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A sophisticated software exploit capable of breaking into Apple iPhones and siphoning off sensitive data may have put hundreds of millions of users at risk.

Iran will press on with its fight and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, using the vital waterway as leverage against the United States and Israel, the country’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, declared on Thursday.

The Trump administration unveiled a $20 billion reinsurance program designed to jump-start shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has nearly ground to a halt amid U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

As the U.S.–Iran war intensified on Thursday, more oil tankers came under attack in Gulf waters, while Iranian drones crossed into Azerbaijan—raising fears that the conflict could spill over and pull more of the region’s major oil producers into the crisis.

Emirates and Etihad Airways began cautiously restoring limited flights to major global destinations from their United Arab Emirates hubs on Friday, even as the looming threat of missile strikes continues to strain airline operations and intensify the race to move stranded travelers.

Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has nearly come to a standstill, with no oil shipments recorded in the past 24 hours as the escalating war in the Middle East disrupts one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints.

Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud division is bracing customers for extended service outages after disclosing that drone strikes hit three of its data centers in the Middle East over the past few days.

Retaliatory strikes rippled through Israel and several Gulf nations on Saturday, sending shockwaves across an already tense region.

Cyberattacks aren’t just about shutting you down anymore — they’re engineered to linger, quietly inflicting damage long after the headlines fade.

Over the past five weeks, a small but highly coordinated group of hackers has breached more than 600 firewalls in dozens of countries—leveraging widely available artificial intelligence tools to accelerate and scale their attacks, according to new security research from Amazon.com Inc..