Live: US launches new strikes as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz

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Issued on: 12/07/2026 - 07:05Modified: 12/07/2026 - 07:50

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The US military launched fresh strikes on Iran after it set a container ship ablaze on Sunday. The defence ministries of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar both said they were Tehran intercepting incoming Iranian fire. Read our blog to follow the events as they unfold.

Yesterday's key developments:

President Donald Trump said Friday the United States would "completely decimate" Iran if it attempted or succeeded in assassinating the sitting president.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has warned that avenging his slain predecessor and father is "the demand of the nation" and "must certainly" take place, according to a written message released on his X account.

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)

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