Escalation between Iran, Israel and the US: Tankers targeted in Hormuz and threats to topple the Iranian regime

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1. 12 Oct 2026, 19:16 The naval force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced targeting a third giant oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz within two days, while Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tehran is reviewing the US response to its proposal to reopen the strait and will send its reply through mediators.
2. 12 Oct 2026, 19:16 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to topple the Iranian regime and prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, saying Iran is again seeking to acquire a nuclear weapon, claiming Israel destroyed Iran's nuclear capabilities twice, warning that Tehran is trying to rebuild these capabilities to produce a nuclear weapon, and noting that Israel continues to strike what he described as the "Iranian axis."
3. 13 Oct 2026, 06:29 US President Donald Trump said he expects the war with Iran to end soon, asserting that Iran no longer has a naval fleet or an air force, acknowledging the possibility of exaggeration in targeting its leaders, and saying Iran was two weeks away from obtaining a nuclear weapon before its capabilities were destroyed, while the Revolutionary Guard's navy announced targeting an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
4. 13 Oct 2026, 06:34 Trump added that gasoline prices will fall after the war stops, and that his decisions regarding Tehran are not affected by the midterm congressional elections in November, saying the United States destroyed the Iranian naval fleet and that Iran no longer has a fleet, an air force or anti-aircraft defenses, and acknowledging the possibility that Washington may have gone too far in targeting Iranian leaders.

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