Symbolic imageUAE accuses Iran of tanker attacks in Hormuz
The UAE accuses Iran of attacking two ADNOC ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening. Tehran says no ship may pass without its permission.
Abu Dhabi's foreign ministry said the ADNOC-affiliated ships were hit on Thursday evening, 13 August, that nobody was hurt, and demanded Iran reopen the strait. A tanker of the same company was targeted on 8 August. Iran's central military headquarters told Tasnim that no ship transits safely without its armed forces' permission.
Blockade and economic isolation
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised unprecedented isolation measures and a continued blockade of Iran's ports, after Trump claimed 'total control' of the strait on Wednesday; Iran's army called that a lie. Vice President JD Vance named cheap oil the war's first goal.
Fresh carrier for a strained crew
The USS George Washington has reached the Strait of Malacca to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, at sea for more than 240 days; CENTCOM denied reports of sailors jumping overboard.
CIA doubted the Ankara plot
The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that US intelligence rated Israel's warning of an Iranian plot against Trump at July's NATO summit in Ankara as low confidence.
Missiles rebuilt fast
Israeli defence officials told the Jerusalem Post that Iran's missile production has recovered far faster than expected since the war ended in April.
Other opinions
Le Monde and FAZ lead with Abu Dhabi's account; the American Conservative relays Tehran's counterclaim via Tasnim.