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Middle East Eye29 October 2026, 07:59 UTCUnited States of America

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations received a report of a vessel ablaze on Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz, 9 nautical miles north of Oman's Khasab. "The Master of a third-party vessel has reported sighting another vessel on fire. Status of crew is unknown," UKMTO said in a statement. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s chief planner, Brett Sylvia. Sylvia's predecessor, Joseph McGee, was similarly forced to retire by the

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