Iran says Strait of Hormuz will reopen if U.S. leaves region
Iran said Friday the Strait of Hormuz will reopen if the U.S. leaves the Middle East, adding: "If it does not leave, we will expel it."
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Iran said Friday the Strait of Hormuz will reopen if the U.S. leaves the Middle East, adding: "If it does not leave, we will expel it."
An F/A-18 fighter jet was "mistakenly fired on" by the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, authorities said.
The airstrikes come one day after the U.S. launched retaliatory airstrikes on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its affiliated militias in Syria and Iraq.
Carnival is changing the itinerary for 12 ships, joining a growing list of companies bypassing the Red Sea because of Houthi attacks.
The U.S. said that Tehran has provided drones and missiles to Yemen's Houthi rebels, as well as tactical intelligence.
More than 20 vessels have come under attack in the Red Sea since mid-November, forcing shippers to bypass one of the world's busiest trade routes.
Container shipping giant Maersk has ordered ships approaching the Red Sea to halt voyages after Houthi missile strikes on commercial ships in the area.
Witnesses say the stampede started when dozens of people waiting for small cash handouts for Ramadan were spooked by gunfire and an explosion.
