2026-07-13
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America and Iran traded missile and drone attacks as they battled over the Strait of Hormuz,
which Iran shuttered again over the weekend.
Iran targeted American military installations across the Gulf, landing strikes in Jordan, Amman and Qatar.
Bahrain and Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates all reported incoming Iranian fire on Sunday.
Donald Trump claims the strait is open after America bombed the hell out of Iran.
Iran, meanwhile, says the waterway is closed until further notice.
Lindsey Graham's office announced that the Republican senator died following a brief and sudden illness.
Mr. Graham of South Carolina was elected to the Senate four times and was chairman of its budget committee,
a long-time advocate of interventionist foreign policy.
The 71-year-old recently returned from a trip to Ukraine.
Previously a critic of Donald Trump, he became a strong supporter.
The Chinese government allocated 100 million yuan, 15 million dollars,