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Iran's Guards Release New Map Of Hormuz Strait Under Their Control
- May 05, 2026 00:42 am IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
The delineated zone runs from a western boundary drawn between Iran's Qeshm Island and the UAE's Umm al Quwain, and extends eastward to a line connecting Iran's Mount Mobarak with Fujairah in the UAE.
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3 Indians Injured In Drone Attack By Iran In UAE's Fujairah
- May 04, 2026 22:19 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
3 Indians Injured In Drone Attack By Iran In UAE's Fujairah
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UAE Says Iran Has Resumed Attacks Amid Strait Of Hormuz Tensions
- May 04, 2026 21:55 pm IST
- Associated Press
The UAE Defence Ministry said Iran had launched four cruise missiles, with three shot down and one falling into the sea. Authorities in the eastern emirate of Fujairah said an Iranian drone sparked a fire at a key oil facility.
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Iran Fires 'Warning Shots' At US Warships In Strait Of Hormuz
- May 04, 2026 20:35 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
Negotiations between Washington and Tehran have been deadlocked since a ceasefire in the US-Israeli war against Iran took effect on April 8, with Tehran's stranglehold on the strait a main point of contention.
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"Explosion And Fire": South Korean Ship Targeted Amid Tensions In Hormuz
- May 04, 2026 20:24 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
There had been "no casualties to date" among the 24 crew members on board, who include six South Koreans and 18 foreign nationals, the ministry said in a statement.
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"Potential Missile Threats": UAE Issues Alert After US Ships Cross Hormuz
- May 04, 2026 19:56 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
The warning came soon after the United States military confirmed that two commercial vessels had passed through the Strait of Hormuz.
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US Military Says No Navy Ships Have Been Hit In Strait Of Hormuz
- May 04, 2026 17:19 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
US forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports," US Central Command said in a post on X.
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UAE Says Iran Launched Drone Attack on ADNOC Tanker In Strait of Hormuz
- May 04, 2026 17:13 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
"Using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail represents acts of piracy" the foreign ministry said.
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Iran Warns US To Drop "Excessive Demands", Says Ending War Is Its "Priority"
- May 04, 2026 15:53 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
"At this stage, our priority is to end the war," he said during a televised briefing. "The other side must commit to a reasonable approach and abandon its excessive demands regarding Iran."
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Iran War, Oil Crisis Has 'Enormous Impact' In Asia-pacific: Japan PM
- May 04, 2026 10:28 am IST
- Agence France Presse
Roughly one-fifth of the world's oil normally flows through the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping has been throttled by Iran since its war with the US.
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Beating The Blackout: The Clandestine Network Smuggling Starlink Into Iran
- May 03, 2026 18:12 pm IST
- Edited by: Swastika Das Sharma
Last month, Iranian media reported that four people including two foreign nationals had been arrested for "importing satellite internet equipment"
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"If They Misbehave...": Trump's New Warning To Iran On Resuming Strikes
- May 03, 2026 08:00 am IST
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
The war, launched by the United States and Israel in late February, has been on hold since April 8, with one failed round of peace talks having taken place in Pakistan.
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'Fully Prepared For American Foolishness': Iran Warns Of Possible Renewed War
- May 02, 2026 20:10 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
According to Iran's Fars News, Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a senior figure in the Iranian military's central command, said, "a renewed conflict between Iran and the United States is likely."
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"We're Like Pirates": Trump On US Seizing Iranian Oil From Ships In Hormuz
- May 02, 2026 18:20 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
"We ... land on top of it and we took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It's a very profitable business," Trump said on Saturday while addressing a rally in Florida.
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Iran Claims Trump Rejected New Proposal That Would Open Strait Of Hormuz
- May 02, 2026 17:27 pm IST
- Reuters
Under the proposal, the war would end with a guarantee that Israel and the United States would not attack again, an Iranian official reportedly said.
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Dawood Aide Salim Dola Went Incognito In Turkey. A 'Mistake' Led To His Arrest
- May 02, 2026 12:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
Mohammad Salim Dola, a close aide of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim, was extradited to India from Turkey.
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As Strait Of Hormuz Chokes, What Options Do Gulf States Really Have?
- May 02, 2026 11:40 am IST
- The Conversation
Hormuz has long been understood as one of the world's central trade chokepoints. It normally carries around 20 million barrels of crude and oil products each day
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Trump Approves Nearly $9 Billion Weapons Sales To Israel, UAE, Other Mideast Allies Amid Iran War
- May 02, 2026 09:53 am IST
- Bloomberg News
The US authorized the sale to Israel of as many as 10,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II All Up Rounds, worth $992.4 million and manufactured by BAE Systems.
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Trump's "Lunatics" Jab At Iran Over Nukes As US Clock To End War Stops
- May 02, 2026 07:45 am IST
- Edited by: Srishti Kapoor
Rejecting Iran's latest proposal to end the war presented on Friday, Trump said the conflict would not end prematurely.
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US Military Reaches Deals With 7 Companies To Use Their AI On Classified Systems
- May 02, 2026 03:38 am IST
- Associated Press
Notably absent from the list is AI company Anthropic, after its public dispute and legal fight with the Trump administration over the ethics and safety of AI usage in war.