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[Levizab @levizab]

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[The National @TheNationalNews]

The US military has carried out strikes on Iranian military targets on Greater Tunb, one of three Emirati islands occupied by Iran.

Centcom said the operation was carried out to reduce Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

[Kuwait News Agency - English Feed @kuna_en]

The #EU announces a joint drone production deal with #Ukraine aiming to combine battlefield expertise to strengthen both sides' defense industries

https://t.co/sMazNGD11a

#KUNA

[Arab News @arabnews]

🔴 Bahrain says its air defenses intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks on Wednesday morning
🔴 Drone fell in Iraq's Faw port, no damages - state news agency https://t.co/Il7QsmM0YQ

[Middle East Strategic Perspectives @mestrate]

🇸🇾 🇮🇶 The United States supports plans by Iraq and Syria to rebuild a damaged oil pipeline that would carry crude from Kirkuk to Syria’s Mediterranean coast and bypass the Strait of Hormuz. 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 https://t.co/aNXPyvfKWB

[Levizab @levizab]

RT @arabnews: 🔴 BREAKING: Jordanian army says air defenses intercepted and shot down three ballistic missiles that entered Jordanian airspa…

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

CHART OF THE DAY: Iranian total oil output hit a 46-year high in 2025, according to the @EnergyInstitute 'Statistical Review of World Energy.'

In recent years, Iran has made an effort to boost condensate and natural gas plant liquids output (from its massive South Pars field).

[The National @TheNationalNews]

Iran hit two UAE supertankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one sailor and injuring eight, in an attack that was condemned by Emirati authorities.

The UAE's Ministry of Defence said early on Tuesday that the Mombasa and the Bahiya were struck by two Iranian cruise missiles in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz.

The southern route is designated by Oman and the UN to keep vessels away from Iranian mines and its hostile navy. The Iranian attack on the GFS Galaxy, which is Cypriot-owned and managed by a Dubai firm, on Saturday sparked the exchange of strikes that began at the weekend.

'The Ministry of Defence condemns this brazen attack, which constitutes a serious violation and a clear breach of international law, threatening the security and stability of the region,' it said.

[Middle East Report @ME_Report_Info]

⚡️BREAKING:

Iranian missiles struck several U.S.-escorted oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

The UAE says two of its tankers sustained damage.

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

US did not strike Kharg Island, @CENTCOM spokesperson says

(For what's worth, the fires reported by many via the FIRMS / NASA data are almost certainly several flare stacks at the terminal, and have been picked up by the same instrument in the past at the same locations).

[KUWAIT TIMES @kuwaittimesnews]

The US military will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday, the US Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said on Monday.

The blockade, covering all of Iran's ports, oil terminals and coastal areas, will be enforced for all vessel traffic - regardless of flag - from 2000 GMT on July 14, the center said in an advisory.

"Any vessel suspected of entering or departing the blockaded area without authorization is subject to interception, diversion, and capture. Non-compliant vessels may be legally compelled with force," the statement said.

The center said neutral transit through the Strait of Hormuz heading to or from non-Iranian destinations will not be impeded.

[Arab News @arabnews]

Saudi Arabia said it intercepted ballistic missiles fired at the country’s south by the Houthis on Monday https://t.co/oNyEnaSDE7

[Francesco Sassi @Frank_Stones]

🚨 The Hormuz crisis is spiralling.
With US-Iran diplomacy in total collapse, Washington has launched a major inward military expansion while Tehran has effectively closed the Strait to commercial shipping.
Here is the macroeconomic breakdown. 🧵 🇮🇷🇺🇸🇴🇲👇

[Amena Bakr @Amena__Bakr]

US has directly struck Kharg Island oil infrastructure (western jetty pumping station + pipelines) — first confirmed hit on Iran’s core export terminal; fires visible via satellite. #OOTT

[L'Orient-Le Jour @LOrientLeJour]

L’Autorité générale de l’aviation civile du Yémen a publié une circulaire ordonnant la « fermeture de tous les aéroports (du pays) au trafic aérien jusqu’à nouvel ordre », selon un communiqué cité par Reuters.

Retour sur plusieurs heures sous haute tension 👉 https://t.co/5LoEWvG1QK

[Jana Choukeir @ChoukeirJ]

Iran’s armed forces warned on Monday they would not allow the U.S. to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz, saying any U.S. actions in the strategic waterway endangered regional security, international trade and the passage of oil tankers and commercial vessels, according to a statement carried by state media.
The spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters also warned regional countries that any logistical support or cooperation with U.S. forces would be regarded as an act of war against Iran’s sovereignty and national security, adding that Tehran would respond forcefully to any disruption to commercial shipping and blaming the U.S. and its allies for any escalation of conflict in the region.

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

BREAKING: US President Donald Trump says Washington is reinstating a naval blockade against Iran -- but also says the US will demand a 20% fee on all cargo shipped to guarantee the Strait of Hormuz is open to other countries (on first reading, that equals to ~$15 per barrel!!!!)

[Jon Gambrell | جون @jongambrellAP]

APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (@AP) — US military says its latest wave of strikes targeting #Iran is over, insisting Tehran does not control Strait of Hormuz.

[IRNA News Agency ☫ @IrnaEnglish]

Loud explosions have been reported at a US military base in Kuwait, according to local news sources.

[Infos Minutes @InfosMinutesFR]

🇺🇸 / 🇮🇷 : Les États-Unis diffusent les attaques aériennes contre l’Iran de cette nuit. Des chasseurs et des missiles ont visé plusieurs objectifs dans le sud de l’Iran en réponse à la fermeture du détroit d’Ormuz. #Iran

[Arab News @arabnews]

🔴 Iran Guards say struck two airbases in Kuwait
🔴 US base at Sheikh Isa in Bahrain in second phase of retaliatory operation - Iran
🔴 Iran Guards say struck US military bases in Jordan, Bahrain