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Iran has accused the United States of trying to force open a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, bypassing Iranian authorities, a move it says violates the two countries’ interim peace deal and caused tensions there to spike

Iran reported no strikes overnight in an apparent break of nearly two weeks of consecutive nights of U.S. attacks, though tension remains high following a recent escalation over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz

By  SAMY MAGDY and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   Leer en español 

President Donald Trump has insisted that Iran “cannot have a nuclear weapon” as strikes have spread across the Middle East

No end to fighting in sight as Revolutionary Guards launch drones at targets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait

After posting that he takes Chinese President Xi Jinping “at his word” when he said he wouldn’t sell weapons to Iran, President Trump said he trusts both Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin that they wouldn’t assist Iran. 

• Military assets targeted:Iran claimed it launched drones at US assets in Bahrain and Jordan, after US strikes on Iran killed four people and partly damaged an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps facility, according to state media

Video appears to show at least one drone being intercepted Friday near a U.S. base in northern Iraq, as a series of explosions were heard in the area

Chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports President Donald Trump has declared Iran’s military capabilities are crippled, attributing it to the U.S. Armed Forces, while technical discussions for nuclear negotiations are set to resume. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., criticizes Democratic efforts to undermine Trump’s Middle East diplomacy, following the Senate’s rejection of a war powers measure

The U.S. military announced the 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes. The attacks came after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel