NEW: The U.S. military will enforce a blockade in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz and it will apply to all vessel traffic regardless of flag, the U.S. Central Command said in a note to seafarers seen by Reuters on Monday

"Any vessel entering or departing the blockaded area without authorization is subject to interception, diversion, and capture," the note said.

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JUST IN - U.S. military has started a blockade of ships entering or leaving Iran's ports, after weekend talks on ending the war broke down — Reuters

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BREAKING: Trump warns any Iran 'attack ships' breaching US blockade will be 'eliminated'

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BREAKING - President Donald Trump said US forces would destroy any Iranian “fast attack ships” that approach the American naval blockade of Iranian ports that came into effect on Monday. https://bit.ly/4eji591

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JUST IN - U.S. blockade is now in effect, with over 15 warships deployed in Middle East, according to senior official — WSJ

Trump has removed the Jesus post from the Truth Social.

US House braces for rare expulsion wave

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JUST IN - Italy PM Giorgia Meloni says Trump criticism of pope is 'unacceptable'

NEW: The U.S. asked Iran to accept a 20-year moratorium on uranium enrichment during negotiations in Islamabad over the weekend - Axios

"There is continued engagement between the U.S. and Iran and forward motion on trying to get to an agreement" - Axios

JUST IN - Israel military says struck 150 Hezbollah targets in past 24 hours

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BREAKING: US President Trump to speak live any moment from White House - Fox News

Reporter: "Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ?"

Trump: "It wasn't a depiction. I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor. And had to do with red cross as a red cross worker, which we support and only the fake news could come up with that one."

BREAKING - Trump says 34 ships crossed Hormuz Sunday, most since war began https://bit.ly/4tEiGGF

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BREAKING - Trump says won't apologize to 'very weak' Pope Leo

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JUST IN - President Trump has McDonalds delivered via DoorDash to the Oval Office in White House

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JUST IN - Iran said Monday that it could suspend uranium enrichment for up to five years — an offer the Trump administration rejected, insisting on 20 years, according to two senior Iranian officials and one U.S. official, New York Times reports

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BREAKING: A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern province of Sanliurfa in Turkey, wounding at least 16 people before taking his own life, officials said.

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NEW: A U.S.-sanctioned vessel with a Chinese owner passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, becoming one of the first to transit the waterway since the start of an American naval blockade against Iran, Nikkei Asia reports

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WATCH: Massive fire breaks out at Chinese electric vehicle company BYD’s parking garage in Shenzhen, China

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JUST IN - Italy is suspending defense agreement with Israel, Italian Prime Minister Meloni says

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NEW: Crude oil demand to see biggest quarterly plunge since Covid, the International Energy Agency says

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