Iran, Oman Agree Hormuz Safe Routes as CENTCOM Rejects Closure Claim
Tehran says it fixed safe Hormuz corridors with Muscat, while an IRGC adviser vows to shut ‘illegal routes’ and CENTCOM calls the closure claim false.
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Tehran says it fixed safe Hormuz corridors with Muscat, while an IRGC adviser vows to shut ‘illegal routes’ and CENTCOM calls the closure claim false.
Riyadh says Houthi missiles and drones killed three foreign residents at Abha and Riyadh airports; the coalition struck back across four Yemeni provinces.
Donetsk officials say a guided bomb struck two passenger buses at a Kramatorsk stop, prompting a halt to public transport in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
South Korea tests its first hypersonic weapon, Manila approves a visiting forces pact with France, and EU lawmakers push back on China over Taiwan.
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Seimas advances repeal of Article 137, which bars nuclear arms and foreign bases; a final vote is set for Jan. 12 as the Kremlin warns of escalation.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey invoke the Mecca pact for the first time after Houthi strikes, agreeing to a rapid deployment to the kingdom.
Paydari Front MPs say Araghchi met US envoy Witkoff without authorization; security chief Mohsen Rezaei says the New York talks were approved.
Ukrainian officials say at least 20 civilians died nationwide, 14 of them in a Pryluky apartment block, as Russia fired 70 missiles and 130 drones.
Russia launches its heaviest strike of the window as the October 7 civilian toll reaches at least 19, and drones sink a ship in Bulgaria’s economic zone.
Nine PLA sorties cross the Taiwan Strait median line, a Marine-linked killing roils Okinawa, and Seoul blames North Korean mines for a DMZ blast.
Cuba’s envoy in Washington describes open channels but no agenda, as forecast blackouts near 1,857 MW and a detained protester is charged.
Yemen’s Red Sea coast offensive stalls near Dhubab as Houthi missiles and drones reach Saudi airports, and a Hormuz tanker attack injures 12 crew.
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Guiteras rejoins Cuba’s grid amid blackouts as SOUTHCOM announces a Caribbean strike and Guantanamo unmanned systems deploy.
China’s Southern Theater Command warns Manila over Scarborough as Taiwan logs ships only and an Okinawa murder case advances.
Ukraine reports 172 of 205 drones downed overnight as Odesa port fires burn and diplomacy stays split from the fighting.
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