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Iran and Oman to Charge Transit Fees on Ships Passing Through Hormuz During Ceasefire
Iran and Oman plan to levy transit fees on vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire, Tasnim News Agency reports.
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Iran Warns It Will Quit US Ceasefire If Israel Keeps Striking Lebanon
Tehran warns it will quit the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire if Israel's strikes on Lebanon continue, raising fresh risk for Sri Lanka's fuel supply.
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Iran UN Envoy: Hormuz Passage Will Require Full Cargo Declarations
Iran's UN ambassador says ships passing through Hormuz must now declare vessel owners and cargo, adding a new compliance layer for Sri Lanka-bound tankers.
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Israel Kills 89 in Lebanon as Iran Halts Hormuz Traffic Hours After Ceasefire
Israel struck more than 100 Hezbollah-linked targets across Lebanon, killing 89 and wounding 700, prompting Iran to re-block the Strait of Hormuz.
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Netanyahu Says US-Iran Ceasefire Does Not Include Lebanon
Israeli PM contradicts Pakistan's claim that the truce covers all theatres, leaving Hezbollah front open as Islamabad talks begin.
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Trump Threatens 50% Tariff on Any Country Supplying Weapons to Iran
Post-ceasefire warning is separate from the 44 percent general tariff and does not directly affect Sri Lanka, which exports no weapons.
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Trump Claims Iran Has Undergone 'Regime Change,' Vows No Uranium Enrichment
Trump posts sweeping Truth Social statement claiming Iran has undergone regime change and will allow the US to remove all nuclear material.
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Multiple Explosions Reported at Iran's Kharg Island Oil Export Terminal
Iran's Mehr News Agency confirms several blasts on Kharg Island, days after Trump threatened to destroy the facility handling nearly all crude exports.
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Iran Threatens Bab al-Mandeb Closure as Second Chokepoint Comes Into Play
Iran says it could close Bab al-Mandeb on top of Hormuz — a twin chokepoint shutdown would block a quarter of global energy flows.
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Three Attackers Killed in Shooting Outside Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
Turkish security killed three gunmen and two police officers were wounded in a shooting at Yapi Kredi Plaza, which houses the Israeli consulate in Istanbul.
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Qatar Warns Iran War Could Now 'Spiral Out of Control'
Doha has issued its starkest warning yet that the US-Iran conflict risks slipping beyond containment, with the 45-day ceasefire track now dead.
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New Sri Lankan Envoys Take Up Posts in Lebanon and Malaysia
Ambassador Anura Withanage begins duties in Beirut as regional war risks mount; High Commissioner Dharshana Perera assumes post in Kuala Lumpur.
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Sri Lanka Fell from 16th to 130th on Global Gender Gap Index, UN Women Says
UN Women's first Country Gender Equality Profile for Sri Lanka documents a drop of more than 100 places on the Global Gender Gap Index over 15 years.
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IRGC Intelligence Chief Khademi Killed in US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran
Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirm intelligence chief Majid Khademi killed in April 6 strikes on Tehran suburbs that left 25 dead.
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Over 100 International Law Experts Warn US Strikes on Iran May Constitute War Crimes
Legal scholars say US military action against Iran violates the UN Charter and could amount to war crimes under international law.
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Trump's April 6 Hormuz Deadline Looms as Iran Eases Blockade for Iraq
Trump threatens to bomb Iran 'back to the Stone Ages' if Hormuz not reopened by April 6. Iran exempts Iraqi oil from blockade.
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Trump Threatens to Strike Iranian Power Plants and Bridges on Tuesday
US president names April 7 for infrastructure strikes on Iran, escalating Hormuz standoff with Sri Lanka energy implications.
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Trump Announces Rescue of Two US Pilots Shot Down Deep Inside Iran
Two F-15E pilots recovered in separate operations behind enemy lines, in what Trump called the most daring rescue in US military history.
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UK-Led Coalition of 40 Countries Demands Iran End Strait of Hormuz Blockade
Britain rallies 40 nations including France, Germany and Japan to demand safe passage, but rules out military action.
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Iran Downs Two US Jets as War Toll Hits 365 Injured, 13 Killed
Iran claims to have downed a US F-15 and A-10; the Pentagon confirms 365 injured and 13 killed, deepening Sri Lanka's energy crisis.
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Trump Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Closure
Trump warns Iran it has 48 hours to negotiate or face consequences as Tehran claims to have downed two US warplanes near the Strait of Hormuz.