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The US military says it struck three Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman [GETTY] The US military said it had struck three Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman in response to Tehran’s attacks on two US Navy warships in the Middle East. In a statement issued on Saturday, US Central Command said it had "permanently disabled" one tanker near Kharg Island and another near the city of Jask, on the Gulf of Oman. Both areas are central to Iran’s oil-export infrastructure.

Ed Miliband expressed his horror after hearing from people on the ground in Gaza, calling for the UK to 'act more decisively than we have' [GETTY] Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is facing renewed calls to sever Britain’s ties with Israel after describing the situation in Gaza as "horrific".

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DRC President Felix Tshisekedi said he intended to move DRC's embassy to Jerusalem during an official visit to Israel on 3 September [GETTY] The Democratic Republic of the Congo will be moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in what analysts argue is an effort to "court" the United States to help its war effort against the M23 in the country's east.

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi said he intended to move DRC's embassy to Jerusalem during an official visit to Israel on 3 September [GETTY] The Democratic Republic of the Congo will be moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in what analysts argue is an effort to "court" the United States to help its war effort against the M23 in the country's east.

Thousands of families stay at the Renk Transit Center, established for refugees from Sudan, in the city of Renk in Upper Nile State in northern South Sudan [GETTY] A deadly attack on a military base in South Sudan, combined with the declaration of an "unprecedented" drought emergency, have underlined the challenges facing the world's youngest nation as it prepares for its first elections.

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Middle East. Iranian media reported that an oil tanker had been hit near the country's major oil hub of Kharg Island, days after Washington renewed its war campaign against Iran, prompting Tehran to retaliate by attacking assets across the Gulf. The US military said Saturday it had struck and destroyed three oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after the Iranian military organisation fired on American warships.

The Trump administration has subjected around 50 military officers and civilian employees serving on the US Joint Staff to polygraph tests as part of an extraordinary effort to identify leaks to the press about the US-Israeli war on Iran, according to The New York Times. Investigators questioned personnel in August over whether they had disclosed classified information to journalists, including information on dwindling US stocks of key munitions, the newspaper reported.