximum restraint at the Bushehr nuclear plant.
. Pakistan has strongly denied targeting civilians, stating that precision strikes were conducted against militant infrastructure in Kabul and Nangarhar under Operation Ghazab lil Haq, escalating tensions between the two countries.
Speaking at a Republican conference, Trump claimed the United States sank 46 Iranian naval vessels in just days and warned Iran that any attempt to block oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a much stronger U response.
While Baku accused Tehran of launching the drones and threatened retaliation, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied involvement and suggested Israel may be attempting to disrupt relations between Muslim countries.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claims it struck a US tanker in the northern Gulf in direct retaliation for a US submarine torpedoing the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena near Sri Lanka, the first such sinking since World War II.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia may restrict gas supplies to Europe and redirect exports to Asia as European nations move to phase out Russian energy by 2027.
