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The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources familiar with the matter. Trump said the United States could declare its military campaign against Iran a success, but added that the U.S. is going to go further.

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Hardeep Singh Puri tells Lok Sabha refineries are operating above 100% capacity and petrol, diesel, ATF supplies remain fully assured.

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Citigroup and Standard Chartered have begun evacuating their Dubai offices, telling staff ‌to work from home instead, sources said on Wednesday, as banks step up precautions after Iran threatened Gulf banking interests linked to the US and Israel, Reuters reported.

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Mexico’s most wanted drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho”, has been killed during a military operation in Jalisco on Sunday, the Mexican defence ministry said.