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Iran accuses the US of targeting a tanker, and other key Mideast developments
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Iran accused the U.S. of launching four missiles at an Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, though no casualties were reported and the U.S. did not immediately respond.
- The U.S. ambassador to Israel condemned violent actions by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank as "acts of terror," marking a rare strong rebuke of settler violence by a U.S. official.
- Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen accused government forces of killing three people amid intensified fighting along the west coast, while Yemen’s military reported conducting numerous airstrikes against the Houthis.
- Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley killed three people and wounded nearly two dozen in response to a drone attack linked to Hezbollah, escalating tensions despite a U.S.-mediated framework deal between Lebanon and Israel.
- Egypt’s foreign minister called for renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations and emphasized regional de-escalation and safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz during talks with Gulf counterparts.
