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US says Iran ceasefire holds despite exchange of fire; UAE under attack

WASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 5 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said it was under attack from Iranian missiles and drones on Tuesday, even as Washington ​said a shaky ceasefire was intact despite an exchange of fire the previous day as U.S. forces attempted to force open the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said it had destroyed six Iranian small ‌boats, as well as cruise missiles and drones, after President Donald Trump sent the navy to escort stranded tankers through the strait in a campaign he called “Project Freedom”. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the operation to protect commercial ships was temporary

EC role, Hindu vote consolidation among factors for BJP win in Bengal polls: J-K CM Omar

Srinagar, May 5 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday attributed the BJP’s West Bengal win to a “significant role” played by the Election Commission (EC), alongside a consolidation of Hindu votes and a fractured minority mandate. Abdullah also said the INDIA bloc needs to define its role in the political landscape of the country and make it clear whether the opposition alliance was limited to the parliamentary elections or extended to the state elections as well. Talking to PTI Videos, Abdullah hinted that the EC has compromised its neutrality by conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)

Not listening to Rahul was Mamata’s big mistake, she should have held alliance talks with him: Raut

Mumbai, May 5 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee committed a “big mistake” of not listening to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and not holding alliance talks with him, or else the assembly poll results would have been different. The BJP secured a decisive majority in the 294-member West Bengal assembly by winning 207 seats, ending the Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC)’s 15-year rule in the state. Banerjee was defeated in the prestigious Bhabanipur seat by BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari. Talking to reporters here, Raut claimed the BJP’s victory in West Bengal

Pentagon chief Hegseth: ceasefire with Iran is not over

WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the ceasefire with Iran was not over, even as ​the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Gulf as they wrestled for ‌control of the Strait of Hormuz. Hegseth said the U.S. had successfully secured a path through the critical waterway and that hundreds of commercial ships were lining up to pass through, as Washington seeks to break ​a chokehold Iran has asserted on the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict began ​on February 28. “We know the Iranians are embarrassed by this fact. They ⁠said

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