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🇮🇷 1,600 ships, 20,000 seafarers, all stranded near the Strait of Hormuz. These are people stuck at sea in dangerous conditions, unable to move, while the blockade grinds on. One-third of the world's maritime oil trade flows through that strait. When it stops, everything stops: fuel, food, goods, and apparently 20,000 human beings caught in the middle of a geopolitical standoff they have nothing to do with. The headlines focus on missiles and diplomacy. The sailors just wait. Source: NYT

Trump says at request of Pakistan and other nations he’s suspending so-called Project Freedom “for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement [with Iran] can be finalized and signed.” Naval blockade, he says, will remain in place.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Marco Rubio: The World is a Victim of Iran No, the world is a victim of Netanyahu who dragged the United States, as per Rubio himself, into this war on Iran triggering all this chaos. We know who started this.

🇨🇳 China unveils first export version of fifth-generation J-35A stealth fighter The J-35A is a multirole stealth fighter jet capable of executing air superiority, strike, and suppression of enemy air defense missions. Marked with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China logo and serial number “001,” without PLA insignia, the jet is clearly intended for international buyers. Key specs: 🔸Length & wingspan: 17.3 meters and 11.5 meters, respectively 🔸Combat range: 1,200 kilometers 🔸Flight ceiling: 16,000 meters 🔸Top speed: Mach 1.8, or 2,222 km/h (faster than the F-35) 🔸Avionics feature radar-absorbent materials, an active electronically scanned array radar, and electro-optical targeting system 🔸Armament: Six medium-range air-to-air missiles, four supersonic air-to-surface missiles, and up to 30 wing-mounted bombs or eight deep-penetration bombs

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 A cargo ship in the Gulf region has been hit by what U.S. officials are calling a possible land-attack cruise missile, with several Filipino crew members injured. -Vessel identified as the CGM San Antonio, a French-owned cargo ship -Strike took place late Tuesday evening local time -Ship was near Dubai as of midday Tuesday -Multiple Filipino crew members reported injured -UK Maritime Trade Operations confirmed receiving a report that "a cargo vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile" -This is the fourth ship incident in the region since Sunday, including a fire, projectile strike, and reported small craft attack -Comes as Trump announced he was pausing Project Freedom to allow for "Complete and Final Agreement" with Iran Source: CBS News

🚨 Trump pauses Project Freedom, keeps Hormuz blockade in force 💬 “Project Freedom... will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed,” US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump said the decision followed requests from Pakistan and other countries, as well as what he claimed was “great progress” toward a final agreement with Iranian representatives. 💬 “The Blockade will remain in full force and effect,” he added.