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Two weeks of WOT
Sun 2026-04-19
  US military 'preparing to board Iran-linked ships in just DAYS' marking huge escalation in Strait of Hormuz arm wrestle
Sat 2026-04-18
  Iran has threatened the United States with retaliatory measures if the naval blockade continues
Fri 2026-04-17
  Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah now in effect
Thu 2026-04-16
  Israeli Security cabinet said to consider one-week Lebanon ceasefire amid US pressure
Tue 2026-04-14
  The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln approached the Strait of Hormuz as US CENTCOM defined blockade boundaries
Mon 2026-04-13
  Trump declares US Navy to begin blockading Strait of Hormuz ‘effective immediately’
Mon 2026-04-13
  Trump declares US Navy to begin blockading Strait of Hormuz ‘effective immediately’
Sun 2026-04-12
  United States has begun establishing a new safe passage for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
Sat 2026-04-11
  FSB has detained three participants in attacks on Russian military personnel in 1999–2000
Fri 2026-04-10
  Israel attacks Lebanon again despite Netanyahu's talks, strikes Hezbollah rocket launch sites, encircles Bint Jbeil, continues Thursday overnight as Hezbollah shot missile at Ashdod
Thu 2026-04-09
  Israeli army said it struck Hezbollah commander in Beirut among 800 casualties, Trump points out Iran truce doesn’t cover Lebanon
Wed 2026-04-08
  Iran has agreed to 12 of the US conditions, with the remaining three conditions under negotiation
Tue 2026-04-07
  IDF Strikes Tehran Airports, Dozens Of Iranian Aircraft Destroyed
Mon 2026-04-06
  IRGC deployed Afghan militia in Tehran Saturday


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