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Why the Revolutionary Guards are threatening to strike luxury hotels in the Middle East

“Stop immediately hosting military personnel, otherwise you will become a legitimate target,” Tehran is said to have told owners of such facilities

240 cargo ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, Chinese ship transits increase

36 have been successfully passed - Shipping crisis affects 4% of the world's dry cargo

U.S. Treasury Secretary: The U.S. allows Iranian tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz to maintain global supply

“Iranian oil tankers have already begun leaving the area and the United States is not interfering with their passage,” Scott Bessent stressed

The lost Alexandria on the Tigris founded by Alexander the Great discovered in Iraq: Its enormous size surprised archaeologists (photos)

The ancient city was founded in the 4th century BC as a port linking trade from India with Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean world, and it fell into obscurity after the 3rd century AD