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Iran warns US against attacks on ships, but ceasefire appears to hold

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a "heavy assault" on one of the U.S. bases in the region and enemy ships, even as a tenuous ceasefire appeared to be ...

Hungary’s Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's Péter Magyar took his oath of office on Saturday to become the country's new prime minister, kicking off a fresh political era after 16 years of Viktor Orbán's autocratic rule. Magyar's center-right Tisza party defeated Orbán's nationalist-populist ...

US fires on 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, reported another Iranian missile and drone attack. The attacks cast more ...

US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces," highlighting the fragility of the month-old ceasefire between the two ...