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\n\t\t\n\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nU.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship within the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a \u201csilly violation\u201d of the\u00a0ceasefire agreement\u00a0with the U.S.<\/p>\nOne drone damaged the upper deck of the ship however the ship was in a position to proceed, Trump said. The U.S. shot down three other drones aimed toward the ship, he said.<\/p>\nHis post on social media didn’t discover the ship or the time of the strike, but on Thursday the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman.<\/p>\nThe event comes during a fragile time for the U.S. and Iran as they work to barter a everlasting end to the war. Iran has increasingly challenged the region and the U.S. over its control of the Strait of Hormuz, even with the present interim deal it reached with the U.S. last week.<\/p>\n\nStory continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nA missile warning within the\u00a0United Arab Emirates\u00a0brought on by a technical glitch earlier Friday underscored the continuing tensions within the region, following the attack on the cargo vessel and Israeli strikes in Lebanon over the past few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\nGet breaking National news<\/h2>\nGet breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe cell phone alert startled many across the city-state of Dubai, the primary such alert because the interim ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:57<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tU.S.-Iran war: Rubio goals to sell peace deal to Gulf nations, says security assurances are \u201creal\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\tMore on World<\/button>\n\t\t\tMore videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe transient text alert that was sent from the UAE\u2019s Interior Ministry on Friday afternoon was also the primary of its kind in Dubai throughout the Iran war. Nonetheless, alerts have gone off within the region warning of incoming Iranian missiles and drones following the beginning of the war on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Iran launched their strikes on Iran.<\/p>\nA short while after the alert, the Emiratis said there was a telephone call between Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. It quoted Sheikh Abdullah as telling Araghchi that the UAE \u201cemphasized the importance of full commitment\u201d to the interim deal between Iran and the U.S.<\/p>\n\nStory continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\u201cSerious diplomacy and responsible dialogue are the optimal path for addressing all regional and international crises,\u201d it said.<\/p>\nThe U.S. and Iran are still negotiating terms of the\u00a0interim peace deal, including issues akin to getting ships through the important thing strait and addressing the longer term of\u00a0Iran\u2019s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Under the interim deal, the 2 sides have 60 days to work out the main points.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t© 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship within the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a \u201csilly violation\u201d of the\u00a0ceasefire agreement\u00a0with the U.S. One drone damaged the upper deck of the ship however the ship was in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":356889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20691],"tags":[11475,9641,2725,16764,15256,1903,1313,2353],"class_list":["post-356888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-agreement","tag-ceasefire","tag-committed","tag-foolish","tag-iran","tag-national","tag-trump","tag-violation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship within the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a \u201csilly violation\u201d of the\u00a0ceasefire agreement\u00a0with the U.S.<\/p>\n
One drone damaged the upper deck of the ship however the ship was in a position to proceed, Trump said. The U.S. shot down three other drones aimed toward the ship, he said.<\/p>\n
His post on social media didn’t discover the ship or the time of the strike, but on Thursday the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman.<\/p>\n
The event comes during a fragile time for the U.S. and Iran as they work to barter a everlasting end to the war. Iran has increasingly challenged the region and the U.S. over its control of the Strait of Hormuz, even with the present interim deal it reached with the U.S. last week.<\/p>\n
Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
A missile warning within the\u00a0United Arab Emirates\u00a0brought on by a technical glitch earlier Friday underscored the continuing tensions within the region, following the attack on the cargo vessel and Israeli strikes in Lebanon over the past few days.<\/p>\n
Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The cell phone alert startled many across the city-state of Dubai, the primary such alert because the interim ceasefire.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:57<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tU.S.-Iran war: Rubio goals to sell peace deal to Gulf nations, says security assurances are \u201creal\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\tMore on World<\/button>\n\t\t\tMore videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe transient text alert that was sent from the UAE\u2019s Interior Ministry on Friday afternoon was also the primary of its kind in Dubai throughout the Iran war. Nonetheless, alerts have gone off within the region warning of incoming Iranian missiles and drones following the beginning of the war on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Iran launched their strikes on Iran.<\/p>\nA short while after the alert, the Emiratis said there was a telephone call between Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. It quoted Sheikh Abdullah as telling Araghchi that the UAE \u201cemphasized the importance of full commitment\u201d to the interim deal between Iran and the U.S.<\/p>\n\nStory continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\u201cSerious diplomacy and responsible dialogue are the optimal path for addressing all regional and international crises,\u201d it said.<\/p>\nThe U.S. and Iran are still negotiating terms of the\u00a0interim peace deal, including issues akin to getting ships through the important thing strait and addressing the longer term of\u00a0Iran\u2019s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Under the interim deal, the 2 sides have 60 days to work out the main points.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t© 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship within the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a \u201csilly violation\u201d of the\u00a0ceasefire agreement\u00a0with the U.S. One drone damaged the upper deck of the ship however the ship was in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":356889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20691],"tags":[11475,9641,2725,16764,15256,1903,1313,2353],"class_list":["post-356888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-agreement","tag-ceasefire","tag-committed","tag-foolish","tag-iran","tag-national","tag-trump","tag-violation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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The transient text alert that was sent from the UAE\u2019s Interior Ministry on Friday afternoon was also the primary of its kind in Dubai throughout the Iran war. Nonetheless, alerts have gone off within the region warning of incoming Iranian missiles and drones following the beginning of the war on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Iran launched their strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n
A short while after the alert, the Emiratis said there was a telephone call between Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. It quoted Sheikh Abdullah as telling Araghchi that the UAE \u201cemphasized the importance of full commitment\u201d to the interim deal between Iran and the U.S.<\/p>\n
\u201cSerious diplomacy and responsible dialogue are the optimal path for addressing all regional and international crises,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
The U.S. and Iran are still negotiating terms of the\u00a0interim peace deal, including issues akin to getting ships through the important thing strait and addressing the longer term of\u00a0Iran\u2019s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Under the interim deal, the 2 sides have 60 days to work out the main points.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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