April 17, 2026
Jammu, J&K

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US Central Command Releases Footage of Navy Redirecting Ships Amid Strait of Hormuz Blockade as Iran Standoff Continues

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday released footage showing the US Navy enforcing maritime control measures around Iranian ports by diverting a merchant vessel. A sailor aboard the USS Michael Murphy (Warship 112) is seen communicating with the “Motor Vessel Molly,” instructing the crew that the vessel would be escorted to its next

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India Urges Early Restoration of Freedom of Navigation Through Strait of Hormuz

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 17: India on Thursday described the targeting of commercial shipping during the West Asia conflict as “deplorable” and strongly called for the early restoration of unimpeded freedom of navigation and global commerce through the Strait of Hormuz. Addressing the UN General Assembly, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, said

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