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US fires on Iranian oil tanker

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals. A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker ...

Despite attacks, US says ceasefire is holding

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. military leaders said a ceasefire is still in effect a day after Iran was blamed for new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates, a key American ally that later said it came under Iranian drone and missile attack again ...

US strike on alleged drug boat kills 2

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people Monday. The Trump administration's campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early ...

Russian drones, missiles kill 22 in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile strikes carried out overnight and later on Tuesday killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 80 others, Ukrainian authorities said, hours before Kyiv was due to enact a ceasefire and three days before Moscow promised its own pause in ...

US to ‘guide’ stranded ships in Middle East

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States will launch an effort today to "guide" stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, giving few details about a sweeping effort to help hundreds of vessels and some 20,000 seafarers. Trump said in a social media post on Sunday that "neutral and innocent" countries have been affected by the Iran war, and "we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business." "Project Freedom" would ...

UAE comes under attack in a test of Iran truce

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The United Arab Emirates, a key American ally, said it had come under attack from Iran for the first ...