TEHRAN -- Two Iranian oil tankers were attacked by the United States off the country's southern coast Tuesday night, while the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) ordered crews off tankers at Kuwaiti and Bahraini piers, Iranian media reported.
One of the tankers was targeted in a U.S. missile attack four miles (about 6.5 km) off Iran's southern Kharg Island, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. (Iran-US-Attack on Tankers)
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NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered Canadian products removed from U.S. government contract lists in response to Canada's counter-tariffs.
"I am hereby directing the GSA (General Services Administration), working with the USTR (United States Trade Representative), to take all necessary steps to REMOVE Canadian-origin products from GSA's Multiple Award Schedules unless Canada restores full and fair reciprocity for American Farmers and Companies," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. (US-Canada-Tariff)
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KATHMANDU -- The fourth batch of emergency relief supplies transported by air from China arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Tuesday.
According to the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, the supplies mainly include rescue hovercrafts, stainless steel permanent-magnet flood-control pumps, backup batteries, mortuary cabinets, solar lamps, and other items. (Nepal-China-Aid)
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TEHRAN -- The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Tuesday its forces captured one of the U.S. Army's "most modern, smart" unmanned submarines at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the day.
In a statement published on the IRGC's official news outlet, Sepah News, the IRGC navy said the unmanned underwater vehicle was captured in a complex intelligence and operational operation. (Iran-US-Strait of Hormuz) Enditem
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