Israel says strikes halted as search continues for US pilot in Iran
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Source: Iran International
Summary
Iran said it downed a US fighter jet and reported aerial search activity in the area, though the claim is unverified.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and “take the oil,” calling it a potential “gusher for the world.”
A French-linked container ship exited the Strait of Hormuz, the first such transit by a Western European vessel since the war disrupted shipping, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
A UN Security Council vote on a Bahrain-backed resolution on the Strait of Hormuz was removed from the schedule with no explanation.
Iran warned on Friday it would expand strikes to US and Israeli fuel, energy, economic and power infrastructure if Washington escalates attacks on its infrastructure.
Iran’s internet blackout entered its 35th day on Friday with connectivity at about 1% of normal levels, leaving the public largely cut off, NetBlocks said.
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