TRUMP SAYS US ‘LOCKED AND LOADED’, VOWS MORE IRAN STRIKES WHILE HINTING AT TALKS
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US missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen, though he once again left open the door to a diplomatic deal… Separately, the US military said it had fired on and disabled a tanker ship after it was “repeatedly warned” and “didn’t comply” with the American blockade on Iranian ports.
According to News - South China Morning Post, US missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen, though he once again left open the door to a diplomatic deal…
The available RSS description adds: Separately, the US military said it had fired on and disabled a tanker ship after it was “repeatedly warned” and “didn’t comply” with the American blockade on Iranian ports.
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- News - South China Morning Post: US missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen, though he once again left open the door to a diplomatic deal…
- News - South China Morning Post: Separately, the US military said it had fired on and disabled a tanker ship after it was “repeatedly warned” and “didn’t comply” with the American blockade on Iranian ports.
- News - South China Morning Post: Two weeks after the collapse of an interim truce meant to end the war, Iranian armed forces...
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- PRIMARY REPORT: News - South China Morning Post (open the original report)
STORY TIMELINE
- 25/07/2026, 08:06 PRIMARY FEED TRUMP SAYS US ‘LOCKED AND LOADED’, VOWS MORE IRAN STRIKES WHILE HINTING AT TALKS (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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