The U.S. military says it has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers as the conflict continues to escalate. And, Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III says he plans to step down by the end of the year.
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WorldPingThe latest strikes are part of a dual economic and military approach by President Donald Trump as he struggles to bring an end to the war…
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WorldPingThe U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships. Iran hit American targets in Jordan.
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WorldPingIran said it fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Jordan early Wednesday, in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island, off Iran’s coast. The US said five Iranian tankers were destroyed.
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WorldPingIran launched fresh attacks against US targets in the Middle East on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, dragging the foes deeper into war.
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WorldPingThe tanker was reportedly hit by four U.S.missiles in the area of Kharg Island’s anchorage…
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Oil prices are rising steadily with no end in sight to the U.S.-Iran standoff impeding tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
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