Day 233 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Tehran shared a seven-day plan with the US, via Qatar, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. tRump claimed Iran had been “systematically destroyed, both militarily and financially”. Iran appointed a new defence minister on 18 October.
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Day 232 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Iran warned that the Strait of Hormuz was “closed”. It has been reported that four tankers have been hit since 16 October. The US stated that the “vast majority” of Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz were “unsuccessful”.
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Day 231 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Iran’s navy stated a “violating tanker” had “caught fire” after it “turned off its tracking systems” and tried to cross a prohibited area. The US issued a request for up to 17 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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Day 230 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Iran reported that an oil tanker was on fire in the Strait of Hormuz. The US issued new Iran-related sanctions targeting 16 people, 10 entities. The IEA confirmed the release of 330 million barrels of oil reserves.
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Day 229 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz continued & traffic slowed dramatically, as two ships were sunk. Hegseth reiterated the claim that the US controlled the Strait during a panel with other Defence Department officials. He was heckled at the event
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Day 228 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Iran’s chief negotiator stated that Iran must prepare for the continuation of the “economic war” imposed on it by the US. The US warned Iran it would retaliate against any attacks on US vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Day 227 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
The Foreign Ministry said Iran was “deeply concerned about developments in the Arabian Peninsula”. tRump stated he was considering joining Saudi Arabian strikes against the Houthis, the Iranian-aligned group in Yemen.
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Day 226 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Iran warned any ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz that turned off navigation & reconnaissance systems would be identified as “hostile”. The latest back & forth between Iran & the US left the conditions for a possible deal “unclear”
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Day 225 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
The Kremlin reported that Putin had relayed Tehran’s position on a possible resolution to tRump. The Iranian president said the people of Iran were “not afraid of the enemy’s threats”; would “remain servants of the proud people of our heroic Iran”.
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Day 224 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Wars on Iran & Ukraine have pushed diesel prices to record levels & created a global fuel supply crunch. tRump announced that Russia had agreed to supply over 300,000 tonnes of diesel fuel to the global markets. Has tRump betrayed Ukraine?
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Day 223 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
tRump said the US would not launch another attack on Iran before the midterms. Speculation about an attack drove up oil prices in early trading on 8 October. Tehran said it would respond to the US on its peace proposal in the “next few days”.
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Day 222 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Iran & Oman agreed on safe transit routes in the Strait of Hormuz and will present their proposal internationally. tRump claimed the war on Iran would end quickly as the “whole country right now is wiped out”. Well, OK then…
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Day 221 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Iran warned their military was “more prepared than ever – fingers on the trigger – waiting for any miscalculation by the US…” The fallout continued after tRump’s suggestion that Iran was welcome to “take out” the US cities of LA and San Diego.
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Day 220 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
The Iranian president said Tehran could not trust the United States because of its attacks during negotiations. tRump stated that Iran was responsible for the Flydubai attack, contradicting an earlier statement made by his own VP.
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Day 219 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Another crude oil tanker was attacked off the coast of Oman. tRump signalled a decision on Iran was coming saying “the only question is … the easy way or the hard way”. Iran said the era of “wasting time & dictating demands is over”
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Day 218 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Two oil tankers were struck in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media reported that an additional tanker “in violation” had exploded. The targeting of drones & ships was a determined Iranian attempt to prove that they controlled the waterway.
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Day 217 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Oil prices started to fall after a decision to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel reserves, as prices soar because of the crisis. Will this avoid further disruption? The IRGC said its forces had full control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Day 216 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
The US stated that by the end of November, three aircraft carriers and two landing groups would be deployed around Iran. The President of Iran said “it has never avoided” dialogue with the US, despite 3 US attacks during negotiations.
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Day 215 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Iran has received a US response to Tehran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian leaders were reviewing Washington’s counter-proposal. The UK PM said there were strong indications Iran had a role in the security incident near the airbase.
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Day 214 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Iran confirmed that a small number of unspecified foreign vessels and oil tankers had passed through the Strait of Hormuz. tRump stated that the conflict with Iran would be over “very soon”, causing oil prices to plummet. Iran-US talks continued.
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Day 213 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
tRump said he expected more talks with Iran this week. Press reports stated that the Iranian FM would meet mediators in New York on 28 September. Iran rejected speculation it was linked to 5 UK nationals arrested near a UK air base.
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Day 212 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
tRump said the proposed deal to reopen Hormuz by Iran was “unacceptable”. Iran warned its Gulf neighbours that the Strait would remain closed until US economic warfare stopped. 5 men were arrested near a UK airbase used by the US to attack Iran.
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Day 211 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Iran proposed a seven-day roadmap to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz & resume nuclear talks. tRump rejected the proposal. Iran warned that all US deployment centres in the Middle East would be targeted if the US attacked Iran.
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Day 210 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
Beijing’s ‘unacceptable’ support for Tehran was raised by tRump during the State Visit by China’s leader. Iran reportedly presented a 7-day roadmap to the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Egypt & Iran discussed proposals for de-escalation
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Day 209 of the US-Israel crisis with Iran.
At the UN, the PM of Israel said his country “had no greater partner” than tRump. Many delegations left the assembly hall as he took the stage. In the US, the popularity of the war continued to fall and energy prices continued to rise.
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