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️ Good morning, dear subscribers and readers!
Top headlines at this hour:
🟦 Dozens of tankers and cargo vessels have piled up on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran closed it;
🟦 Three U.S. Air Force fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by a Kuwaiti F/A-18, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources;
🟦 Japan is preparing a contingency plan in case LNG supplies from the Persian Gulf are cut off, PM Sanae Takaichi said;
🟦 Only two tankers managed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, CNN claims;
🟦 The U.S. has launched another military operation — this time against “terrorists in Ecuador,” in coordination with local forces, U.S. Southern Command announced;
🟦 Bloomberg reports the EU could withstand a war with Iran only if Trump keeps his promised four-week timeline;
🟦 The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh has ordered the evacuation of “non-essential personnel,” Iranian media say;
🟦 Russia’s ombudswoman Moskalkova says there are virtually no requests from Russian citizens for evacuation from the Middle East; work is organized.
Source: Telegram "ukraine_watch"