US strikes kill Iranian civilians on Hormuz island as war resumes
Washington says the raids answered an attempted Iranian missile attack on American troops in Jordan.
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Washington says the raids answered an attempted Iranian missile attack on American troops in Jordan.
Baghdad's Popular Mobilisation Forces have reported dozens of casualties in the first Saudi air operation inside Iraq since the war with Iran began.
Jordan says it shot down five missiles in an attack that has driven oil prices sharply higher and renewed pressure on European energy costs.
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Four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke President Donald Trump, though a binding measure failed in the Senate hours later.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims strikes on United States bases in Bahrain and Kuwait as Washington presses its campaign to reopen the waterway.
Renewed fighting has kept the Strait of Hormuz shut for a fifth month, driving European energy prices higher.
The Franco-British force positioned off Oman is still waiting for the order to clear the mines that keep the Strait of Hormuz shut.
US President announced the reversal a day after unveiling the levy following what he called highly productive talks with Middle Eastern leaders.
The notification restarted a 60-day window during which the president may deploy forces without congressional approval.
The EU insisted the strait stay open without charges after US President named Washington the waterway's "guardian" and demanded a fifth of the value of all cargo.
The US President said the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran in June was finished.
The US president tells a NATO summit in Ankara that talks with Tehran are a waste of time, hours after the two sides trade fresh strikes.
The renewed bombardment is the latest exchange in a faltering ceasefire, with Washington blaming Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the strait.
The group has been unwinding a cut of 1.65 million barrels a day agreed in 2023, when the alliance still included the United Arab Emirates.
The agreement created an opportunity to ensure Iran never obtained a nuclear weapon, NATO Secretary General said.
Washington and Tehran reached a preliminary agreement on June 14 to halt hostilities and reopen the waterway.
Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas backed the deal.
"The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete," Trump announced.
The US President claimed the pact could be concluded in two or three days and that the strait would reopen the moment it was signed.
The exchanges came after Iran and Israel traded their first direct strikes since a truce in April, straining a fragile ceasefire.
The emerging memorandum of understanding would pause the fighting while both sides negotiate over Iran's nuclear programme, sanctions relief and regional security.
European countries are also preparing to take part in the demining of the strategic waterway.
The US president said talks with the Islamic Republic were progressing "in an orderly and constructive manner".
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Brussels says stocks are under pressure as Lufthansa axes 20,000 short-haul services and airports warn of a systemic shortage.
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