Middle East

The chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, MG Ali Abdollahi, warned its response would be "crushing, punishing and devastating," while Trump warns countries against providing Iran a lifeline.

Iraqi President Nizar Amedi said that Iran had facilitated the passage of vessels carrying Iraqi oil through the Strait in recent days, and Baghdad had discussed the export of Iraqi oil with Tehran.

According to Barrack, Ankara began considering scrambling its own fighter jets, and for several moments, two key US allies came close to a confrontation that neither side truly wants.

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Qatar denied last week that it was holding Iranian pilots, saying they had violated Qatari airspace earlier this year and failed to respond to attempts to contact them.

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Three separate oil spills are already spreading through the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, putting multiple ecosystems at risk.

Iranian UN envoy Ali Bahreini warned of a growing space arms race as Israel and other countries expand capabilities for future warfare.

Trump also said that the US had total control over the "entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz."

A total of 18 US soldiers have been killed and 756 wounded in the US-Iran war, a number that has risen despite recent ceasefire efforts.