GULF WAR: US STEPS UP STRIKES TO 'DEGRADE' IRAN'S ABILITY TO ATTACK SHIPS, MARINERS AT HORMUZ

1. WHAT HAPPENED

Verified details available in the live RSS coverage:

• Times of India: United States forces conducted new strikes against Iran early Monday morning.
• Times of India: These operations aimed to degrade Iran's capability to attack commercial shipping vessels.
• Times of India: Iran reported explosions in southern provinces and condemned the United States' actions.
• JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post -: In a statement on X/Twitter, CENTCOM stated that the strikes are intended to degrade Iran’s “ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”
• The Guardian: Iran has sought to establish a permanent system for collecting fees in the strait of Hormuz and warned vessels not to sail without its authorisation A comment on the reported fatality in South-western Iran: Following…

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