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Paula Hancocks

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CNN correspondent based in Abu Dhabi. Via Seoul, Jerusalem & London.

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Dramatic recent advances by the Iran-backed Houthis, including the seizure of a strategically important island in the Red Sea, have dealt another blow to a region reeling from the US war with Iran and exacerbated an already severe global energy crisis. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports. by @phancockscnn

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Global oil prices have risen to their highest levels since July as fighting in the Middle East continues amid the US military striking five Iranian tankers on Tuesday and Iran firing missiles towards Jordan. CNN's @phancockscnn reports.

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In the largest escalation in the conflict for more than a month, the US has launched more than six hours of strikes against Iran overnight. US Central Command says it was targeting military installations, but Iran claims a wedding party was also struck, killing at least four people.

Read more at CNN's link in bio. by @phancockscnn

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President Donald Trump warned he would attack Oman if the US ally "gets in the way" of efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. @phancockscnn explains why Trump has again threatened the Gulf monarchy despite its attempts to help find a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.

Tap the link in bio for live updates. by @phancockscnn

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Ironically, the Syrian judge who sentenced President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia last week was himself sentenced to death by the same regime years earlier. Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan defected from the Ministry of Justice in 2013 joining the judicial bodies of the opposition. @phancockscnn has more. by @phancockscnn

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The US and Iran continue to launch strikes despite their memorandum of understanding. It comes as the US reinstates its naval blockade and as President Donald Trump threatens to bomb Iranian power plants and bridges unless Tehran returns to the negotiating table.

Follow live updates at CNN's link in bio. by @phancockscnn

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The US launched its third night of strikes on Iran and announced it will resume a naval blockade all amid fragile ceasefire talks. CNN's @phancockscnn reports.

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The US military says it has carried out at least 170 strikes on Iran over the last two nights as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have flared once again. CNN’s @phancockscnn explains whether this latest exchange could be different. by @phancockscnn

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted American military sites in neighboring countries including Kuwait and Bahrain, after the US struck Iranian sites.

Tap our link in bio to follow live updates. by @phancockscnn

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As the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding, ships have begun to go through the Strait of Hormuz, according to marine traffic data. CNN’s @phancockscnn reports on what is next for the vital shipping route. by @phancockscnn

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Displaced families are beginning to return to southern Lebanon after the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the wider conflict. While many hope the agreement could bring greater stability to the region, key questions remain about what happens next. CNN's @phancockscnn explains what it could mean for the wider Middle East. by @phancockscnn

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In one of the biggest nights of strikes since the fragile US-Iran ceasefire began in April, Iran struck Kuwait's airport and the US "disabled" an oil tanker heading for Iran. CNN's @phancockscnn reports.

Read the latest updates at the link in CNN's bio. by @phancockscnn

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