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Russian Strikes Snarl Traffic on 3 Kyiv Bridges in New Disruption Tactic

Russian aerial attacks forced the partial closure Friday of three bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor said, in Moscow’s latest effort to disrupt life in the city. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s top diplomat said officials have received separate proposals for a partial truce with Russia from the United States, India, Turkey and Egypt. The proposals envision halting attacks on energy infrastructure, which have caused fuel shortages in Russia and power outages in Ukraine, and on Black Sea shipping needed to get vital grain exports to world markets.

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IRGC official warns against foreign powers interfering in Hormuz Strait

IRGC official warns against foreign powers interfering in Hormuz Strait The commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said foreign powers have no right to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz. "No extra-regional power has the right to threaten, maintain a hegemonic presence, or interfere in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf," Ahmad Vahidi said.

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Trump says US midterm elections will not impact approach to war on Iran

Trump says US midterm elections will not impact approach to war on Iran US President Donald Trump said that the upcoming midterm elections in the country will not affect his approach to the war on Iran. When asked by a reporter if votes in early November could change his thinking, Trump responded by saying: "No, it has no impact." Trump also said that "as soon as the war ends, which will be very soon with Iran, the [price of] oil will drop like a rock. And it’s going to end very soon."

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