Headlines- According to the US Central Command, strikes against Iran were carried out for the seventh consecutive night.
- Iranian foeces targeted a Thai-flagged vessel that attempted to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
- The US attacked an Iranian oil tanker docked at Karg Island, deputy governor of Bushehr, Iran said.
- After what it described as an Iranian strike involving ballistic missiles and drones, Kuwait's military claimed on Friday that several of its ground forces injured and that both military and civilian facilities damaged.
- Iran said it attacked an American military base in eastern Syria on Friday.
Year: 2020
War Refugees in Myanmar’s Rakhine State...
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COVID-19 Response Flaws Put Older Refugees...
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Sudan’s Military Will Return the Bodies...
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Human Rights Conditions Worsen in Venezuela
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UN, Partners Take COVID-19 Prevention to...
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COVID Turkey – Lockdown Calls
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Kyiv Police Make Arrests Following Tougher...
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