The reported escalation followed a dispute over an Iranian Mahan Air flight to Houthi-controlled Sanaa, after which Saudi forces struck the airport and the Houthis retaliated with missile and drone attacks on Abha airport.
CENTCOM said vessels travelling to or from Iranian ports would be stopped, while other shipping could continue. Tehran rejected Washington’s authority and warned against interference in routes controlled by Iranian forces.
The UAE has vowed to protect its strategic assets and condemned what it called an attack on commercial shipping, warning that the targeting of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz threatens regional stability and global energy security.
Trump declared that the US will be known as "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT", announcing a 20 per cent fee on all cargo shipped through the Strait.
The publication surfaced alongside Mojtaba Khamenei's first public statement after succeeding his father and came amid reports of an alleged assassination plot against Donald Trump, renewed US strikes and rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.
The two leaders also recognised convergence in their world view and expressed support for a greater voice and role for Global South in international affairs, a joint statement following Vietnam PM's visit stated.
Former US President Donald Trump has triggered a controversy by raising questions on the racial identity of his Democratic rival Kamala Harris during a convention of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in Chicago.
Calling the twin strikes by Israel killing senior leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah during a 24-hour period a "dangerous escalation", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an international diplomatic push to prevent a broader regional conflict.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has submitted an appeal to the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice to audit and certify the results of Sunday's presidential elections amid calls for greater transparency.
The body of Fouad Shokor, Hezbollah's top military commander who was killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday, was found under the rubble in Dahie in Beirut's southern suburbs, local media reported, citing sources close to Hezbollah.
