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Trump Says Iran Can 'Expect' Bombs As World Tensely Awaits 2nd Pakistan Talks, US Navy Boards Another Vessel Summary Neither side wants to appear 'weak' by flying to Pakistan first without the other side having already clearly committed. Trump warns: 'Expect...bombs' Iran has informed Pakistan it is sending a delegation, but still no sign or confirmation that the delegation is en route. Overnight, US forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani in Indo-Pac region: CENTCOM As just 12 ships have gone through Hormuz Strait in last 24...

Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that a US attack in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday hit cargo vessels, not boats belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), contradicting claims from US Central Command. CENTCOM said that its forces destroyed six Iranian naval boats that attempted to interfere with commercial shipping, and President Trump […]

Japan To Welcome First Crude Cargo Via Hormuz Since War Began By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com A supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi crude is set to arrive in Japan early next week after clearing the Strait of Hormuz in late April, in the first shipment of Middle East crude to Japan via the chokepoint since the Iran war began on February 28. The Idemitsu Maru very large crude tanker; Photo: MarineTraffic The very large crude carrier (VLCC) Idemitsu Maru, which had departed from Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura port in the Persian Gulf...