Iran ups threats over US naval blockade, continues talk
Iran’s military threatened on Wednesday to shut down Red Sea trade unless the United States lifted its naval blockade on Tehran’s ports, saying the ceasefire was at risk. The warning came as a Pakistani delegation arrived in Tehran bearing a new message from Washington after a first attempt at a peace deal fell flat, with […]
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Also reported by al-monitor.com, punchng.com, aljazeera.com (found among WorldPulse's own reports of the same days, Oct 22, 2026)
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