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What you should know about the Strait of Hormuz  KHON2

An Irish-language singer from punk-rap group Kneecap will not face a terrorism charge after UK prosecutors lost a High Court challenge Wednesday against a judge's decision to dismiss the case. Liam O'Hanna was charged in May last year with displaying a flag of the proscribed Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah at a November 2024 concert in London under the UK's 2000 Terrorism Act. But he walked free from a London court in September after a chief magistrate, Paul Goldspring, found there had been a technical error around the timings in bringing the case against him.

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not spoken or been seen in public since his appointment at the weekend, is injured but "safe", officials said Wednesday. "I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I have asked some friends who had connections," the Iranian president's son, Yousef Pezeshkian, wrote in a post on his Telegram channel. "They told me that, thank God, he is safe and sound," added Pezeshkian, who is a government advisor.

Three vessels struck in Strait of Hormuz as Iran vows to launch its ‘most intense’ assault so far  New York Post

Can the West keep the Strait of Hormuz open?  The Week

Trump says ‘practically nothing left’ to target in Iran, Axios reports US President Donald Trump said there is “practically nothing left to target” in Iran after days of US strikes, suggesting the war could end soon, according to a report by Axios.  Speaking in a brief phone interview with the outlet on Wednesday, Trump claimed the military campaign had exceeded expectations and caused more damage than originally anticipated. “The war is going great. We are way ahead of the timetable,” Trump told Axios, adding that the conflict could end whenever he decided it should. Despite the president’s remarks, US and Israeli officials told the outlet that there has been no internal decision on when the fighting will stop, with some officials preparing for at least two more weeks of strikes. Axios also reported that the US recently received intelligence indicating Iran had begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the critical global oil shipping route. Trump said US strikes destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying boats, while US Central Command said its operations aim to weaken Iran’s ability to threaten regional shipping and project military power.

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The Economic Winners and Losers of the Iran War  WSJ

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How North Korea’s new destroyer missile test impacts the US-Iran-Israel war  Jang

Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s mixed messaging on Iran, the Melania documentary and a ‘cult’ of Maga footwear On late-night shows, hosts poked fun at the Trump administration’s inconsistent messaging on the Iran war, Pete Hegseth splurging on high-end food at the Pentagon and New York’s John F Kennedy Jr lookalike contest. Continue reading...

Iran war has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint. Reopening it is a big challenge  Toronto Star

My Family Fled the Iranian Revolution. In the West’s War for “Freedom,” I See Another Crusade.  Vanity Fair

Iran war threatens Middle East as source of global capital  Axios

U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says - The New York Times  The New York Times

Besides his father, the initial U.S.-Israeli airstrikes killed Khamenei's mother, sister and wife

Trump Claims Iran War Will End ‘Soon’ Because There’s ‘Practically Nothing Left to Target’ — But Still Promises More ‘Payback’  Yahoo