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Reported by Business Line - Home and Daily Maverick. First detected July 17, 2026 at 02:58 UTC.

The conflict shifted the passage of crude carriers and LNG tankers away from the key route, raising global energy prices.

The program to install hypersonic missiles on three Zumwalt destroyers is two years behind schedule, according to the U.S. Navy.

Tehran refuses to back down, raising fears of wider escalation

Observers call the allegations 'totally bogus'

President Donald Trump signals escalation as U.S. forces continue daily strikes against Iranian targets.

The former president repeated unfounded 2020‑election fraud claims on Thursday, saying Beijing breached the voting system and promising to release classified information.

Donald Trump in a primetime address revived his long-running claims about the security of US elections, accused China of what he called the largest election data breach in history, and released documents he says reveal foreign interference, according to a developing France24 report.

US expands Iran strikes and targets Iran bridges as Tehran widens missile attacks across Gulf and hits Gulf states and Hormuz conflict widens after ceasefire collapse, with Iran reporting casualties.

The U.S. military will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday, according to two reports that phrase the announcement differently but agree on the timing and action.

The government is worried about petrol costs if the plan goes ahead, while the opposition says a Strait of Hormuz toll would set a dangerous precedent.

Pakistan is calling for calm as tensions between Iran and the United States intensify and a memorandum of understanding tied to its Mideast diplomacy falls apart.