The strait is especially key to the world energy markets, with around 20 percent of global seaborne oil passing through.

Six US service personnel have been killed so far, all in Iran's retaliatory attacks over the weekend on Kuwait.

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New strikes were reported Tuesday across the Middle East, including Israeli strikes on Lebanon and a drone attack on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.

The strait is the world's most vital oil export route, connecting the biggest Gulf oil producers, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and the UAE, with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea

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The Suez Canal is a crucial shortcut between Europe and Asia

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Bangladeshi migrant workers in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan are living in fear and uncertainty following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s subsequent retaliation in the Gulf region. ,

Kheibar missiles were used in the attack, said Iran's Revolutionary Guards

The protesters clashed with security forces when they were stopped from marching to the main square in the main city of Srinaga

"We will increasingly strike the key elements of the regime and continue to intensify the damage," military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin

"I reiterate my call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid further escalation," said UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi

Two more Bangladeshis were injured in the same incident, says embassy officials

The humanitarian group said in a post on Telegram.

It was shut as a precautionary measure and the situation is under control, the source said.

Iran pressed on with a third day of strikes in the Gulf

"Trump plunged the region into chaos with his 'delusional fantasies' and now fears more American troop casualties," he adds.