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📜 IRAN HAILS MISSILE HIT ON UAE'S JEBEL ALI PORT AS BIRTH OF NEW MIDDLE EAST UNDER ITS STRAIT CONTROL This after direct hits at the UAE port, where CNN sources confirm an Israeli air defense system was playing guard duty during the barrage. An Iranian military source warns UAE proxy moves for Israel turn all its interests into fair game, spotlighting that oh-so-fragile security. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 TRUMP SAYS IRAN FIRING AT UNRELATED NATIONS AMID PROJECT FREEDOM SHIP MOVEMENTS Trump claims Iran targeted unrelated countries during Project Freedom ship ops, including a South Korean cargo ship. He urges South Korea to hop on the mission. U.S. forces downed seven of Iran's so-called "fast" small boats—their leftover tricks. Aside from that South Korean hit, no damage yet in the Strait. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine brief tomorrow morning. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 UAE AIR DEFENSES SCRAMBLE TO INTERCEPT IRANIAN MISSILES AND DRONES UAE Ministry of Defense says its air defenses are busy intercepting missile and drone attacks straight from Iran. The ministry dropped a curt statement on X, confirming the systems are on the job handling these "threats." @TheBabylonTimes

📜 HANDALA HACKERS DUMP CLASSIFIED INFO ON 400 TOP US NAVY OFFICERS IN PERSIAN GULF Handala hackers just announced they've exposed classified details on 400 senior US Navy officers parked in the Persian Gulf. They say they pulled the list hours ago straight from a US military base. Group claims it can now track any US ship, base, or route in the region. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 UNIDENTIFIED SHIP ISSUES DISTRESS CALL NEAR STRAIT OF HORMUZ AMID U.S.-IRAN NAVAL SHOWDOWN An unidentified ship sent out a distress call near the Strait of Hormuz. This pops up as U.S. forces claim full control of the strait, while American and Iranian naval forces keep clashing—driving global oil prices through the roof. The strait funnels 21 million barrels of oil daily, about 20% of seaborne global trade, plus heaps of liquefied natural gas. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP THREATENS TO WIPE IRAN OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH Trump issues the bombastic threat amid reports of an unidentified ship sending a distress call near the Strait of Hormuz. Because nothing says diplomacy like casually threatening total annihilation over some mystery boat's SOS. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP THREATENS TO BLOW IRAN OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH OVER STRAIT ESCORTS President Donald Trump told Fox News' Trey Yingst that Iran gets blown off the face of the earth if it attacks U.S. vessels escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz under "Project Freedom." He dropped that gem on Monday. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 UAE CONDEMNS IRAN'S RENEWED MISSILE AND DRONE AGGRESSION UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dropped a statement blasting Iran's latest missile and drone barrage as "renewed aggression." This comes right after they condemned an Iranian drone strike on an ADNOC oil tanker cruising the Strait of Hormuz—no injuries, naturally. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 US STOCK MARKET COLLAPSES WIPING OUT $520 BILLION IN JUST 60 MINUTES The US stock market took a nosedive, erasing $520 billion in value over a mere 60 minutes. Investors watched their fortunes vanish in what passes for efficiency these days. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL SLAPS DOWN U.S. YARN ABOUT SINKING IRANIAN WARSHIPS A top Iranian military figure dismissed U.S. boasts of sinking several Iranian warships as pure fiction. The denial skewers fresh U.S. Central Command reports claiming they've swept mines to "clear a safe passage" and reopen it for two-way traffic. No independent proof of any sinkings or naval dust-up exists. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 US CENTRAL COMMAND CLAIMS IT CLEARED SAFE CORRIDOR OF MINES FOR UPCOMING TWO-WAY TRAFFIC US Central Command's commander announces they've "cleared the safe corridor of mines and will open it for two-way traffic soon." Because nothing says progress like the occupiers tidying up their own minefield for smoother operations. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN DENIES UAE TARGETING PLANS AMID AJMAN EXPLOSIONS AND EMIRATI MISSILE STRIKES Iranian state television airs a high-ranking military official's assurance that Iran had no plan to target the United Arab Emirates. This as explosions rock Ajman, with video capturing the blasts disrupting a residential area. UAE meanwhile announces a fresh wave of missile strikes, alongside repeated detonations across the country. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS ROCK AJMAN AND UAE EMIRATES AS AIR DEFENSES SWAT INCOMING MISSILES Reports confirm multiple explosions over Ajman, UAE, amid a wave of blasts across emirates. UAE Defense Ministry says air defenses intercepted missiles aimed at cities including Ras Al Khaimah. Witnesses heard loud blasts in skies over Ajman and elsewhere. No casualties confirmed yet. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 ATTACK INJURES TWO EXPAT WORKERS IN OMAN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING Oman's state news agency reports two residents—expat employees of a company—wounded in their Bukha Governorate building, up north. Moderate injuries for the pair. No group claims the hit, and the usual probe into who and why drags on. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 US DESTROYS SIX IRANIAN SMALL BOATS NEAR STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN LATEST OPERATION EPIC FURY STRIKES US Central Command's Admiral Brad Cooper announced his forces took out six Iranian small boats this morning near the Strait of Hormuz. The hits come under Operation Epic Fury, where US strikes have already bagged over 60 Iranian naval vessels—including mine-layers and drone carriers—in the waterway hauling a fifth of the world's oil. @TheBabylonTimes

UPDATE:📜 IRAN HITS FUJAIRAH OIL COMPLEX WITH ATTACK SPARKING MASSIVE FIRE A large fire erupted at the petroleum industries complex in Fujairah, UAE, after an Iranian attack on the area. Fujairah government confirmed three Indian workers injured in the strike. Video shows the blaze engulfing parts of the facility, thick black smoke billowing from the targeted site. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 US REFUELERS PARKED IN ISRAEL AS TEL AVIV AND WASHINGTON GEAR UP TO RESUME WAR ON IRAN US aerial refueling aircraft sit pretty in Israel, right as Israeli media reports Tel Aviv and Washington prepping to restart their military ops against Iran. Tensions spiked after Iran's missile launches from Bushehr in southern Iran and strikes on UAE petroleum facilities in Fujairah—injuring three Indian workers and jacking oil to $114 a barrel. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRAN HITS FUJAIRAH OIL COMPLEX AS PRICES SPIKE TO $114 Oil prices climbed to $114 per barrel after Iran's strike on the petroleum industrial complex in Fujairah, UAE. The attack sparked a large fire at the facility and injured three Indian workers, per the Fujairah government. Footage captures Iranian forces targeting a ship near the Strait of Hormuz for ignoring naval warnings, plus missiles launching from Bushehr in southern Iran. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 PHOTOS CAPTURE MISSILES LAUNCHED FROM IRAN'S BUSHEHR PROVINCE Photos show the moment missiles lift off from Bushehr province in southern Iran. Straight-up documentation of the launch, no frills. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

UPDATE:📜 IRAN CLAIMS STRAIT OF HORMUZ CONTROL AS INDISPUTABLE RIGHT AMID SHIP ATTACKS AND UAE STRIKE Iran's First Vice President declares control over the Strait of Hormuz an indisputable Iranian right, serving as an impregnable defense against external pressures. This follows Iranian attacks on non-compliant ships approaching the strait, captured in circulating video of one targeted vessel, plus a strike on a Fujairah, UAE petrochemical complex that injured three Indian workers and sparked a large fire. Oil prices surged to $114 per barrel after the latest hit. @TheBabylonTimes