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Unverified reports claim a US F-15E fighter jet has been shot down over Iran, with speculation that the pilot may have been captured. Iranian-linked media and IRGC sources suggest the aircraft was hit during escalating strikes under "Operation True Promise 4," though Washington has not confirmed the claims. Meanwhile, missile attacks have hit key targets across the region, including bases and critical infrastructure. Despite intensifying conflict, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continues. If confirmed, the downing of a US warplane could mark a major escalation in the already volatile Middle East crisis.

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NEW DELHI: A US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has rerouted mid-voyage from its previously indicated destination of India, where it would have mar

The strait, an international waterway between Iran and Oman, controls a large volume of global oil flow and is in focus due to the war in West Asia.| India News

The vessel, a large crude carrier, is now headed to Dongying in China, according to the Kpler-owned MarineTraffic.| India News

Iran has released a list of eight major bridges across the Middle Eastern region, hinting at a "tit-for-tat" retaliation following a US-Israeli attack on key infrastructure in the northern city of Karaj. Publishing the 'hit list', Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency said that several prominent bridges in Gulf nations and Jordan could be possible targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after two strikes hit Iran's tallest B1 bridge on Thursday.