- Iranian state media said early Sunday that 1 person was killed and 3 were injured after one of their commercial vessels was struck near the Strait of Hormuz.
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one → say → Hormuz
- Yemen's Houthis, a group backed by Iran, have in recent days expanded their control of the strategic , through which much of Saudi Arabia's oil has flowed since the disruption on the Strait of Hormuz.
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much → back → Hormuz
The move makes it easier for the Iran-backed rebels to further choke Saudi oil exports.
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rebels → make → exports
- Yemen government forces, supported by Saudi Arabia, said Saturday they had launched strikes against Mokha, newly in Houthi hands.
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they → support → hands
Weapons and vehicles were destroyed and Houthi fighters were killed, a spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → destroy → ?
Iranian cargo vessel struck in Strait of Hormuz killed 1 and wounded 4, state media reports
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media → strike → 4
An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off
in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, and a plan by Tehran to brief neighboring countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping in the strait was postponed.
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plan → strike → strait
The attack, which the reports said killed one and wounded four, drew attention back to the strait after threats to shipping in the region intensified last week when Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea.
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rebels → say → Sea
Iran's state-run IRNA news agency quoted the Qeshm governor as blaming a "terrorist enemy" for Sunday's attack.
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agency → quote → attack
There was no immediate comment by the U.S. military, which has struck Iranian-flagged vessels during its blockade of Iranian ports and faces a new threat from Iranian ballistic missiles launched at its warships.
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Qeshm Island, about 14 miles from the port city of Bandar Abbas, is key to Iran asserting control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran → assert → Hormuz
Hours before the attack, Iran's government remained defiant.
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"Our people can't be bullied into submission.
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Iran won't surrender," President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a social media post.
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Pezeshkian → surrender → post
President Trump disagreed, saying on Sunday that Iran "wants to make a deal so bad" that "they're calling constantly."
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they → disagree → deal
Mr. Trump spoke at his golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland, where he was attending a tournament.
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Later, when asked by a reporter whether the U.S. struck the Iranian cargo vessel early Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz, Mr. Trump said: "I don't want to say."
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I → ask → Hormuz
He then boarded Air Force One to head back to Washington.
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U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi warns Americans of "continued need for caution"
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The U.S. Embassy in the United Arab Emirates issued a security alert on Saturday, warning Americans in the Middle East country to exercise increased caution in areas associated with the Jewish and Israeli communities.
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"The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates reminds Americans of the continued need for caution at locations in the UAE associated with the Jewish and Israeli communities, including places of worship," the alert dated Friday, , said.
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The embassy did not specify whether there were threats at any specific sites.
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This weekend marks the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah.
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weekend → mark → holiday
Since March, the Department of State has advised Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution following the
.Trump says he doesn't care if Gulf states meet with Iran
President Trump, asked about Gulf states meeting with Iran in Oman on Monday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, said he doesn't care.
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"I don't care.
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That's up to them," Mr. Trump told reporters at his golf course in Ireland.
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The planned meeting comes as the Islamic Republic has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz during the war, driving up oil prices.
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Republic → plan → prices
Mr. Trump claimed on Sunday that the war with Iran will end "right after the midterms," adding that "gasoline is going to drop like a rock."
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He said "Iran wants to make a deal so badly," saying they are "calling constantly."
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Iran president says Tehran and UAE want to "turn the page" on war
Iran and the United Arab Emirates, whose relations have deteriorated since the start of the Middle East war, want to "turn the page", the Iranian president claimed on Sunday.
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"For the first time since the war and the incidents that occurred in the Persian Gulf, we had a constructive exchange with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi," Massoud Pezeshkian said a day after a meeting with Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in India, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit.
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"It was agreed that we would turn the page, look to the future and build it together.
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After U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran in February launched the Middle East war, Tehran retaliated against America's allies in the region, with the UAE bearing much of the brunt.
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In August, the UAE announced it was suspending trade and financial exchanges with Iran.
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it → announce → Iran
Dubai, the UAE's largest city, is home to a deeply rooted Iranian community and is a vital economic lifeline for Iran, which is struggling under the weight of U.S. and international sanctions.
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which → struggle → sanctions
Yemen official describes Houthi advance as "painful"
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A senior government official in Yemen said its forces will return to the Red Sea coast and fight back, after the Iran-backed Houthis' swift capture of territory last week.
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Sultan al-Arada, a member of the ruling presidential council, described the collapse of government forces in the port city of Mokha and elsewhere on Yemen's west coast as "painful and regrettable."
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Al-Arada, also governor of central Marib province, said in the televised interview aired late Saturday that forces "are currently regrouping and will return to the battle in one form or another."
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On Friday, a senior military official with Yemen's internationally recognized government blamed "lack of coordination" between Yemen's army and multiple allied militias, saying it gave the Houthis "a priceless opportunity."
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