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    <text>Tasnim News Agency reports that Iran is undecided as to sending a negotiating delegation to Islamabad while a naval blockade remains in place. </text>
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    <text>The U.S. Central Command reports that ten vessels have been turned around since the start of the naval blockade of Iran. </text>
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    <text>Saudi Arabia asks the U.S. to end its naval blockade of the strait. </text>
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    <text>Three ships successfully cross the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade was announced, including Marshall Islands-flagged vessel &quot;New Future&quot;, Vietnam-flagged &quot;NV Sunshine&quot;, and Panama-flagged tanker &quot;Auroura&quot;, which was recently sanctioned by the United States for its links to Iranian oil trading. </text>
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    <text>The Bahraini military intercepts seven drones from Iran. </text>
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      <text>The Islamic Republic of Iran Army launches strikes against strategic aerial refueling aircraft stationed at the Ben Gurion Airport. </text>
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    <text>The Iranian army launches strikes against strategic aerial refueling aircraft stationed at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. </text>
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    <text>Iranian ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali says that Iran is ready for normal talks but also rejects the current position by the United States. </text>
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    <text>The U.S. military says it has struck IRGC Navy drone carrier IRIS &quot;Shahid Bagheri&quot;. </text>
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    <name>Bloomberg</name>
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  <text>The US Navy boards the iranian ship Touska, as part of the Naval blockade of Iran. </text>
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