US begins 10th night of Iran strikes

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US President Donald Trump said Monday Iran would “pay many times over” for every American service member it kills, adding that he had issued the directive to his military leaders.

A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile east of Dibba in the United Arab Emirates, the UKMTO said on Monday, one day after Iran said two oil tankers "exploded and were brought to a halt" late Sunday.

Airstrikes hit the southern cities of Shiraz and Sirik as well as Khomein in central Iran on Monday.

Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni arrived in Islamabad at the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart Mohsin Naqvi, who played a key role in mediating Iran-US negotiations.

Bahrain and Kuwait sounded warning sirens and activated air defense systems against attacks by the Islamic Republic on Monday, according to separate official statements.

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US preparing next phase of military campaign against Iran - i24NEWS

The United States is preparing the next phase of military campaign against Iran in coming days, i24NEWS reported citing an Israeli security source.

The operational plans are already ready and are awaiting US President Donald Trump's decision regarding the next steps, the report said.

Iran ready to 'welcome' US ground invasion as tit-for-tat attacks continue

Blasts reported across Iran as Revolutionary Guards unleash volley of strikes against US allies

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Tehran has said it is ready to "welcome" an American ground invasion, as US Central Command (Centcom) reports its ninth consecutive night of strikes on Iran after the deaths of American soldiers in Jordan and Iraq over the weekend.

Iran's foreign mnistry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that the country's leadership is “counting down the minutes to welcome” US forces in any ground invasion.

He added that the text of the Pakistan-brokered interim deal signed with the US in June is "completely clear", and that there is "no excuse" for Washington to violate the treaty.

In the early hours of Monday morning, the US military claimed in a post on X that its attacks hit “Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites and communications networks”.

It added that the fresh onslaught aims to “further diminish Iran’s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz”. cont on site

>>24848535

Yep…Iranian way; lies and deception.

The Doctrine of TaqiyyaIn Shiite Islam, the concept of taqiyya means religious dissimulation. It permits a person to conceal their faith or lie to an enemy to protect themselves or the broader community. In a political context, the Iranian regime uses this concept to justify deceiving foreign adversaries and denying actions that the leadership knows are wrong or unpopular.

>>24848572

As will we all…save for the second coming of "The Lord".

Russian attack on corn ship off Ukraine's Odesa kills 10.

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A Russian missile strike on a ‌ship carrying corn near Ukraine's southern port of Odesa killed 10 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday, in the deadliest attack in a weeks-long flare-up of violence in the Black Sea.

Russia hit the Golden Leo — a Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship manned by a crew from India and Syria — with three cruise missiles, causing ​a fire on Sunday, Ukraine's navy wrote on the Telegram messaging ​app.

A Reuters witness in Odesa saw smoke billowing from a vessel off the coast on Sunday, which Reuters was able to confirm was the Golden Leo.

A search and rescue operation lasted all night, Ukraine's seaports authority said, adding that nine crew members and one of its maritime pilots were killed. Eight of the vessel's 17 crew members were rescued.

A separate Russian attack on Odesa, ​Ukraine's largest seaport, killed three people and wounded three others on Monday, according to Serhiy Lysak, head of ⁠the city's military administration. He said infrastructure facilities came under attack but gave ‌no further details.

Meanwhile, Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of killing five civilians, including a minor, ‌in a drone attack on a bus in Russia's Belgorod region and said three other civilians were ​in hospital in critical ​condition.

Alexander Shuvayev, the governor of ​the Belgorod region, said in a ⁠statement on ⁠Telegram that 23 ‌civilians had been injured in the attack.

"It is with a heavy heart ‌that I report: according to preliminary data, five innocent civilians, including a minor, were killed as a result of this ​inhuman and despicable attack: four women and a ⁠boy died from their injuries," he said.

Reuters could not ⁠independently verify the report. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.

The Belgorod region borders ⁠Ukraine's ⁠eastern Kharkiv ​region and has come under regular attack from ​Kyiv's forces ⁠since Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into its neighbour at the start of 2022. Both sides deny deliberately targeting civilians.

Black Sea attacks ramp up again

The Black Sea was a flashpoint ‌of the early months of the war. But under a deal meant to ease global price shocks and allow both countries to ship grain, shipping had largely resumed.

Moscow and Kyiv, however, are now stepping up attacks in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov and ​targeting key revenue sources.Ukrainian forces have hit Russian energy infrastructure, including oil tankers, while Russia is intensifying its attacks on Ukraine's deepwater ports and cargo vessels.

The Golden Leo is owned by Mumbai-based Ocean Grace Shipping Ltd, according to ⁠LSEG data. Its manager, Friends Shipping Co SA, did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

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Russian attack on corn ship off Ukraine's Odesa kills 10.

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India's foreign ministry said four of its citizens were killed in Sunday's attack and another is in critical condition at an unidentified hospital.

"India condemns such ​attacks and reiterates that ⁠targeting commercial shipping and endangering ⁠innocent civilian crew members, ⁠or ⁠otherwise ​impeding freedom of navigation and commerce, ​is ⁠deplorable and should be avoided," the ministry statement said.

Russia's ⁠defence ministry said on Monday that its forces hit fuel reservoirs at the port of Odesa overnight, Interfax reported.

Russian ⁠strikes have killed 28 people in the Odesa region so far this month, its governor said on Monday.

Both ⁠Russia and ⁠Ukraine are major grain exporters, and ​the renewed violence on this route has raised concerns about supply.

Ukraine, which in recent seasons accounted for about six per cent of global ​wheat exports and about 11 per cent ⁠of global corn exports, has lost about a third of its capacity to export grain via its Black Sea ports due to Russian missile and drone attacks, traders and analysts have said.

The Ukrainian attacks have forced Russia, the world's top grain exporter, to limit shipping in the Sea of Azov — a route that handles about a quarter of its grain exports, sources have told ⁠Reuters.