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US Central Command Expands Blockade Enforcement Against Iran as Oil Prices Rise

US forces redirected 55 commercial vessels and disabled two others under an expanded naval blockade against Iran, while Tehran has demanded sanctions relief and financial reparations before reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping.
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VA Watchdog Finds 142,000 Veterans With Positive Brain Injury Screens Missed Required Follow-Up
Federal Appeals Court Halts $400 Million National Capital Building Project Over Congressional Authorization
US Immigration Agency Orders Body Cameras for All Field Officers by End of August
US Central Command Expands Blockade Enforcement Against Iran as Oil Prices Rise
Israel Rejects Trump Administration Gaza Peace Framework as Disagreements Deepen
US Senate Passes Russia and Iran Sanctions Bill With Tariff Powers of Up to 100%
Trump Administration Names Will Scharf as White House Counsel Ahead of Congressional Investigations
Russia’s A7 Builds a State-Linked Payments Network Beyond Western Sanctions
Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Democratic Senate Primary in Test of Party’s Progressive Wing
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