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Gen. Dan ⁠Caine, ⁠chairman ‌of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says that the ​U.S. Was ​carrying out strikes against Iranian ​mine-laying vessels.

Speaking alongside Hegseth at a news conference at the Pentagon, Caine told ⁠reporters that in the ‌first 10 days of the campaign against Iran, ​the U.S. ⁠had sunk or ⁠destroyed ⁠more ⁠than ​50 naval ships.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says today will be the "most intense day of strikes" on Iran.

Hegseth claimed that in the past 24 hours, Iran has fired the lowest number of missiles since the war began.

"Iran stands alone and is badly losing," he said at a news conference.

This is Crystal Goomansingh in Tel Aviv. I'm at an underground parking lot in the Dizengoff shopping centre in the Israeli port city looking at tents. 

In the parking spaces, people are hunkering down. There are many tents and a few air mattresses. Tables, chairs and children's toys also fill the space. 

It is very quiet here now, but in the evenings it gets busy. People have chosen to sleep underground for a sense of safety against missile and drone strikes from Iran.

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Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told government agencies and state companies that staff who do not have public-facing roles should work from home.

The government said today that Thailand was also suspending overseas training and study trips.

The announcement comes as countries in Southeast Asia move to counter disruptions to oil and gas supplies from the war in the Middle East.

Vietnam's government ordered similar measures, but also urged people to limit private use of their vehicles.

Fuel prices have climbed and long lines have formed outside filling stations as drivers and motorcycle riders rush to ensure they can fill their tanks.

Reuters

Oil prices plummeted seven per cent today after soaring to a more than three-year high in the previous ‌session after Trump said the war in the Middle East could end soon, easing concerns about prolonged disruptions to oil supplies.

Oil surged to more than $119 US barrel on Monday — its highest since mid-2022 — as supply cuts ​by Saudi Arabia and other producers stoked fears of major disruptions to global supplies.

But prices later retreated ⁠after Russian President Vladimir Putin held ⁠a call with Trump and shared proposals aimed at a quick ‌settlement to the war, according to a Kremlin aide, easing concerns about supply.

In a CBS News interview yesterday, Trump said that he thought the war against Iran was "very complete" and Washington was "very far ahead" of his initial four- to five-week estimated time frame.

"Clearly Trump's comments about a short-lived war have calmed markets. While there ⁠was an overreaction to the upside yesterday, we think there is an overreaction to the downside today," said Suvro Sarkar, energy sector team lead at DBS Bank.

In response to Trump, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said they would "determine the end of the war" and Tehran would not allow "one litre of oil" to be exported from the region if U.S. And Israeli attacks continued, ​state media reported today.

Police say officers investigating on scene have found evidence of a firearm discharge, but have no information on possible suspects at this time.

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Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes targeting Iran's capital, Tehran. 

Witnesses reported hearing several explosions in the city as the Israelis began their airstrikes.

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A 29-year-old woman was killed in an Iranian attack in Bahrain, as Gulf Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates continue to intercept drones and missiles from Iran.

Local authorities in Bahrain said the attack hit a residential building in the capital Manama, which wounded eight others. 

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The Saudi oil giant Aramco says it will reach capacity of its East-West pipeline "in a couple of days" to get its product out to the global market.

Amin Nasser, Aramco's CEO and president, said the East-West pipeline has a daily capacity of seven million barrels.

"We should be reaching capacity in a couple of days. It's all been going on the repositioning of tankers from the east to west," Nasser said. "This crisis happened all of a sudden, and tankers need to reposition to the West coast for loading."

He added: "The situation at the Strait of Hormuz is blocking sizable volumes of oil from the whole region."

The East-West pipeline sends oil to the Red Sea for transport. Aramco operates the pipeline from the Aqaiq oil processing centre near the Persian Gulf to the Yanbu port on the Red Sea, avoiding the chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz.

Nasser hinted at global oil markets being squeezed the longer the Iran war goes on and shipments from the Mideast being affected.

"Given the current geopolitical situation, we may see inventories eroding and being drawn down faster as shipments are being curtailed from the region," he said. "This is at a time when current global spare capacity remains extremely low."

That likely could push the price per barrel globally even higher, translating to higher costs for gasoline and jet fuel.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday his country will keep striking Iran, saying the aim of the military campaign was the popular overthrow of its government.

"Our aim is to bring the Iranian people to cast off the yoke of tyranny, ultimately it depends on them," Netanyahu said during a meeting with Israel's hospital and health system leaders.

"But there is no doubt that with the actions taken so far, we are breaking their bones."

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