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Donald Trump says, ‘Strait of Hormuz now open’; declares blockade on ships linked to Iran

Donald Trump says, ‘Strait of Hormuz now open’; declares blockade on ships linked to Iran

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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz had been reopened for global shipping under US military protection but announced a “FULL BLOCKADE” on vessels sailing to Iranian ports or transporting Iranian cargo. As per IANS, Trump also proposed a 20 per cent reimbursement fee in favour of new trade and investment deals with Gulf states. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

US army bases to host critical minerals processing plants, boost production

US army bases to host critical minerals processing plants, boost production

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The US Army will allow several companies to build critical minerals processing plants at military bases around the country as part of a Trump administration push for more domestic production. Boosting US capacity in critical minerals and reducing reliance on imports — especially from China — has been a priority for President Donald Trump during his second term in office. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin (File)) REalloys Inc., Titan Mining Corp., ioneer Ltd. and Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. have reached agreements with the Pentagon to build the plants, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified ahead of an official announcement. The new facilities will handle rare earth minerals, graphite, lithium and boron, they said. Boosting US capacity in critical minerals and reducing reliance on imports — especially from China — has been a priority for President Donald Trump during his second term in office. Initiatives have included government loans and taking equity stakes in producers, but using military property represents a first-of-its-kind approach to mineral processing in the US. Rare earths, …

Iran’s warning over Strait of Hormuz standoff| India News

Iran’s warning over Strait of Hormuz standoff| India News

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The military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday warned that Iran would sink American ships in the Strait of Hormuz if the United States decided to “police” the key shipping bottleneck. About one-fifth of crude oil supplies pass through the Strait of Hormuz. (REUTERS/ Representative) The US is imposing a military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran blocked shipping during over six weeks of war in a conflict which is on hold as a fragile two-week ceasefire remains in place. “Mr Trump wants to become the police of the Strait of Hormuz. Is this really your job? Is this the job of a powerful army like the US?” Mohsen Rezaei, a former commander-in-chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards who was named as a military adviser by Khamenei last month, told state TV. “These ships of yours will be sunk by our first missiles and have created a great danger for the US military. They can definitely be exposed to our missiles and we can destroy them,” Rezaei, wearing his military uniform, …

Iran’s missile math: ,000 drones take on million patriots

Iran’s missile math: $20,000 drones take on $4 million patriots

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Just three days into the conflict, the Iran war has become attritional. Waves of drone attacks by the Islamic Republic are putting pressure on the defenses of the US and its partners from Bahrain to the United Arab Emirates, depleting weapons stockpiles. The outcome of the fight may depend on which side runs out of munitions first. Rescuers work near a damaged car at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in the town of Aramoun, south of Beirut on March 4, 2026. (AFP) Shahed-136 one-way attack drones, small, rudimentary cruise missiles, continued to pound targets across the Middle East on Monday. The drones have in recent days hit US bases, oil infrastructure and civilian buildings, since the US and Israel air strikes on Iran — a barrage of cruise missiles, drones and precision-guided bombs — began on Saturday. Follow live updates on the US-Iran conflict here. US-made Patriot air-defense missiles have been largely successful in stopping the Iranian Shaheds and other ballistic missiles, with interception rates over 90%, according to the …

‘Netanyahu and Trump like bullies have pushed others to the wall’: Javed Akhtar reacts after US and Israel attack Iran

‘Netanyahu and Trump like bullies have pushed others to the wall’: Javed Akhtar reacts after US and Israel attack Iran

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The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday (February 28). In response, Iran said it carried out retaliatory attacks targeting Israel and a US military facility in Bahrain. Explosions were also reported in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Qatar and Kuwait as tensions escalated across the region. Lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has now given his statement on the conflict and said that both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have behaved like ‘bullies’. (Also read: Nargis Fakhri battles sleepless nights in Dubai amid US-Iran conflict: ‘This feeling of anxiety and dread…’) Lyricist Javed Akhtar has strongly reacted to the US-Iran conflict. (PTI Photo) (PTI01_05_2026_000126A) (PTI) What Javed said Taking to his X account on March 2, Javed wrote, “I think this time trump and Israel have over played there hand because if they are allowed to get away with this audacity and do an Iraq to Iran China will lose her total credibility in the world . Netanyahu and Trump like all the bullies have pushed others to the wall and ultimately left no …

Death toll crosses 500 as Iran declares three-day mourning, warns US and Israel | Top updates

Death toll crosses 500 as Iran declares three-day mourning, warns US and Israel | Top updates

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A crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran has killed at least 538 people, activists said Sunday, as Tehran declared three days of national mourning for those it called “martyrs” and warned that the US military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if Washington uses force to protect demonstrators. (FILES) A handout picture provided by the office of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AFP) Another over 10,600 people have been detained over the two weeks of protests, said the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has been accurate in previous rounds of unrest in Iran in recent years. It relies on supporters in Iran crosschecking information. It said of those killed, 490 were protesters and 48 were members of security forces, AFP reported. US President Donald Trump is set to receive a briefing on Tuesday on possible responses to Iran’s nationwide protests, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials. The meeting with senior administration officials will examine a range of options, including amplifying anti-government content online, launching cyber operations against Iranian military and …

Delcy Rodriguez formally sworn in as Venezuela’s interim leader days after US seizes Maduro

Delcy Rodriguez formally sworn in as Venezuela’s interim leader days after US seizes Maduro

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Venezuela’s parliament swore in Delcy Rodriguez as interim president on Monday, two days after US forces seized her predecessor Nicolas Maduro to face trial in New York. Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez smiles after a session of the National Assembly in Caracas on January 5, 2026. (AFP) Rodriguez, who has indicated she will cooperate with Washington, took the oath of office during a ceremony in the National Assembly, telling lawmakers she did so “in the name of all Venezuelans”. She said she was “in pain over the kidnapping of our heroes, the hostages in the United States,” referring to Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who face drugs charges along with other Venezuelan officials. The parliament denounced the capture of leftist leader Maduro while vowing support for his stand-in Rodriguez after the US military attack that shocked Caracas and the world. Members of the National Assembly offered their full backing to Rodriguez — who had been Maduro’s vice president — and reelected her brother Jorge Rodriguez as parliament speaker. As Monday’s session opened, lawmakers chanted: …

Donald Trump says US hit ‘big facility’ linked to alleged Venezuelan drug boats | World News

Donald Trump says US hit ‘big facility’ linked to alleged Venezuelan drug boats | World News

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President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, December. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo The United States has carried out its 30th strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific, killing two people, the Associated Press (AP) reported. The strike, which was announced by US Southern Command on social media, has brought the total number of known boat strikes to 30 and the number of people killed at least 107 since early September, according to numbers announced by the Trump administration. US officials said the latest vessel “was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” according to AP, although no evidence was provided to support the claim. A video shared online showed a boat moving through the water before being struck by two explosions. #24Dic📹#Sucesos Una nueva gran explosión se reportó desde la Zona Industrial del municipio San Francisco, estado Zulia, la madrugada de este 24 de diciembre. Vía: @Jhormancruz1#SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/KM74H69lRH — El Martillo Venezuela (@ElMartilloVen) December 24, 2025 The video or …

Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians | World News

Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians | World News

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US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible “fast” military action in Nigeria if the West African nation fails to crack down on the killing of Christians. The US government will also immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, Trump said in a post on Truth Social. If the United States sends in military forces, it would go in “‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump wrote, without providing any evidence of specifics about the treatment of Christians in Nigeria. Story continues below this ad Trump called Nigeria a “disgraced country” and warned its government must move quickly. “If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians!” he wrote. Abuja had no immediate reaction to Trump’s threat of military action. The White House also had no immediate comment on the potential timing of any US military action. His social media post came a day after his administration …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels report US strikes in capital, coastal city | World News

Yemen’s Houthi rebels report US strikes in capital, coastal city | World News

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Saturday the US military launched a series of airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, and the Houthi-held coastal city of Hodeida, less than two days after a US strike wrecked a Red Sea port and killed more than 70 people. The Houthis’ media office said 13 US airstrikes hit an airport and a port in Hodeida, on the Red Sea. The office also reported US strikes in the capital, Sanaa. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The US military’s Central Command, which oversees American military operations in the Middle East, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Story continues below this ad Thursday’s strike hit the port of Ras Isa, also in Hodeida province, killing 74 people and wounding 171 others, according to the Houthi-run health ministry. It was the deadliest strike in the US ongoing bombing campaign on the Iranian-backed rebels. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday said he was “gravely concerned” about the attack on Ras Isa, as well as the Houthis missile and drone attacks on …