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UAE Reports Iranian Missile Strike on ADNOC Tanker in Hormuz as IRGC Denies Link to Oman Talks (Aug 08, 1511 UTC, 1811 Israel) (Evening Edition)
The UAE says Iran targeted an ADNOC tanker with a missile in the Strait of Hormuz, drawing Gulf condemnation. The IRGC says reopening the strait is contingent on US acceptance of Iranian conditions and is unrelated to ongoing Iran-Oman talks. Israeli forces advanced and shelled multiple towns in south Lebanon, and an IDF soldier was moderately wounded in an operational accident. Netanyahu seeks an additional $17 billion in military spending. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a collective defense pact.