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Israel has begun intercepting Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla aid boats

Organisers of a Gaza-bound aid mission say their vessels are being intercepted by Israeli military speedboats.

Could the PLA use minelaying drones in a first island chain blockade over Taiwan?

The Peopleโ€™s Liberation Army could use minelaying drones to blockade Japan and other waters in the strategic first island chain during a conflict over Taiwan, a mainland Chinese military magazine has suggested. The PLAโ€™s strategy would see AJX002 drones used for โ€œoffensive minelayingโ€ missions targeting Japanโ€™s islands, including the Ryukyu archipelago, as well as the waters of the Philippines, according to an analysis in the latest edition of Shipborne Weapons. It comes as Americaโ€™s blockade of...

US military says blockade of Iran ports โ€˜completelyโ€™ halts economic trade

US Central Command say more than 10,000 armed forces members, as well as warships and planes, are involved in blockade.

Iran war: What is happening on day 45 of the US-Iran conflict?

The move to blockade the Strait of Hormuz is the latest escalation in the war after failure to sign peace deal.

โ€˜Blown to hellโ€™: Trump announces US blockade of Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping naval operation targeting the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worldโ€™s most important oil transit chokepoints, in a move that risks deepening a global crisis. โ€œEffective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,โ€ Trump said in a social media post on Sunday. He said that โ€œat some point, we will reach an โ€˜ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO...