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US prosecutors have charged an Iranian operative with plotting to attack a UK air base housing US bombers, alleging the scheme was coordinated from a New York jail cell.

France has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of orchestrating a cyber-attack that raised temperatures in supermarket fridges across the country, spoiling tons of food.

France has identified Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as responsible for massive cyber-attacks on supermarket freezers and blood banks, vowing European sanctions.

The US military has launched Task Force Iron Gate to block Iran’s land supply routes, expanding the existing naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.

The US has announced a $20 million reward for information about the Iran nuclear programme. Washington also established a new task force to restrict arms shipments.

Iran’s foreign minister calls US outreach a positive step as a delegation travels to Qatar for talks, while setting conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says two oil tankers caught fire after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz while using an unauthorized route.

Conflicting claims emerge as ships face attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, pushing oil prices to $110 a barrel amid escalating tensions.

Maritime strikes in the Strait of Hormuz reached a record high last week, slowing oil exports and prompting increased US military protection for commercial traffic.

Oil prices fell after President Trump said the US will not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, easing fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.