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The U.S. has now formally told Iran that closure of the Straits of Hormuz, a major bottleneck point for Gulf shipping, will result in U.S. countermeasures. The possibilities exist for escalation, but so far “blunt” describes the dialogue.
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First, Iran threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz if the West goes ahead with sanctions against it. Now, the U.S. Is making its own threat about what it will do if Iran closes the Strait.
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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has decreed a death sentence to Mumtaz Qadri, the killer of Punjab’s former governor Salman Taseer.
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Anti-government protesters in the Sultanate of Oman said they will continue their protests despite concessions granted by the government on most of their demands.
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Riyadh -
Gulf Cooperation Council announces $20 billion aid package designed to assist Oman and Bahrain overcome demands for social and political reform.
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After three days of continued anti-government protests, authorities in Oman have decided to increase its troops in the field, particularly in the town of Sohar, located northwest of Muscat, where there is a bigger concentration of protesters.
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Sohar -
Protestors took to the streets on what is the third consecutive day of anti-government protests in Oman on Monday as they continue to clamor for political reform, an end to corruption and an increase in employment opportunities in the country.
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Muscat -
US military sources have announced that suspected Somali pirates have killed of all four American hostages on the yacht Quest.
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Israel has viewed with "gravity" the dispatch of two Iranian warships to the Mediterranean. Iran says the dispatch is "routine". The warships are expected to pass through the Suez Canal.
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Somali pirates have captured a Greek-registered oil tanker with 25 men on board off the coast of Oman. The supertanker, Irene SL, has lost all communication with its Greek-based shipping company Enesel.
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