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      <text>In a notice to seafarers, the U.S. Central Command announces that a blockade 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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    <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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      <text>The U.S. Central Command confirms that the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Frank Peterson and USS Michael Murphy have crossed the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the strait is clear of sea mines. </text>
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    <text>The U.S. Central Command confirms that the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke USS &quot;Frank Peterson&quot; and USS &quot;Michael Murphy&quot; have crossed the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the strait is clear of naval mines. </text>
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    <text>Spain closes its airspace to U.S. aircraft involved in military action against Iran. </text>
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    <text>The United States Central Command announces the arrival in the Middle East of 3,500 sailors and marines aboard of &quot;USS Tripoli&quot;. </text>
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    <text>The United States Central Command says that its military has struck over 8,000 targets in Iran, including 130 Iranian Navy vessels, since the start of the war. </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering &quot;winding down&quot; military operations in Iran as &quot;we are getting very close to meeting our objectives&quot; and urges the countries that &quot;use&quot; Hormuz to safeguard the Strait. </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering “winding down” military operations in Iran amidst the deployment of Marines to the Middle East. </text>
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    <text>U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering &quot;winding down&quot; military operations in Iran as they &quot;are getting very close to meeting [their] objectives&quot; and urges the countries that &quot;use&quot; Hormuz to safeguard the Strait. </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> An attacker identified by the United States Central Command as a member of ISIL opens fire on a joint Syrian and American convoy in Palmyra, killing two U.S. service members and one American civilian interpreter and injuring three others, before being killed by return fire. </text>
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      <text>The United States releases a 20-point ceasefire proposal to end the Gaza war, to which Israel agrees. </text>
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    <text>The United States releases a 20-point ceasefire proposal to end the Gaza war, to which Israel agrees. The proposal includes the immediate end of military operations inside the Gaza Strip and the release of all living hostages within 72 hours. </text>
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      <text>The United States Central Command announces that the Free Syrian Army has killed Islamic State caliph Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi during an operation in the Daraa Governorate in mid-October. </text>
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    <text>The United States Central Command announces that the Free Syrian Army killed Islamic State caliph Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi during an operation in the Daraa Governorate in mid-October. </text>
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  <text>The U.S. Central Command confirms that the operation, Project Freedom, will start tomorrow to help secure transit in the strait. </text>
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