Foreign affairs expert Waiel Awwad told ANI that Washington's aim on Iran goes beyond nuclear talks to regime change and the disintegration of Iran, making Israel the dominant regional power. As crude oil reached USD 117 a barrel, the highest since April, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed full control of the Strait of Hormuz, saying two supertankers carrying more than 4.5 million barrels struck naval mines on an unauthorised southern route. Iran's Chief of the General Staff Ali Abdollahi said Iran would not allow US military vessels into the Persian Gulf and questioned Trump's claims that Iran's nuclear facilities were destroyed. Separately, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Reliance's Jamnagar refinery in India, where US Ambassador Sergio Gor said US LPG made up 67% of India's imports, up from below 10%.
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