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The US and Israel continued their attacks on Iran, with missiles striking multiple sites across the central Isfahan province. Sunday marks the 16th day of the Middle East conflict.
President Donald Trump called on allied countries to deploy warships to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reported he has rejected efforts to launch ceasefire talks with Tehran.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted Israel and three US bases in Iraq and Kuwait.
CBSE has issued Circular -6 regarding cancellation of Board Exams of Class XII in Middle East countries.
The Saudi Ministry of Defense said it has intercepted and destroyed 10 Iranian drones in the Riyadh and eastern regions. The statement came an hour after it announced destroying two other drones in the east of the country.
The UAE’s Ministry of Defence said its air defences are “responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran”. It said the sounds being heard are the result of interceptions.
Several Indian Navy warships have been deployed near the Persian Gulf and remain on standby to assist merchant vessels coming towards India, sources told ANI on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump called on allied countries to deploy warships to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and there were no indications on Sunday that the ongoing war would end soon.
"The Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help — A LOT!" Trump wrote in a social media post on Saturday. "The U.S. will also coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well."
The president said military facilities on the Persian Gulf island had been “obliterated,” adding that he chose not to hit oil infrastructure “for reasons of decency.” He threatened to do just that should Iran “do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz.”
Switzerland has announced to shut its airspace for US military aircraft involved in the war with Iran, citing its long-standing policy of neutrality in armed conflicts.
In a statement released on Saturday (local time), the Swiss government said two requests for United States reconnaissance planes to overfly Swiss territory on March 15 were denied because they were directly related to the ongoing war.
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