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      <text>The United Arab Emirates has declared its willingness to join a U.S.-led international coalition to secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran. </text>
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    <text>The United Arab Emirates declares its willingness to join a U.S.-led international coalition to secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran. </text>
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      <text>Australia rules out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. [https:--www.9news.com.au-world-us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-trump-netanyahu-how-long-will-the-war-last-3a066ef3-fe97-4b15-8222-982b2e91de3f (Nine News Australia).]</text>
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    <text>Australia rules out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>Several NATO allies of the United States, including Germany, Italy and Spain rule out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following a request from U.S. president Donald Trump. </text>
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    <text>Several NATO allies of the United States, including Germany, Italy, and Spain, rule out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following a request from U.S. president Donald Trump. </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump calls on the United Kingdom and other allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>United States president Donald Trump calls on the country's allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>United States president Donald Trump says that his forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. </text>
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      <text>The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reports a fourth U.S. soldier has been killed since the start of the conflict with Iran. </text>
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    <text>The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reports three more U.S. soldiers have been killed, bringing the death toll among U.S. forces to six, since the start of the conflict with Iran. </text>
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  <text>In a notice to seafarers, the U.S. Central Command announces that a blockade of Iranian ports is now in effect, with all unauthorized vessels in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz subject to interdiction. </text>
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