TEHRAN -- Iran will use missiles and submarines to stop the movement of the fleet of the United States and its allies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri said Tuesday in a post on social media platform X.
The post dismissed previous U.S. claims that its navy escorted oil tankers passing through the crucial waterway. Meanwhile, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani said on X that the Strait of Hormuz "will either be a strait of peace and prosperity for all or will be a strait of defeat and suffering for warmongers." (Iran-Hormuz Strait-Closure)
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BEIRUT -- The death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon has risen to 570, with 1,444 others wounded since the escalation began on March 2, figures released on Tuesday by the Disaster Risk Management Unit at the Lebanese Council of Ministers showed.
The conflict has triggered large-scale displacement across the country. About 759,300 people have been registered as displaced, according to government data. (Israel-Lebanon-Conflict)
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ABU DHABI -- The Ruwais oil refinery, considered the largest single-site refinery in the Middle East and among the top four largest in the world, has been closed as part of precautionary measures following a drone attack, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, authorities in Abu Dhabi said a fire broke out at a facility in the Ruwais industrial complex after a drone attack, with no injuries reported so far. (UAE-Refinery-Closure)
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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday announced a new 72-hour extension of the country's airspace closure amid ongoing regional tensions.
In a statement, the authority said that the extension, effective from 12:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) Tuesday until 12:00 p.m. Friday, applies to all arriving, departing and transiting aircraft. (Iraq-Airspace-Shutdown) Enditem
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