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US-Israel Attacks Iran LIVE Updates: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an attack on Iran launched by Israel and US, President Donald Trump said, calling it the "greatest chance" for Iranian people to "take back" their nation
The world's busiest international airport in Dubai was hit on Saturday following a wave of Iranian missile attacks in response to US-Israel strikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities.
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu was on Saturday left stranded at Dubal airport en route to the prestigious All England Open badminton tournament, after flight operations were suspended owing to escalating of tensions in the Middle East.
Soon after American President Donald Trump and Israeli officials claimed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in US-Israeli strikes in Tehran, the Iranian Supreme Leader's X account posted a cryptic message.
Geographically, the Strait of Hormuz is a narrow maritime corridor connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, and ultimately the Indian Ocean. Iran lies to the north, while Oman and the United Arab Emirates lie to the south.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Office has said it received reports from merchant ships operating in the Arabian Gulf that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed. These reports could not be independently verified at this time, it said.