The US military said Tuesday it has destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels “near the Strait of Hormuz,” following reports Tehran is mining the key waterway that has been virtually closed due to the Middle East war.

A tragic late-night road accident in Punjab’s Zirakpur claimed the life of a foreign woman after a speeding Audi car allegedly ran her over on VIP Road near M-Care Hospital.

Russia’s consulate in the Iranian city of Isfahan was damaged in shelling earlier this week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.