The UAE blamed Iran for the attack and called on Tehran to stop what it described as unprovoked attacks on commercial vessels and to fully reopen the waterway.
AI:The United Arab Emirates has officially accused the Iranian regime of carrying out a targeted strike against an ADNOC vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the latest act of maritime aggression from Tehran. The UAE is demanding that Iran cease its unprovoked attacks on commercial vessels and move to fully reopen the critical waterway to ensure safe passage. This escalation highlights the ongoing pattern of hostility by the Iranian regime as it attempts to destabilize global energy markets through state-sponsored intimidation in international waters.Open
State of the Union: Houthi attacks killed at least two people in civilian areas and displacement camps on Friday. The post Iran War Day 162: Iran Says Hormuz Will Reopen When U.S. ‘Accepts Conditions’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Comments from Iranian officials Saturday emphasized the Islamic Republic’s intention to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed in the face of American military pressure. The Strait will reopen once the U.S. “accepts [Iran’s] conditions” and “abandons its interventionist approach,” according to General Hossein Mohebbi, the spokesperson for Iran’s IRGC, per comments reported in Tasnim News Agency. The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is “completely independent” of recent bilateral negotiations between Iran and Oman over the administration of the waterway. At a press conference on Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran’s conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz include U.S. compensation for…Open
Raheem J. Kassam reports on the ground at one of Britain's largest open-air markets, on the very airfield from which Battle of Britain Hurricanes once scrambled to defend London, with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
NORTH WEALD, Essex – Reform UK leader Nigel Farage spent several hours at North Weald Market this morning, drumming up support at a critical moment in a bellwether county ahead of Thursday’s local elections across the United Kingdom. The reception was both warm and at times raucous, with locals flocking for selfies, and the enthusiasm was particularly noticeable among women and younger voters . The market itself sits on a piece of land with a striking history . It sprawls across the hard-standing of North Weald Airfield, opened in 1916 by the Royal Flying Corps to defend London from German Zeppelin raids and reborn in 1927 as one of the most distinguished fighter stations in the Royal Air Force. From this very ground, 56 Squadron’s…Open